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Monitoring Sites in the Topology Tab

In Aruba Central, the Topology tab in the site dashboard provides a graphical representation of the site including the network layout, and details of the devices deployed, and the health of the WANWide Area Network. WAN is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance. uplinks and tunnels.

 

The minimum required ArubaOS version for topology is ArubaOS version 8.1.0.0-1.0.1.1.

This section includes the following topics:

Before You Begin

Viewing the Topology Tab

Parts of the Topology Tab User Interface

Pop-Up Details

Details Pane

Before You Begin

The pre-requisite for Aruba CX switches is:

To view Aruba CX switches in the topology map, you must create a template configuration for the switch with the password in plaintext. For more information, see Creating a Template Group.

Viewing the Topology Tab

To view the topology tab, complete the following steps:

1. In the Network Operations app, set the filter to one of the options under Site for which you want to view the topology map.

The dashboard context for the site is displayed.

2. Under Manage, click Overview > Topology.

The Topology tab for the selected site is displayed.

3. In the topology map, hover over a device or a link to view the pop-up details. For more information, see Pop-Up Details.

4. In the device or the link pop-up, click the Show Details link to view the corresponding Details pane. For more information, see Details Pane .

Parts of the Topology Tab User Interface

In the topology tab, the icons provides the following functionality:

Figure 1  Parts of the Topology Tab

Table 1: Icon Details

Callout Number

Description

1

Set the toggle icon to show or hide the labels.

2

Click the icon to filter the type of devices to be shown on the map. The following options are available:

Access Points—Allows you to show or hide the access points from the topology map.

Security Cloud—Allows you to show or hide the Zscaler and Palo Alto Prisma Access™ Cloud Service from the topology map.

Switch—Allows you to show or hide the switches from the topology map.

VPNC—Allows you to show or hide the VPNCs and virtual gateways from the topology map.

Show Devices Without Link—Allows you to show or hide the devices without link from the topology map.

3

Click the icon to view the topology map in a left to right orientation. The default orientation of the topology map is left to right orientation.

4

Click the icon to view the topology map in a top to down orientation.

5

The search bar allows you to locate a device in the topology map. The search bar field supports exact and partial text search.

6

Click the icon to reset the topology map to the default view.

7

Click the icons to change the zoom level of the topology map. Alternatively, you can drag the slider to set the zoom level of the topology map.

8

Click the icon to view the topology map in full-screen view. In the full-screen view, the pop-up details feature is disabled in the topology map.

 

When the number of downstream devices connected to a device is less than or equal to 10, the devices are visible in the topology map. When the number of downstream devices connected to a device is more than 10, click the device icon to view the devices in the topology map. A bubble icon on the device represents the number of connected downstream devices.

Pop-Up Details

When you hover over a device or link, a pop-up displays the following details:

Figure 2  Pop-Up Details

Table 2: Pop-Up Details

Type

Description

Access Point

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the access point.

Type—Type of the device.

Model—Hardware model of the access point.

Health Reason—The health status of the access point. This parameter is only available when the access point is offline.

Show Details—Click the link to view the Details pane.

Switch

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the switch.

Type—Type of the device.

Model—Hardware model of the switch.

Children—Number of devices connected to the switch categorized based on the health and status of the devices. The Children field displays the following details:

Health—Count of devices connected to the switch based on the health of the device. The red, yellow, and green dots indicate the health of the devices.

Status—Count of devices connected to the switch based on the current status of the devices. The green (up) and red (down) arrows indicate the status of the devices.

Show Details—Click the link to view the Details pane.

Switch Stack

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the switch stack.

Type—Type of the device.

Model—Hardware model of the switch.

Children—Number of devices connected to the switch categorized based on the health and status of the devices. The Children field displays the following details:

Health—Count of devices connected to the switch based on the health of the device. The red, yellow, and green dots indicate the health of the devices.

Status—Count of devices connected to the switch based on the current status of the devices. The green (up) and red (down) arrows indicate the status of the devices.

Show Details—Click the link to view the Details pane.

Aruba CX VSX Switch

Displays the following details:

Name—Name of the Aruba CX switch that is configured with VSX. The name is displayed in the VSX_<Device Name> format. For example, VSX_8320-switch-primary.

Type—Type of the device.

Model—Hardware model of the Aruba CX switch.

VSX Role—Role of the Aruba CX switch in the VSX configuration. Supported values are Primary and Secondary.

Children—Number of devices connected to the switch categorized based on the health and status of the devices. The Children field displays the following details:

Health—Count of devices connected to the switch based on the health of the device. The red, yellow, and green dots indicate the health of the devices.

Status—Count of devices connected to the switch based on the current status of the devices. The green (up) and red (down) arrows indicate the status of the devices.

Show Details—Click the link to view the Details pane.

Edge

Displays the following information about the edge link:

<Interface of the device>—Interface number of the device.

<Name of the device>—Displays the name of the device.

Health Reason—Displays the health status and reason of the down edge link. This parameter is only available when the edge link is down.

The red and green color of the edge link indicates the health of the edge.

Click the edge link to view the Details pane.

ISL edge in Aruba CX VSX toplogy map

Displays the following information about the link:

ISL—Number of inter-switch link (ISL) present between the Aruba CX switches configured with VSX.

Other Links—Number of other links present between the Aruba CX switches configured with VSX.

Details Pane

In the topology map, the Details task pane provides a summary of the devices, uplinks, and tunnel details. The red and green indicators show the current status and health of the WAN uplinks and tunnels.

In the topology map, select a device and then click the Show Details link in the pop-up window to view the Details pane. To view the Details pane for a tunnel, uplink, or edge, click the link.

