You can use the Device-Name page to view and manage an EX Series switch (physical and Virtual Chassis).
To view the chassis information of a member device in an EX Series Virtual Chassis , click the member device. The chassis view displays the ports and the status of the ports on the member device.
To access this page:
The Tenant Devices page appears.
The Device-Name page appears.
You can perform the following actions from this page:
The chassis view displays the device model and all the ports on an EX Series switch.
You can perform the following actions from the chassis view dashlet that appears on this page:
Note The chassis view is refreshed after every 60 seconds.
View information about ports—Hover over a port on the chassis view to view general information (such as administrative status, link status, and link mode) about the port.
SeeTable 48 for more details.
Note The ports on the chassis view are color coded depending on the admin and link statuses:
Green—If the admin status and link status are up.
Red—If the admin status is up and the link status is down.
Dark Gray—If the admin status and link status are down.
Light Gray—If the port is not configured as part of any LAN segment.
View additional details of a port—Click a port to view additional details of the port.
The Port Overview tab appears. Table 53 describes the fields on the Port Overview tab.
View details of system meters—Hover over a system meter to view more information from the trays that appear. SeeTable 49 for more details.
Perform various actions on an EX Series switch—Click Actions on the chassis view dashlet.
A list of all actions that you can perform on the switch is displayed. See Table 50 for more details.
Table 48 describes the fields on the port view pane.
Table 48: Fields on the Port View Pane
Field | Description |
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Admin Status | Administrative status of the port:
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Link Status | Operational status of the link or connection to the port:
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Port Mode | Indicates the mode in which the port operates:
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Link Mode | Mode in which the link to the port operates—Half-duplex or Full-duplex. |
Power Consumption | Power consumed by the port, in watts (W). |
PoE Status | Indicates whether the port is configured to transmit electrical power through an Ethernet cable (ON) or not (OFF). |
Negotiated Speed | Current negotiated speed (in Kbps, Mbps, and Gbps) of the port. |
VLAN | ID of the VLAN configured on the port. Range: 1 through 4094. |
Input Bandwidth Utilization | Bandwidth (in %) consumed by the incoming packets on the port. |
Output Bandwidth Utilization | Bandwidth (in %) consumed by the outgoing packets on the port. |
Input Drops | Number of incoming packets dropped by the port due to congestion. |
Output Drops | Number of outgoing packets dropped by the port due to congestion. |
Input Errors | Number of errors in the incoming packets. |
Output Errors | Number of errors in the outgoing packets. |
Table 49 describes the system meters available on the chassis view dashlet. The system meters display current data.
Note The UI polls the CSO database every 30 seconds and the database polls the devices every five minutes.
Table 49: System Meters on the Chassis View Dashlet
System Meter | Description |
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CPU | CPU utilization (in %) in the switch. |
Memory | Memory (in %) utilized in the switch. |
Storage | Storage space (in %) allocated to the logical partitions of the switch. |
Fan | Details of the fan used on the switch. |
Temperature | Temperature details of the components in the available FPC. |
LEDs | Severity level of the Alarms, System, and Primary LEDs. |
Power | Details of the power supplies for the switch. |
Table 50 describes the actions that you can perform on an EX Series switch.
Table 50: Options on the Actions List
Action | Description |
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Ping | Select this option to ping a remote host to verify the connectivity between the EX Series switch and the remote host. See Identifying Connectivity Issues by Using Ping for more information. |
Traceroute | Select this option to execute the traceroute command from the EX Series switch, to view the path a packet travels to reach the remote host. See Identifying Connectivity Issues by Using Traceroute for more information. |
Reboot Device | Select this option to reboot the switch. See Rebooting Tenant Devices and Provider Hub Devices for more information. Note: This option is available only for a physical EX Series switch. |
Reboot Member | Select a member device in the Virtual Chassis that you want to reboot and click Reboot Member. A reboot job is triggered to reboot the selected member. (Optional) You can view the status of the job on the Jobs (Monitor > Jobs) page. Note: This option is available only for an EX Virtual Chassis. |
Reboot All | Select this option to reboot all member devices in the Virtual Chassis. A reboot job is triggered to reboot all the members. (Optional) You can view the status of the job on the Jobs (Monitor > Jobs) page. This option is available only for an EX Virtual Chassis. |
View ARP Table | The switch uses the ARP table to map MAC addresses to IP addresses of the ports on the switch. If you select this option, the View ARP Details page appears with details, such as MAC addresses, IP addresses, Interface names, and flags associated with the switch. |
View MAC Table | The switch uses the MAC table to map MAC addresses to specific ports on the switch. If you select this option, the View MAC Details page appears with details, such as MAC addresses, Interface names, and flags associated with the switch. |
Click the Overview tab to view information about an EX Series switch.
You can select one of the following options as the time span to view details about the recent alarms, PoE, resource utilization, and physical box storage:
Past 1 hour
Past 8 hours
Past 1 day
Past 1 week
Past 1 month
Table 51 describes the dashlets on the Overview tab. The graphical representations on this tab display trends based on historical data.
