Line Card Usage
The Line Card Usage report lists all the cards in the network sorted by card type and provides usage information for these cards. This is useful when searching for capacity information, such as the number of port vacancies in a particular type of card in the network. The saved report’s filename starts with “HW_LINECARD_USAGE_REPORT.”

Column | Description |
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Card Name | Name of line card |
Device Name | Corresponding device name converted into NorthStar Planner format |
Card Id | Slot information, for example, S-0/1 |
Connected Ports | Number of ports that (a) have a corresponding link in the model, (b) are operationally up, or (c) have an IP address defined on the interface |
No. of Ports | Total Number of physical ports |
Reserved Ports | Number of Reserved ports, based on customizable keywords found in the description. |
Shutdown Ports | Ports that are operationally or administratively down |