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About the Devices Tab (Route Explorer)

To access this tab, click Observability > Routing > Route Explorer > Devices.

Use this tab to view details of all BGP speakers in the network. You can view this information when either BGP routing information base (RIB) or BGP State monitoring has been enabled when you create a device profile. For more information, see Add a Device Profile. You can also view active routes, route distinguisher count, and statistics related to RIB and BMP monitoring.

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks from this tab:

  • View details of all BGP speakers for which BGP state or RIB monitoring is enabled.

  • Click Download to download all device routing information as a CSV file.

  • 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.

    You can filter by hostname and status of the devices.

Field Descriptions

Field Descriptions lists the fields on the Devices tab (Route Explorer).

Table 1: Fields on the Routing Status > Devices Tab
Field Description

Hostname

The hostname of the device

Current Peers

The total number of BGP peers on the device.

Current Active Routes

The total number of active local routing information base (loc-RIB) routes on the device.

Monitoring

The type of BGP monitoring used.

The types are: State (BMP Peer Messages), RIB (BMP RIB Messages)

Status

The current status of the device's BMP session.

Site

The site (geographical location) where the device is installed.