Switch > Clients > Neighbours

In the switch dashboard, the Neighbours tab displays details about the devices neighboring the switch.

Viewing the Clients > Neighbours Tab

To navigate to the Clients tab in the Switch dashboard, complete the following steps:

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

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Manage, click Devices > Switches.

A list of switches is displayed in the List view.

3. Click a switch listed under Device Name.

The dashboard context for the specific switch is displayed.

4. Under Manage, click Clients > Neighbours.

The Neighbours tab is displayed.

5. To exit the Switch dashboard, click the back arrow on the filter.

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

Neighbour Devices

The Neighbours tab displays the following details:

MAC Address—Displays the MAC address of the neighboring device.

Hostname—Displays the hostname of the neighboring device.

IP Address—Displays the IP address of the neighboring device.

Description—Displays the description of the neighboring device.

Local Port—Displays the local port number of the neighboring device.

Remote Port—Displays the remote port number of the neighboring device.

Capabilities—Displays the capabilities of the neighboring device.

VLAN ID(s)—Displays the VLAN IDs of the neighboring device.

Actions

The Actions tab displays the various options available for remote administration of the switch. The following options are available:

Reboot—Reboots the switch. See Monitoring Switches and Switch Stacks.

Tech Support—Allows the administrators to generate a tech support dump for troubleshooting the device. See Monitoring Switches and Switch Stacks.

Console—Opens the remote console for a CLI session through SSH. Ensure that you allow SSH over port 443. The default user ID is admin, but you can edit and customize the user ID. This custom user ID must be mapped to the device. See Monitoring Switches and Switch Stacks.

For Aruba CX 8320 and 8325 switch series, you must enable SSH server on the default VRF. Add the ssh server vrf default code to the template. If the Copy and Paste function from the keyboard shortcut keys (CTRL+C and CTRL+V) do not work in your web browser, use the Copy and Paste functions available under the menu options in the web browser.