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Monitor > Infrastructure > Virtual Routers

Monitor vRouters Summary

Click Monitor > Infrastructure > Virtual Routers to view the vRouters summary screen. See Figure 1.

Figure 1: vRouters SummaryMonitoring dashboard from Juniper Networks showing vRouter status and metrics with graphs and tables detailing memory, CPU usage, and distribution across networks, instances, and interfaces.

See Table 1 for descriptions of the fields on the vRouters Summary screen.

Table 1: vRouters Summary Fields

Field

Description

Host name

The name of the vRouter. Click the name of any vRouter to reveal more details.

IP Address

The IP address of the vRouter.

Version

The version of software installed on the system.

Status

The current operational status of the vRouter — Up or Down.

CPU (%)

The CPU percentage currently in use by the selected vRouter.

Memory (MB)

The memory currently in use and the total memory available for this vRouter.

Networks

The total number of networks for this vRouter.

Instances

The total number of instances for this vRouter.

Interfaces

The total number of interfaces for this vRouter.

Monitor Individual vRouters Tabs

Click the name of any vRouter to view details about performance and activities for that vRouter. Each individual vRouters screen has the following tabs.

  • Details—similar display of information as on individual control nodes Details tab. See Figure 2.

  • Console—similar display of information as on individual control nodes Console tab. See Figure 8.

  • Interfaces—details about associated interfaces. See Figure 3.

  • Networks—details about associated networks. See Figure 4.

  • ACL—details about access control lists. See Figure 5.

  • Flows—details about associated traffic flows. See Figure 6.

  • Routes—details about associated routes. See Figure 7.

Monitor Individual vRouter Details Tab

The Details tab provides a summary of the status and activity on the selected node, and presents graphical displays of CPU and memory usage; see Figure 2. SeeTable 2 for descriptions of the fields on this tab.

Figure 2: Individual vRouters—Details TabDashboard interface for monitoring a virtual router showing hostname b3s13, IP 10.84.23.13, and status Up since 1d 22h 47m. Analytics node and control nodes are up. Displays analytics messages, XMPP messages, and network interfaces data. CPU and memory utilization graphs present. Contains navigation tabs for Console, Interfaces, Networks, ACL, Flows, and Routes.
Table 2: vRouters Details Tab Fields

Field

Description

Hostname

The hostname of the vRouter.

IP Address

The IP address of the selected vRouter.

Status

The operational status of the vRouter.

vRouter Node Manager

The operational status of the vRouter node manager.

Analytics Node

The IP address of the node from which analytics (monitor) information is derived.

Control Nodes

The IP address of the configuration node associated with this vRouter.

Analytics Messages

The total number of analytics messages in and out from this node.

XMPP Messages

The total number of XMPP messages that have gone in and out of this vRouter.

Flow

The number of active flows and the total flows for this vRouter.

Networks

The number of networks associated with this vRouter.

Interfaces

The number of interfaces associated with this vRouter.

Instances

The number of instances associated with this vRouter.

Last Log

The date and time of the last log message issued about this vRouter.

vRouter CPU/Memory Utilization

Graphs (x, y) displaying CPU and memory utilization averages over time for this vRouter, in comparison to system utilization averages.

Monitor Individual vRouters Interfaces Tab

The Interfaces tab displays details about the interfaces associated with an individual vRouter. Click the expansion arrow next to any interface name to reveal more details. Use horizontal and vertical scroll bars to access all portions of the screen. See Figure 3. See Table 3 for descriptions of the fields on the Interfaces tab screen.

Figure 3: Individual vRouters—Interfaces TabNetwork management interface screenshot showing a table of virtual router interfaces with columns: Name, Label, Status, Network, IP Address, Floating IP, and Instance. Below, detailed attributes for interface tap68ad232c-76 include Index, UUID, VRF Name, Active status, and DHCP Service enabled.
Table 3: vRouters: Interfaces Tab Fields

Field

Description

Name

The name of the interface.

Label

The label for the interface.

Status

The current status of the interface.

Network

The network associated with the interface.

IP Address

The IP address of the interface.

Floating IP

Displays any floating IP addresses associated with the interface.

Instance

The name of any instance associated with the interface.

Monitor Individual vRouters Networks Tab

The Networks tab displays details about the networks associated with an individual vRouter. Click the expansion arrow at the name of any network to reveal more details. See Figure 4. See Table 4 for descriptions of the fields on the Networks tab screen.

Figure 4: Individual vRouters—Networks TabNetwork monitoring interface screenshot showing virtual router b1s36 with tabs for Details, Console, Interfaces, Networks, ACL, Flows, Routes. Networks table lists virtual networks with columns Name, ACLs, VRF. Details section highlights network default-domain:demo:vn2 with properties name, uuid, acl_uuid, vrf_name, ipam_data. Search bar at top-right.
Table 4: vRouters: Networks Tab Fields

Field

Description

Name

The name of each network associated with this vRouter.

ACLs

The name of the access control list associated with the listed network.

VRF

The identifier of the VRF associated with the listed network.

