Monitor Switches
The Monitor
Overview tab is the default display that provides the overall health of
the device. The page starts with the topology overview graphic at the top, followed by
the device overall health timeline graph. By default, this timeline displays data for
the last 24 hours, but you can change the time range by Day, Week, or Month, and for 1,
2, 4, 8, and 24 hour durations.
- Choose Day
from the Time
Range drop-down to see the event data in the timeline on an
hourly basis.
- Choose Week or Month to see the
data on a daily basis. You can also drag either side of the timeline to change
it.
- Select =
at the bottom right of this timeline to print it or to download it in a variety
of file formats.
Hover the cursor over the different icons to display:
- CPU
Usage
- Memory
- MAC Table
Utilization
- Last Seen
(uptime)
- Temperature
- Power Supply
Status
- Fan
Status
In the port graphic section, select an individual port to display its details. Under
Actions, use
the Bounce Port
button to reset the port. A green port is connected. A grayed-out port is disconnected.
A red port was disconnected by the Admin. Use Run Cable Test to test
the physical cables connected to Switch Engine switch stack
ports. See Use Cabletest for Switch Engine Device Duplex or Speed Issues.
A table of port details and Storm Control parameters follows the port graphic
section, followed by the Active Alarms overview graphic.
To view the Storm Control parameters, add Storm Control from the
column picker.
Use the remaining Monitor tabs to view the following:
- Interfaces: the details of the VLAN and IPv4 interfaces.
See Interfaces.
- Client: the
details of the clients connected to the device. See Clients.
- Diagnostics: the
diagnostic details for ports. See Diagnostics.
- Events: events
that occur in the network for the selected device. See Events.
- Alarms: events
that can indicate network issues for a specific device which require Admin
interaction. See Alarms.