Table 51: Dashlets on the Overview Tab
Dashlet | Description |
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Port Link Status | Graphical representation (Donut chart) of the link status. Hover over the chart to view the number and percentage of links that are up and down. You can click the chart to view all the ports on the switch, on the Port Details page. You can also search for a port or filter the list based on port name and link status (up or down). |
Recent Alarms | Recent alarms (Critical, Major, and Minor) generated on the switch. Click the View All Alarms link to view information about all the alarms, on the Alarms page. See About the Alarms Page for more information. |
Details | Details (such as serial number, management IP address, OS version, and device template) of the switch. |
Resource Utilization | Graphical representation of memory and CPU utilized in the switch, for the selected time span. |
Current System Users | Details (such as name, duration, and login time) of the system users who are currently logged in to the switch. Click the More Details link on this dashlet to view additional information (such as username and session type) about the current users, on the View Details page. You can search and sort the information on this page as per your requirement, by using the Search and Filter icons, respectively. |
PoE | Graphical representation of the power consumed by each PoE interface, in Watts (W). Note: This graph is displayed only for P models of EX Series switches. |
Top Ports by Input Bandwidth | Graphical representation of the top 10 ports on which the incoming packets consume the maximum bandwidth. |
Top Ports by Output Bandwidth | Graphical representation of the top 10 ports on which the outgoing packets consume the maximum bandwidth. |
Top Ports with Input Errors | Graphical representation of the top 10 ports with the highest number of errors in incoming packets. |
Top Ports with Input Errors | Graphical representation of the top 10 ports with the highest number of errors in outgoing packets. |
Top Ports with Input Packet Loss | Graphical representation of the top 10 ports that drop the highest number of incoming packets. |
Top Ports with Output Packet Loss | Graphical representation of the top 10 ports that drop the highest number of outgoing packets. |
Licenses | Details of licenses (such as license name and description) installed on the switch. Click the More Details link on this dashlet to view additional information about the licenses, on the Device License Files page. . See About the Device License Files Page for more information. |
Physical Box Storage | Graphical representation of the storage space (in %) allocated to the logical partitions of the switch. |
Click the Ports tab to view information about each port on an EX Series switch.
Table 52 describes the fields on the Ports tab.
You can perform the following tasks on this tab:
Search for a specific port by using keywords—Click the Search icon to search for a port by entering partial or full text of the keyword in the text box.
The search results are displayed on the same tab.
Filter the data displayed on the tab—Click the Filter icon to apply a quick filter. The filtered results are displayed on the same tab.
Show or hide columns that contain information about the ports—Click the Show or Hide Columns icon to select or clear columns that you want to display or hide on the tab.
View additional details of a port—Click a port in the Port column to view additional details of the port, on the Port Overview tab that appears.
Table 53 describes the fields on the Port Overview tab.
Table 52: Fields on the Ports Tab
Field | Description |
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Interface List | |
Port | Name of the port. Click each port to view additional information about the port, on the Port Overview page. SeeTable 53 for details of dashlets that appear on the Port Overview page. |
Admin Status | Indicates the administrative status of the port:
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Link Status | Indicates the status of the link or connection to the port:
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MTU | Maximum transmission unit (MTU) size (in bytes) on the ports. Default: 1500 bytes. |
Negotiated Speed | Current negotiated speed (in Kbps, Mbps, and Gbps) of the port. |
Link Mode | Mode in which the port operates—Half-duplex or Full-duplex. |
Media Type | Type of transmission medium—Copper or Fiber. |
Power Consumption | Power consumed by the port, in Watts (W). |
VLAN ID | ID of the VLAN configured on the port. Range: 1 through 4094. |
Input Bandwidth Utilization | Bandwidth (in %) consumed by the incoming packets on the port. |
Output Bandwidth Utilization | Bandwidth (in %) consumed by the outgoing packets on the port. |
Input Drops | Number of incoming packets dropped by the port due to congestion. |
Output Drops | Number of outgoing packets dropped by the port due to congestion. |
Input Errors | Number of errors in the incoming packets. |
Output Errors | Number of errors in the outgoing packets. |
PoE (Power Over Ethernet) | Indicates whether the port is configured to transmit electrical power through an Ethernet cable (ON) or not (OFF). |
Auto Negotiation | Indicates whether the interface speed is auto-negotiated (Enabled) or is fixed based on an explicitly configured value (Disabled). |
Table 53 describes the dashlets available on the Port Overview tab.
You can select one of the following options as the time span for which you want to view the graph for these dashlets:
Past 1 hour
Past 8 hours
Past 1 day
Past 1 week
Past 1 month
Note The dashlets on the Port Overview tab are refreshed after every 30 seconds. The date and time of the last refresh appear at the bottom-left corner on each dashlet.
Table 53: Dashlets on the Port Overview Tab
Dashlet | Description |
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Details | Details (such as port number, admin status, and link mode) of the port that you selected. |
Utilization | Graphical representation of CPU utilized by the selected port (in terms of input and output) for the selected time span. |
Errors | Graphical representation of the number of errors in the incoming (input) and outgoing (output) packets for the selected time span. You can select either the past 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month as the time span for which you want to view the graph. |
Packet Loss | Graphical representation of packet loss in incoming (input) and outgoing (output) packets for the selected time span. You can select either the past 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month as the time span for which you want to view the graph. |
Bytes | Graphical representation of the MTU (in bytes) for incoming (input) and outgoing (output) packets for the selected time span. You can select either the past 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month as the time span for which you want to view the graph. |
Packets | Graphical representation of the number of incoming (input) and outgoing (output) packets for the selected time span. You can select either the past 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month as the time span for which you want to view the graph. |