Working with Interfaces and Routers › Active Interfaces Page

Active Interfaces Page

Use the Active Interfaces page to view the routers, interfaces, custom virtual interfaces (CVIs), and interface aggregations.The page shows only the routers and interfaces that have contributed to the collected data at some time. You can perform the following actions on the Active Interfaces page:

• Review the routers, interfaces, and other elements without seeing the routers and interfaces that have never contributed to the collected data.
• Create and delete CVIs.
• Merge interfaces.
• Delete interface aggregations.
• Delete routers and interfaces to reclaim capacity without deleting them from the Available Interfaces page.
• Edit properties, such as:
  • Router name, domain, assigned SNMP profile/version, port, and interface naming template
  • Interface name, description, speed, type, and domain
  • CVI name, description, speed, type, domain, and subnets

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Active Interfaces page:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select Interfaces: Physical & Virtual from the Administration menu.

      The Active Interfaces page opens.

   

The Active Interfaces page includes the following options:

Search

Use a text string to search for routers, interfaces, or other elements with a matching address or name.

Edit

Modify properties of the selected item or items.

Delete

Remove routers and interfaces from the page--for example, to address capacity issues.

Merge

Combine the data for two selected physical interfaces or CVIs.

Add Custom Virtual Interface

Create a custom virtual interface based on the selected physical interface.

Active Interfaces: Router Information

Routers are listed in tables on the Active Interfaces page. The router tables contain the following columns.

Last Poll

Status of the router at the most recent scheduled polling attempt:

• Red: Router was not detected or polling failed.
• Yellow: Router was detected, but no usable SNMP profile was discovered.
• Green: The router was polled successfully.

Router Address

IP address of the router

Router Name

User-assigned name of the router, such as lab1 router

Template

Interface naming template that is assigned

Interfaces

Total number of interfaces, interface aggregations, and CVIs for the router. This count includes only the interfaces that have contributed to the collected data at some time. To review all interfaces, go to the Available Interfaces page.

Harvester

IP address of the Harvester that collects data from the router

Active Interfaces: Interface Information

Interfaces and custom virtual interfaces (CVIs) are listed on the Active Interfaces page in tables nested under their parent routers. To display the interfaces and CVIs for a router, click the arrow next to the router name. Interface tables contain the following columns.

Traffic Status

Status of the interface at the most recent poll:

• Red: Inactive interface
• Green: Active interface

Class

Icon for the interface type, such as a physical interface, CVI, or interface aggregation. To display the interface type name, position the cursor over the icon.

Interface Name

User-assigned name of the interface, CVI, or interface aggregation

Description

Optional information for identification

If Index

Index value, which is assigned by the device that sends flows to the interface

Type

Connection type, such as WAN or LAN

In Speed

Inbound speed of the interface, provided the speed is known

Out Speed

Outbound speed of the interface, provided the speed is known

Domain

Domain of the interface. If the environment has only one domain, the Domain column is not visible.

Notes

Link to add, edit, or view notes about an interface. If the note is empty, the Notes icon is dimmed. For example, you could add information about the time zone, business unit, geographical location, alternate bandwidth, circuit ID, or history. Notes icons are dimmed until they are populated and the page is refreshed.

To display the Notes icon, set the Display Notes Field value to True on the Application Settings page.