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About the Test Agent Details Page

To access the Test Agent Details page:

  1. Select Inventory > Active Assurance > Test Agents.

    The Test Agents page appears.

  2. Click a Test-Agent-Name.

The Test Agent Details page appears displaying the Overview and Interfaces tabs.

You (superusers and network administrators) can view the overview and interfaces details of the device on which the Test Agent is installed.

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks from this page:

  • From the Overview tab, you can view the connection status, the location of the Test Agent, system information to troubleshoot issues, and statistics of the interfaces of the Test Agent. For more information, see Overview Tab.

  • From the Interfaces tab, you can view the interface details relevant to the Test Agent such as IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, interface names, and their descriptions. For more information, see Interfaces Tab.

    Note:

    If the Test Agent is offline, Paragon Automation displays the details of interfaces, system information, and location status that were retrieved when the Test Agent was online.

Overview Tab

You can access the Overview tab on the Test Agent Details (Inventory > Active Assurance > Test Agents > Test-Agent-Name) page.

In the Overview tab, you can:

  • View the connection status of the configured Test Agent.

  • Delete a Test Agent—To delete a Test Agent:

    1. Click More > Delete.

    2. Click Yes to confirm the delete operation.

      A message is displayed confirming that the Test Agent is deleted successfully.

      Note:

      If you delete a Test Agent, the Tests that are associated with this Test Agent fail and the Monitors that are associated with this Test Agent stop running.

  • View the identity and location, the system information, and the interface statistics of the Test Agent

    By default, all accordions are expanded in the Overview tab. You can also click to expand and minimize each accordion to view the following information:

    • Identity & Location—Click and expand the Identity & Location accordion. In this accordion, you can view the following information:

      • UUID of the Test Agent.

      • Name of the Test Agent.

      • Description of the Test Agent.

      • Tags (key-value tags) associated with the Test Agent.

        Note:

        You can edit only the Name, Description, and Tags fields. You cannot edit the UUID of the Test Agent.

    • Interfaces—Click and expand the Interfaces accordion to display the following information on the interfaces:

      • Number of interfaces.

      • Number of interfaces that are online.

      • Number of interfaces that are offline.

    • System Information—Click and expand the System Information accordion to view the information related a Test Agent as described in the Table 1.

      Table 1: System Information Fields of a Test Agent
      Field Description
      Agent Version

      The software version of the Test Agent.

      For example, 4.3.0.18

      Hostname

      The hostname of the device on which the Test Agent is installed.

      Kernel Version

      The kernel version of the Test Agent software.

      Architecture

      The software architecture and its operation mode in the device.

      For example, x86_64.

      Bios Version

      The BIOS version of host device.

      System Manufacturer

      The manufacturer of the host device.

      For example, Juniper.

      System Product Name

      The product name of the host device.

      For example, ACX7024

      System Version

      The version number of the OS running on the host device.

      For example, 23.2R1.15-EVO.

      Processor Manufacturer

      The manufacturer of the processor available on the host device.

      Processor Version

      The version number of the processor available on the host device.

      Management Interface

      The name of the management interfaces that the Test Agent uses to communicate with Paragon Automation.

      For example, re0:mgmt-0.0.

      Management Address

      The IP address of the management interface that the Test Agent uses to communicate with Paragon Automation.

      For example, 10.48.54.198.

Interfaces Tab

You can access the Interfaces tab on the Test Agent Details (Active Assurance > Test Agents > Test-Agent-Name) page.

In the Interfaces tab, you can:

  • View the general information such as the name and the IP addresses of all the interfaces associated with the Test Agent as described in the Table 2.

  • You can also perform the following tasks on this page:

    • Sort, resize, or re-arrange columns in a table (grid).

    • Show or hide columns in the table or reset page preferences, using the vertical ellipsis menu.

    • Filter the data displayed in the table—Click the filter icon (funnel) and select whether you want to show or hide advanced filters. You can then add or remove filter criteria, save criteria as a filter, apply or clear filters, and so on. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

Table 2: Fields on the Interface Tab
Fields Description

Interface Name

The name of the device interface.

IPv4 Address

The IPv4 address of the interface.

IPv6 Address

The IPv6 address of the interface.