Figure 3  Details Pane

The Details task pane displays the following information:

Table 3: Contents of the Details Pane

Type

Description

Access Point

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the access point. Click the access point name to view the Access Point Details page.

IP—IP address of the access point.

MACMACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of the access point.

Type—Type of the device.

Serial—Serial number of the access point.

Model—Hardware model of the access point.

Status—Operational status of the access point.

Health—Operational health of the access point.

Switch

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the switch. Click the switch name to view the Switch Details page.

IP—IP address of the switch.

MAC—MAC address of the switch.

Type—Type of the device.

Serial—Serial number of the switch.

Model—Hardware model of the switch.

Status—Operational status of the switch.

Health—Operational health of the switch.

Switch Stack

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the switch. Click the switch name to view the Switch Details page.

IP—IP address of the switch.

MAC—MAC address of the switch.

Type—Type of the device.

Serial—Serial number of the switch.

Stack Role—Role of the switch in the stack.

Model—Hardware model of the switch.

Status—Operational status of the switch stack.

Health—Operational health of the switch stack.

Stack Members—Provides the Name, Role, and State details of the stack member. Click the stack member name to view the Switch Details page.

Aruba CX VSX

Displays the following details:

Name—Hostname of the Aruba CX switch with VSX configured. Click the switch name to view the Switch Details page.

IP—IP address of the switch.

MAC—MAC address of the switch.

Type—Type of the device.

Serial—Serial number of the switch.

Model—Hardware model of the switch.

Status—Operational status of the switch.

Health—Operational health of the switch.

 

VSX section displays the following details:

ISL State—State of the ISL connection with the peer Aruba CX switch. Following are the supported values:

WAITING_FOR_PEER—Waiting for connectivity to the peer.

PEER_ESTABLISHED—Steady state. VSX LAGs are up when the device is in this state.

SPLIT_SYSTEM_PRIMARY—Lost ISL connectivity to the peer and the device is operating as primary.

SPLIT_SYSTEM_SECONDARY—Lost ISL connectivity to the peer and the device is operating as secondary.

SYNC_PRIMARY—ISL connectivity to the peer restored and the device is syncing states to the peer.

SYNC_SECONDARY—ISL connectivity to the peer restored and he device is learning states from the peer. VSX LAGs are down when the device is in this state.

SYNC_SECONDARY_LINKUP_DELAY—Device has learned its states from the peer and monitoring for hardware is to be programmed. VSX LAGs are down when the device is in this state.

ISL Port—ISL port number of the selected Aruba CX switch. If the ISL is a LAGLink Aggregation Group . A LAG combines a number of physical ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data path. LAGs can connect two switches to provide a higher-bandwidth connection to a public network. , then this field displays the LAG name.

ISL Mgmt State—Management state of the ISL. Following are the supported values:

OPERATIONAL—ISL management is operational.

INTER_SWITCH_LINK_MGMT_INIT—ISL management is in initialization state.

CONFLICTING_OR_MISSING_DEVICE_ROLES—Either the role is missing on one of the VSX peers or the same role is configured on both VSX peers.

SW_IMAGE_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR—Software version on the primary device does not match with the software version on the secondary device.

INTER_SWITCH_LINK_DOWN—ISL is down.

INTERNAL_ERROR—ISL management has internal errors.

Config Sync Enabled—Configuration synchronization between the VSX switches are enabled or disabled.

Config Sync Status—Status of the configuration synchronization between the VSX switches. Following are the supported values:

IN-SYNC—Configuration synchronization is operational and the VSX switches are in sync.

DISABLED—Configuration synchronization is disabled.

SW_IMAGE_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR—Software image version on the primary device does not match with the software image version on the secondary device.

CONFLICTING_OR_MISSING_DEVICE_ROLES—Either the role is missing on one of the VSX peers or the same role is configured on both VSX peers.

PEER_DB_CONNECTION_ERROR—Error in connecting to peer database. It involves errors due to ISL or ISL management.

CONFIGURATION_SYNC_CONFLICT—Configuration synchronization is operational, but has conflicts synchronizing the configuration. Conflicts can occur if the configuration on the primary device is marked for sync, but the same configuration on the secondary device is not marked for sync.

CONFIGURATION_SYNC_MISSING_REFERENCE—Configuration synchronization is operational, but has missing references in synchronizing the configuration.

Role—Role of the Aruba CX switch in the VSX configuration. Supported values are Primary and Secondary.

Peer IP—IPv4 address of the peer switch.

Peer Serial—Serial number of the peer switch.

Peer MAC—MAC address of the peer switch.

Peer Name—Hostname of the peer switch.

Last Seen—Date on which the peer switch was last synced.

Edge

Displays the following information about the link:

Interface numbers—Interface numbers of the device.

Interface—Interface number of the individual device.

Serial—Serial number of the individual device.

Device Name—The name of the individual device.

Port Number—The port number of the individual device.

NOTE: In case of Branch Office Controller (BOC) to Switch link, if a peer Branch Gateway link is configured for redundancy, link details are displayed for the peer Branch Gateway to switch link as well.

ISL edge in Aruba CX VSX toplogy map

Displays the following information about the ISL edge:

Inter-Switch Link Status—Status of the ISL connection with the peer.

<LAG-name> - ISL section displays details about all the interfaces that are part of the LAG. The section also displays the details of the devices connected to these interfaces. It displays the following details:

Serial—Serial number of the individual device.

Device Name—Name of the individual device.

Port Number—Port number of the individual device.

Other—This section displays details about the other links present between the VSX configured Aruba CX switches. It displays the following details:

Serial—Serial number of the individual device.

Device Name—Name of the individual device.

Port Number—Port number of the individual device.

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