Understanding Switch States

The following describes switch states on the Switches Device List.

Table 1. Switch State from the Device List
State Description
In-service:
  • Switch acknowledges the sent configuration​
  • Switch sends statistics every 5 minutes​.
In-Service Trouble:
  • Switch in process of connecting to ExtremeCloud IQ Controller
  • Configuration is pending acknowledgment from switch
  • Switch reset pending
  • Switch reboot pending
  • Switch upgrade pending
Unknown. Switch has not discovered the ExtremeCloud IQ Controller.
Critical:
  • Switch stops sending requests for 5 minutes or longer
  • Consistent with a loss of connectivity to ExtremeCloud IQ Controller