Understanding the Monitor Mode Tasks Pane in Views Other than Service View
The Tasks pane in Monitor mode displays a list of tasks that are available for the currently selected Monitor tab. These tasks provide monitoring functions in addition to the monitors available under each tab.
The tasks listed in the Tasks pane vary according to the selected tab—that is, Summary or Traffic—and the scope you have selected in the View pane. For example, the L3 VLAN Statistics task is available only when you select the Traffic tab and a router or a device in the View pane.
For each Monitor mode tab, the following tables list each task and provide a short description of the task:
Table 1: Summary Tab Tasks
Table 2: Traffic Tab Tasks
Key Tasks—Connectivity Services Director enables you to group the tasks that you perform frequently and create a list of key tasks. You can add any task from the Tasks pane to the Key Tasks list by selecting a task and clicking the plus (+) sign that appears adjacent to the task. For some modes, you can see that Connectivity Services Director has predefined some key tasks for you. You can modify this set of tasks to suit your requirements. This feature is available in Task pane irrespective of your current mode, scope, or view.
Table 1: Summary Tab Tasks
Task | Description |
|---|---|
Compare Device Statistics | Compares statistics from multiple devices in real time. |
Ping To a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. |
Port Utilization | Displays port utilization trend information for the devices in the selected scope. You can view overall port utilization for the selected device or can view individual port utilization. |
Select Monitors to display | Selects the monitors that are displayed in the Summary tab |
Show ARP Table | Shows Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table information for a device. |
Show Routing Instances | Show the routing instances configured on an MX Series router. |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. |
Table 2: Traffic Tab Tasks
Task | Description |
|---|---|
Compare Device Statistics | Compares statistics from multiple devices in real time. |
L3 VLAN Statistics | Displays packet in and out statistics for Layer 3 VLANs on the selected device. |
Ping To a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. |
Port Statistics | Displays packet and error statistics for all ports on the selected device. |
Port Utilization | Displays port utilization trend information for the devices in the selected scope. You can view overall port utilization for the selected device or can view individual port utilization. |
Show ARP Table | Shows Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table information for a device. |
Show Routing Instances | Show the routing instances configured on an MX Series router. |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. |