Cisco APIC Layer 2 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

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Cisco APIC Layer 2 Networking Configuration Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Inspect the endpoint status

Updated: July 7, 2026

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Verify endpoint properties and view health, status, and fault information for source and destination endpoints in the Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) GUI.

Use this procedure to examine endpoint operational status and troubleshoot connectivity issues between endpoints in different EPGs.

Procedure

  1. In the menu bar, click Tenants.

  2. In the submenu bar, click the tenant that contains the source endpoint.

  3. In the Navigation pane, expand the tenant, expand Application Profiles, and expand the application profile that contains the endpoint.

  4. Expand Application EPGs and click the EPG to be inspected.

  5. In the Work pane, from the list of endpoints in the Endpoint table, double-click the source endpoint to open the Client End Point dialog box.

  6. In the Client End Point dialog box, verify the endpoint properties and click the Operational tab.

  7. In the Operational tab, view the health, status, and fault information.

    In the Status table, click any items with entries, such as changes, events, or faults.

  8. Close the Client End Point dialog box.

  9. In the Endpoint table, view the Interface entry for the endpoint and note the node and tunnel IDs.

  10. Repeat this procedure for the destination endpoint.

    Note

    Occasionally, bidirectional traffic is interrupted between IP addresses in two micro-segmented EPGs deployed behind two leaf switches in the fabric. This can occur when the IP addresses are transitioning because of a configuration change from micro-segment EPG to base EPG. Or conversely, this can occur on two different leaf switches at the same time while bidirectional traffic is running. In this case, the policy tag for each remote endpoint still points to its previous EPG.

    Workaround: Manually clear the remote endpoints on the switches or wait for the remote endpoint to age out. To clear the endpoints, log on to the CLI on each switch and enter the clear system internal epm endpoint command with the appropriate option. For example, if your endpoints are based on the IP address, enter clear system internal epm endpoint key vrf vrf_name {ip | ipv6} ip-address. The endpoints are then relearned with the correct policy tag.