Action

Click the icon to select the action: Edit, Delete

Monitor Individual vRouters ACL Tab

The ACL tab displays details about the access control lists (ACLs) associated with an individual vRouter. Click the expansion arrow next to the UUID of any ACL to reveal more details. See Figure 5. See Table 5 for descriptions of the fields on the ACL tab screen.

Figure 5: Individual vRouters—ACL TabUser interface for managing Access Control Lists in a virtual router environment with navigation path Monitor > Infrastructure > Virtual Routers > b136, ACL table with columns UUID, Flows, Action, Protocol, Source Network or Prefix, Source Port, Destination Network or Prefix, and expandable rows for detailed information.
Table 5: vRouters: ACL Tab Fields

Field

Description

UUID

The universal unique identifier (UUID) associated with the listed ACL.

Flows

The flows associated with the listed ACL.

Action

The traffic action defined by the listed ACL.

Protocol

The protocol associated with the listed ACL.

Source Network or Prefix

The name or prefix of the source network associated with the listed ACL.

Source Port

The source port associated with the listed ACL.

Destination Network or Prefix

The name or prefix of the destination network associated with the listed ACL.

Destination Port

The destination port associated with the listed ACL.

ACE Id

The ACE ID associated with the listed ACL.

Monitor Individual vRouters Flows Tab

The Flows tab displays details about the flows associated with an individual vRouter. Click the expansion arrrow next to any ACL/SG UUID to reveal more details. Use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to access all portions of the screen. See Figure 6. See Table 6 for descriptions of the fields on the Flows tab screen.

Figure 6: Individual vRouters—Flows TabJuniper Networks interface showing navigation panel with networking options, project selection dropdown for default-domain:demo, network visualization with default-network-vm1 and ipam vn1, and a port distribution graph labeled No Data Available.
Table 6: vRouters: Flows Tab Fields

Field

Description

ACL UUID

The default is to show All flows, however, you can select from a drop down list any single flow to view its details.

ACL / SG UUID

The universal unique identifier (UUID) associated with the listed ACL or SG.

Protocol

The protocol associated with the listed flow.

Src Network

The name of the source network associated with the listed flow.

Src IP

The source IP address associated with the listed flow.

Src Port

The source port of the listed flow.

Dest Network

The name of the destination network associated with the listed flow.

Dest IP

The destination IP address associated with the listed flow.

Dest Port

The destination port associated with the listed flow.

Bytes/Pkts

The number of bytes and packets associated with the listed flow.

Setup Time

The setup time associated with the listed flow.

Monitor Individual vRouters Routes Tab

The Routes tab displays details about unicast and multicast routes in specific VRFs for an individual vRouter. Click the expansion arrow next to the route prefix to reveal more details. See Figure 7. See Table 7 for descriptions of the fields on the Routes tab screen.

Figure 7: Individual vRouters—Routes TabVirtual router routing table interface showing navigation path Monitor > Infrastructure > Virtual Routers > b1s36, VRF default-domain:default-project:ip-fabric:__default__, and routes table with prefixes and next hops.
Table 7: vRouters: Routes Tab Fields

Field

Description

VRF

Select from a drop down list the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) to view.

Show Routes

Select to show the route type: Unicast or Multicast.

Prefix

The IP address prefix of a route.

Next hop

The next hop method for this route.

Next hop details

The next hop details for this route.

Monitor Individual vRouter Console Tab

Click the Console tab for an individual vRouter to display system logging information for a defined time period, with the last 5 minutes of information as the default display. See Figure 8. See Table 8 for descriptions of the fields on the Console tab screen.

Figure 8: Individual vRouter—Console TabConsole log interface for network monitoring system showing logs for router b1s36 with filters for time range, log category, type, level, and message limit. Logs indicate routes added to VRF table.
Table 8: Control Node: Console Tab Fields

Field

Description

Time Range

Select a timeframe for which to review logging information as sent to the console. There are several options, ranging from Last 5 mins through to the Last 24 hrs, plus a Custom time range.

From Time

If you select Custom in Time Range, enter the start time.

To Time

If you select Custom in Time Range, enter the end time.

Log Category

Select a log category to display:

  • All

  • _default_

  • XMPP

  • TCP

Log Type

Select a log type to display.

Log Level

Select a log severity level to display:

  • SYS_EMERG

  • SYS_ALERT

  • SYS_CRIT

  • SYS_ERR

  • SYS_WARN

  • SYS_NOTICE

  • SYS_INFO

  • SYS_DEBUG

Limit

Select from a list an amount to limit the number of messages displayed:

  • No Limit

  • Limit 10 messages

  • Limit 50 messages

  • Limit 100 messages

  • Limit 200 messages

  • Limit 500 messages

Auto Refresh

Click the check box to automatically refresh the display if more messages occur.

Display Logs

Click this button to refresh the display if you change the display criteria.

Reset

Click this button to clear any selected display criteria and reset all criteria to their default settings.

Columns

Time

This column lists the time received for each log message displayed.

Category

This column lists the log category for each log message displayed.

Log Type

This column lists the log type for each log message displayed.

Log

This column lists the log message for each log displayed.