Viewing Switch Health

Health information displayed for a switch is based on memory usage and CPU usage statistics.

To view information on the health of a switch or the active controller of a stack, perform the following steps.

  1. On the menu, click Network > Wired > Switches to display the Switches window.
  2. In the Organization tab, select a Domain > Switch Group or Switch Group and select the Switch.
  3. In the Details tab, click Health tab.

    Health

  4. Click Ping to display the Ping dialog box.
  5. In the Ping dialog box, enter the IP address of the target switch, packet size, and TTL (Time to Live) value. Click Ping. In the below display window you can view that a packet is discarded from the network. As shown in the following example, after the ping, the page displays the number of data packets transmitted, received, and lost and the time required following the ping from the controller to the switch to establish communication.

    Pinging the switch

    Pinging the Switch
  6. Click Trace Route to display the Trace Route dialog box.
  7. On the Trace Route dialog box, enter the TTL (Time to Live) value. Click Trace Route icon. In the below display window you can view that a packet is discarded from the network.
    As shown in the following example, the page displays the IP address of the hops the packet takes as it traverses the network between the switch and the controller.

    Tracing the packet route through the network

    Tracing the packet route through the network
  8. In the Health tab, from the drop-down menu , select the duration for which you want to view the switch health.
    As shown in the following example, information on switch health is displayed on the Health Tab, based on your selections.

    Health Tab

    Health Tab
    The following information is displayed based on the duration selected:
    • CPU (%): The CPU usage of the switch, including the minimum, maximum, average, and current CPU usage trends of the switch.
    • Memory (%): The memory usage of the switch, including the minimum, maximum, average, and current memory usage trends of the switch.
    • Status: The health status of the power supply, temperature, and the fans for up to four switch modules are displayed. OK indicates the parameter and components are in good health.

    You can click Filter to modify the display settings. You can view the trend as a graph or a table. You can also modify the display to reflect the switch name, MAC address, or IP address.

Parent topic: Monitoring Switch Status