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Monitor > Infrastructure > Control Nodes

Use Monitor > Infrastructure > Control Nodes to gain insight into usage statistics for control nodes.

Monitor Control Nodes Summary

Select Monitor > Infrastructure > Control Nodes to see a graphical chart of average memory usage versus average CPU percentage usage for all control nodes in the system. Also on this screen is a list of all control nodes in the system. See Figure 1. See Table 1 for descriptions of the fields on this screen.

Figure 1: Control Nodes SummaryControl Nodes Summary
Table 1: Control Nodes Summary Fields

Field

Description

Host name

The name of the control node.

IP Address

The IP address of the control node.

Version

The software version number that is installed on the control node.

Status

The current operational status of the control node — Up or Down.

CPU (%)

The CPU percentage currently in use by the selected control node.

Memory

The memory in MB currently in use and the total memory available for this control node.

Total Peers

The total number of peers for this control node.

Established in Sync Peers

The total number of peers in sync for this control node.

Established in Sync vRouters

The total number of vRouters in sync for this control node.

Monitor Individual Control Node Details

Click the name of any control nodes listed under the Control Nodes title to view an array of graphical reports of usage and numerous details about that node. There are several tabs available to help you probe into more details about the selected control node. The first tab is the Details tab; see Figure 2.

Figure 2: Individual Control Node—Details TabIndividual Control Node—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 Table 2 for descriptions of the fields on this tab.

Table 2: Individual Control Node—Details Tab Fields

Field

Description

Hostname

The host name defined for this control node.

IP Address

The IP address of the selected node.

Status

The operational status of the control node.

Control Node Manager

The operational status of the control node manager.

Config Node

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

Analytics Node

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

Analytics Messages

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

Peers

The total number of peers established for this control node and how many are in sync and of what type.

CPU

The average percent of CPU load incurred by this control node.

Memory

The average memory usage incurred by this control node.

Last Log

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

Control Node CPU/Memory Utilization

A graphic display x, y chart of the average CPU load and memory usage incurred by this control node over time.

Monitor Individual Control Node Console

Click the Console tab for an individual control node to display system logging information for a defined time period, with the last 5 minutes of information as the default display. See Figure 3.

Figure 3: Individual Control Node—Console TabIndividual Control Node—Console Tab

See Table 3 for descriptions of the fields on the Console tab screen.

Table 3: 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 11 options, ranging from the Last 5 mins through to the Last 24 hrs. The default display is for the Last 5 mins.

Log Category

Select a log category to display:

  1. All

  2. _default_

  3. XMPP

  4. TCP

Log Type

Select a log type to display.

Log Level

Select a log severity level to display:

  1. SYS_EMERG

  2. SYS_ALERT

  3. SYS_CRIT

  4. SYS_ERR

  5. SYS_WARN

  6. SYS_NOTICE

  7. SYS_INFO

  8. SYS_DEBUG

Search

Enter any text string to search and display logs containing that string.

Limit

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

  1. No Limit

  2. Limit 10 messages

  3. Limit 50 messages

  4. Limit 100 messages

  5. Limit 200 messages

  6. 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.

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.

Monitor Individual Control Node Peers

The Peers tab displays the peers for an individual control node and their peering state. Click the expansion arrow next to the address of any peer to reveal more details. See Figure 4.

Figure 4: Individual Control Node—Peers TabIndividual Control Node—Peers Tab

See Table 4 for descriptions of the fields on the Peers tab screen.

Table 4: Control Node: Peers Tab Fields

Field

Description

Peer

The hostname of the peer.

Peer Type

The type of peer.

Peer ASN

The autonomous system number of the peer.

Status

The current status of the peer.

Last flap

The last flap detected for this peer.

Messages (Recv/Sent)

The number of messages sent and received from this peer.

Monitor Individual Control Node Routes

The Routes tab displays active routes for this control node and lets you query the results. Use horizontal and vertical scroll bars to view more results. Click the expansion icon next to a routing table name to reveal more details about the selected route. See Figure 5.

Figure 5: Individual Control Node—Routes TabIndividual Control Node—Routes Tab

See Table 5 for descriptions of the fields on the Routes tab screen.

Table 5: Control Node: Routes Tab Fields

Field

Description

Routing Instance

You can select a single routing instance from a list of all instances for which to display the active routes.

Address Family

Select an address family for which to display the active routes:

  1. All (default)

  2. l3vpn

  3. inet

  4. inetmcast

(Limit Field)

Select to limit the display of active routes:

  1. Limit 10 Routes

  2. Limit 50 Routes

  3. Limit 100 Routes

  4. Limit 200 Routes

Peer Source

Select from a list of available peers the peer for which to display the active routes, or select All.

Prefix

Enter a route prefix to limit the display of active routes to only those with the designated prefix.

Protocol

Select a protocol for which to display the active routes:

  1. All (default)

  2. XMPP

  3. BGP

  4. ServiceChain

  5. Static

Display Routes

Click this button to refresh the display of routes after selecting different display criteria.

Reset

Click this button to clear any selected criteria and return the display to default values.

Column

Description

Routing Table

The name of the routing table that stores this route.

Prefix

The route prefix for each active route displayed.

Protocol

The protocol used by the route.

Source

The host source for each active route displayed.

Next hop

The IP address of the next hop for each active route displayed.

Label

The label for each active route displayed.

Security

The security value for each active route displayed.

Origin VN

The virtual network from which the route originates.

AS Path

The AS path for each active route displayed.