Understanding the Monitor Mode Tasks Pane
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, Traffic, Client, RF, or Equipment—and the scope you have selected in the View pane. For example, the VC Protocols Statistics task is available only when you select the Traffic tab and a Virtual Chassis or Virtual Chassis member in the View pane.
For each Monitor mode tab, the following tables list each task and provide a short description of the task and the scope it is available in:
- Table 1: Summary Tab Tasks
- Table 2: Traffic Tab Tasks
- Table 3: Client Tab Tasks
- Table 4: RF Tab Tasks
- Table 5: Equipment Tab Tasks
- Key Tasks—Network 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 Network 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.
- For information about the Fabric Analysis tab, see Analyzing QFabric Devices.
Table 1: Summary Tab Tasks
Task | Description | Scope |
|---|---|---|
Backed-Up APs | Displays information about the access points for which the selected controller is the secondary controller in a cluster. | Wireless LAN controller |
Compare Device Statistics | Compare statistics from multiple devices in real time. | Any |
Find End Point | Finds end points that match supplied attributes and returns information about the location of the end points on the network. | My Network, Switches, Unassigned, and EX Series switch |
Find User Session | Finds client sessions that match supplied attributes and returns information about the sessions. | My Network |
Ping To a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Port Utilization Trend | Displays a graph showing the trend of bandwidth use for all the ports on all the devices in the selected scope over the last hour. | My Network, mobility domain, standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, or wireless LAN controller, locations |
Run Fabric Analyzer | Analyzes a QFabric device and provides information about its health, connectivity, and topology on the Fabric Analysis tab. | QFabric device |
Select Monitors to display | Selects the monitors that are displayed in the Summary tab | My Network |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Table 2: Traffic Tab Tasks
Task | Description | Scope |
|---|---|---|
Compare Device Statistics | Compare statistics from multiple devices in real time. | Any |
Current Port Utilization | For each port on the selected device, shows the current percentage of port capacity in use. | Any |
Find End Point | Finds end points that match supplied attributes and returns information about the location of the end points on the network. | My Network, Switches, Unassigned, and EX Series switch |
Find User Session | Finds client sessions that match supplied attributes and returns information about the sessions. | Any |
L3 VLAN Statistics | Displays packet in and out statistics for Layer 3 VLANs on the selected device. | Standalone switch and Virtual Chassis only |
Ping To a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Port Statistics | Displays packet and error statistics for all ports on the selected device. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, or wireless LAN controller |
Port Utilization Trend | Displays a graph showing the trend of bandwidth use on the selected device’s ports over the last hour. | Any |
Run Fabric Analyzer | Analyzes a QFabric device and provides information about its health, connectivity, and topology on the Fabric Analysis tab. | QFabric device |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
VC Protocol Statistics | Displays Virtual Chassis Control Protocol (VCCP) statistics for the selected Virtual Chassis or Virtual Chassis member, such as the kind and number of protocol data units (PDUs) sent and received. | Virtual Chassis or Virtual Chassis member only |
Table 3: Client Tab Tasks
Task | Description | Scope |
|---|---|---|
Compare Device Statistics | Compare statistics from multiple devices in real time. | Any |
Find End Point | Finds end points that match supplied attributes and returns information about the location of the end points on the network. | My Network, Switches, Unassigned, and EX Series switch |
Find User Session | Finds client sessions that match supplied attributes and returns information about the sessions. | Any |
Ping To a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Refresh End Point | Refreshes end point location information for the Find End Point task. | My Network |
Run Fabric Analyzer | Analyzes a QFabric device and provides information about its health, connectivity, and topology on the Fabric Analysis tab. | QFabric device |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Table 4: RF Tab Tasks
Task | Description | Scope |
|---|---|---|
Compare Device Statistics | Compare statistics from multiple devices in real time. | Any |
Find User Session | Finds client sessions that match supplied attributes and returns information about the sessions. | Any |
Interference Sources | Displays the sources of interferences detected by the selected radio. | Radios only |
Ping To a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Run Fabric Analyzer | Analyzes a QFabric device and provides information about its health, connectivity, and topology on the Fabric Analysis tab. | QFabric device |
Spectrogram | Displays a spectrum analysis of the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands. | Radios only |
RF Neighborhood | Displays a list radios that are in the vicinity of the selected radio. These radios are either radios that the selected radio detects or radios that detect the selected radios. | Radios only |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Table 5: Equipment Tab Tasks
Task | Description | Scope |
|---|---|---|
Backed-Up APs | Displays information about the access points for which the selected controller is the secondary controller in a cluster. | Wireless LAN controller |
Compare Device Statistics | Compare statistics from multiple devices in real time. | Any |
Find End Point | Finds end points that match supplied attributes and returns information about the location of the end points on the network. | My Network, Switches, Unassigned, and EX Series switch |
Find User Session | Finds client sessions that match supplied attributes and returns information about the sessions. | Any |
Logical Interfaces | Displays the status of the Ethernet switching interfaces on the device, including aggregated Ethernet interfaces. Information includes VLAN membership, STP state, and port mode. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis |
Ping to a Host | From the selected device, pings the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
Run Fabric Analyzer | Analyzes a QFabric device and provides information about its health, connectivity, and topology on the Fabric Analysis tab. | QFabric device |
Traceroute To a Host | From the selected device, traces the route to the host you specify and returns the results. | Standalone switch, Virtual Chassis, QFabric device |
