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The Summary tab under Manage > Overview in the controller dashboard displays the following two sections:

Device Info

Health Status

Viewing the Overview > Summary Tab

To navigate to the Summary tab in the controller dashboard, complete the following steps:

1. In the Network Operations app, set the filter to one of the options under Groups, Labels, or Sites. Ensure that the filter selection contains at least one controller. For all devices, set the filter to Global.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Manage > Devices, click the Controllers tab.

A list of controllers is displayed.

3. Click a controller or cluster under Device Name.

The dashboard context for the specific controller or cluster is displayed.

4. Under Manage, click OverviewSummary .

To exit the controller dashboard, click the back arrow on the filter.

You can change the time range for the Summary tab by clicking the time range filter and selecting one of the available options: 3 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months.

Device Info

The Device Info section displays the following details.

Figure 1  Device Info

Name—The name of the controller.

Serial Number—The serial number of the controller.

Model—The hardware model of the controller.

MAC Address—The MACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of the controller.

System IP address—The IP address of the controller.

Firmware Version—The firmware version running on the controller. If a new version of the firmware is available, this information is also displayed. Clicking on the new firmware version redirects you to the Maintain > Firmware > controller page in the controller dashboard, where you can select the controller to upgrade it.

Group Name—The name of the group, if the controller is configured as part of a group. Click the group name to go to the Overview > Summary page for that group.

Labels—The name of the label, if the controller is configured as part of a single or multiple labels.

Site—The name of the site, if the controller is configured as part of a site. Hover over the i icon to display the complete address of the site. Click the site name to go to the Overview > Site Health page for that site.

Role— The role of the controller; for example, master or local.

Master— The name of the master controller.

Last Reboot Reason—The reason for the last reboot.

POE (DRAW/MAX)—The amount of power that the devices connected to the controller consume and the maximum PoEPower over Ethernet. PoE is a technology for wired Ethernet LANs to carry electric power required for the device in the data cables. The IEEE 802.3af PoE standard provides up to 15.4 W of power on each port. power capacity. For example, if the value displayed is 6/120, the devices draw 6 watts and the maximum PoE power allocated is 120 watts.

Redundancy Peer—Displays the redundant controller if it is configured.

NTP Server—The name of the NTPNetwork Time Protocol. NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computers over a network. server configured and its synchronization status.

Cluster Name—The name of the cluster controller.

4G/LTE Modem Status—Displays the modem connectivity status. The status shows only 'Connected' when the modem type is not internal.

4G/LTE Modem Type—Displays the LTELong Term Evolution. LTE is a 4G wireless communication standard that provides high-speed wireless communication for mobile phones and data terminals. See 4G. connection type.

Config Sync Status—The status of the configuration sync. Hover over the i icon to display the last successful configuration sync time.

Health Status

The Health Status section displays the health of the controller in terms of CPUCentral Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions., Memory and device connectivity to Aruba Central (on-premises).

The health status is plotted using health indicators such as Good, Fair, Poor and Offline. You can hover over the chart to see the health status for a particular time frame.

Figure 2  Health Status

Action

The Action drop-down list contains an option to reboot the controller. For more information, see Rebooting Controllers.

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