Viewing Switches on the Dashboard

The wired dashboard displays detailed information about the health of the switch and displays charts illustrating traffic trends.
  1. On the menu, click Monitor > Dashboard > Wired to display the Dashboard window.
  2. In the Health tab, click System icon to display the connected switches.
    The Settings-Health Dashboard page is displayed.
  3. From the View Mode , select either Topology or Ball view to be displayed on the dashboard.

    Viewing Wired Dashboard - Ball

    Viewing Wired Dashboard - Topology

    Showing Wired Devices Using Topology View Mode

    Viewing Traffic Analysis

    The Health tab displays the number of switches that are online, offline, and flagged. The Traffic Analysis tab displays the following information:
    • Total Traffic Trend
    • Top Switches By Traffic
    • Top Switches By Port Error
    • Top Switches by PoE Utilization (watt)

    In the topology view mode, the Health pane consists of a filter combo box to display domain, sub-domain and switch group in the topology view. If you pause the pointer on a link in the topology view, the highlighted link shows the port and LAG information. If you pause the pointer on a device, the highlighted device shows device information such as name, model, MAC address, and IP address (for the switch only).

    Note: The Health dashboard refreshes automatically every 15 minutes to show the latest topology view.

    Showing Elements on the Health Dashboard

Parent topic: Monitoring Switch Status