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Monitor and Troubleshoot Data Center Events from Mist

If you manage your enterprise network using Mist and data center using Apstra, you can monitor data center issues too from Mist by linking the organization in Mist with the organization in HPE Mist Networking Data Center Assurance. Once the organization in Mist is linked with the organization in Data Center Assurance, you can view the total number of data center issues in Data Center/Application category in Marvis Actions in Mist. You can also access Data Center Assurance by clicking the Data Center Actions issue type under Data Center/Application and view more detailed information about an issue.

Note:

You must be a user with the superuser role to link the organizations in Data Center Assurance and Mist.

Make sure you have the following:

  • Login credentials to access Data Center Assurance

  • Login credentials to access Mist

  • API token generated in Data Center Assurance

To access HPE Mist Networking Data Center Assurance from Mist:

  1. Log in to HPE Mist Networking Data Center Assurance and navigate to the Organization > Settings page.
  2. Locate the API Token tile and click Create Token.
    User interface for managing API tokens with an empty table labeled Name Access Site Access and a Create Token button.
  3. Enter a name for the token and click Generate.
    Create Token dialog box for generating an API token with fields for Name, Access Level, Site Access, and a key. Warning: Save your key securely.
  4. After the token is generated, click the Copy button.
    Note:

    Store the API token key in a secure location. You can copy the key only once and cannot be retrieved later.
  5. Click Done.
  6. Log in to the Mist portal.
  7. Navigate to Organization > Settings page.
  8. Locate the Apstra Cloud Services Integration tile.
    Juniper Mist dashboard interface in Organization section with panels for managing tokens, credentials, application insights, Marvis Minis, and Apstra integration.

    Enter the following information:

    • Organization ID─Copy the organization ID from Data Center Assurance and paste it here.

    • API Token Name─Enter API token name that you defined in Data Center Assurance.

    • API Token─Copy the API token generated in step 3 in Data Center Assurance and paste it here.

  9. Click Save.
    The organizations in Mist and Data Center Assurance are linked now. In a few minutes, you'll notice that the Data Center/Application issue category is active and displays the total number of data center issues under the Data Center Actions issue type.
    Juniper Mist Dashboard showing Marvis Actions with sidebar navigation for network components and main section detailing actions by category.
  10. Click the Data Center Actions issue type under Data Center/Application to launch Data Center Assurance.
    HPE Mist Networking Data Center Assurance opens in a new browser window or tab in read-only mode. Log in to Data Center Assurance to access all features of the application.
    Data Center Assurance dashboard showing Marvis section with 90 actions: 61 Connectivity, 20 Device. Latest Updates panel highlights resolved missing routes.