Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1.2 User and Administrator Guide

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Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 2.1.2 User and Administrator Guide

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August 21, 2017

Chapter: Icon and State Reference

Icon and State Reference

Device Reachability and Admin States

Device Reachability State—A device's reachability status represents whether Cisco EPN Manager can communicate with the device using all configured protocols.

Table 1 Device Reachability State

Icon

Device Reachability State

Description

Troubleshooting

Reachable

Cisco EPN Manager can reach device using SNMP.

—

Ping reachable

Cisco EPN Manager can reach device using Ping, but not via SNMP.

Although ICMP ping is successful, check for all possible reasons why SNMP communication is failing. Check that device SNMP credentials are the same in both the device and in Cisco EPN Manager , whether SNMP is enabled on the device, or whether the transport network is dropping SNMP packets due to reasons such as mis-configuration, etc. See Change Basic Device Properties.

Unreachable

Cisco EPN Manager cannot reach device using Ping.

Verify that physical device is operational and connected to network.

Unknown

Cisco EPN Manager cannot connect to the device.

Check the device.

Device Admin State—A device's admin state (or status) represents the configured state of the device (for example, if an administrator has manually shut down a device, as opposed to a device being down because it is not reachable by Ping).

Table 2 Device Admin State

Icon

Device Admin State

Description

Troubleshooting

Managed

Cisco EPN Manager is actively monitoring the device.

Not Applicable.

Maintenance

Cisco EPN Manager is checking the device for reachability but is not processing traps, syslogs, or TL1 messages.

To move a device back to managed state, see Move a Device To and From Maintenance State.

Unmanaged

Cisco EPN Manager is not monitoring the device.

In the Network Devices table, locate the device and click the "i" icon next to the data in the Last Inventory Collection Status column. The popup window will provide details and troubleshooting tips. Typical reasons for collection problems are:

  • Device SNMP credentials are incorrect.
  • The Cisco EPN Manager deployment has exceeded the number of devices allowed by its license.
  • A device is enabled for switch path tracing only.

If a device type is not supported, its Device Type will be Unknown. You can check if support for that device type is available from Cisco.com by choosing Administration > Licenses and Software Updates > Software Update, then click Check for Updates.

Unknown

Cisco EPN Manager cannot connect to the device.

Check the device.

Port and Interface States

Port/Interface Primary States—A port/interface's primary state conveys the most important state information for a port/interface by combining the admin and operational states. The Multilayer Trace displays either a port primary state or alarm status. For the Chassis View, if an element in the Chassis View does not support changing color to indicate a state change, you can still get the state change information from the alarm that is generated for the state change.

Port/Interface Primary State

Icon

Admin Status

Operational State

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Down

Up

Down

Test

Test

—

Admin Down

Admin Down

—

Up

Up

Up

Auto Up

Up

Auto Up

Port/Interface Admin Status—The port/interface admin status represents the configured state of the port or interface (for example, if an administrator has manually shut down a port).

Port/Interface Admin Status

Icon

Description

Unknown

Port/interface admin status is unknown. There is no response (or insufficient response) from the device.

Admin Down

Port/interface was manually shut down by the administrator.

Up

Port/interface is enabled by administrator.

Test

Port/interface is being tested by the administrator.

Port/Interface Operational State—A port/interface's operational state conveys the port or interface's running state and whether it is working properly.

Port/Interface Operational State

Icon

Description

Unknown

Port/interface operational state is unknown. There is no response (or insufficient response) from the device.

Down

Port/interface is not working properly.

Up

Port/interface is receiving and transmitting data.

Auto Up

Port/interface is receiving and transmitting data (only certain devices support this state; other devices use "Up").

Circuit/VC States

Circuit/VC Primary States— A circuit/VC's primary state conveys the most important state information for a circuit, in this order: Serviceability, Discovery, Alarm, Provisioning. It is normally shown in the first column in a table of circuits.

Circuit/VC Primary State

Icon

Serviceability

Discovery

Alarm

Provisioning

Missing

—

Missing

—

—

Down

Down

—

—

—

Critical

—

—

Critical

—

Major

—

—

Major

—

Minor

—

—

Minor

—

Partially Down

Partial

—

—

—

Admin Down

Admin Down

—

—

—

Partially Discovered

—

Partial

—

—

Failed

—

—

—

(Create, modify, delete) failed

In progress

—

—

—

(Create, modify, delete) in progress

Warning

—

Warning

—

Up

Up

—

—

—

Auto Up

Auto Up

—

—

—

Info

—

—

Info

—

Cleared

—

—

Cleared

—

Circuit/VC Serviceability States— A circuit/VC's serviceability state is a combination of the circuit/VC's admin and operational states. The admin state is shown because it impacts service operability and (for optical circuits) determines whether the Activate and Deactivate actions are available. The operational state is shown to quickly identify whether a service is working or not.

Circuit/VC Serviceability State

Icon

Description

Admin Down

Circuit/VC manually shut down by administrator.

Down

Circuit/VC is down (and administratively up ).

Up

Circuit/VC is operationally up (and administratively up ).

Auto Up

Circuit/VC is operationally auto up (and administratively up). (Only certain devices support the Auto Up operational state.)

Unavailable

Circuit/VC is not discovered by yet, or the operational status is unavailable.

Partial

Circuit/VC operational or administrative state is partial.

  • Partial admin state = Circuit/VC has a mixed administrative request (to activate some service resources and deactivate the other); or the circuit/VC has some resources that are administratively up and some that are administratively down; or the operational state for some of a circuit/VC's resources is unavailable.

  • Partial operational state = Circuit/VC has a some active resources and some deactivated resources; or the operational state for some of a circuit/VC's resources is unavailable.

Circuit/VC Discovery States—A circuit/VC's discovery state represents the latest state and structure of a service and its components, as discovered from the network. Having a Discovered version means that the application is actually monitoring the service itself, e.g. it can define meaningful operational and performance data.

Circuit/VC Discovery State

Icon

Description

Partial

Circuit/VC partially discovered by CEPNM; not all of its expected entities have been discovered.

Full

Circuit/VC fully discovered by CEPNM, so CEPNM can monitor the service and provide meaningful operational and performance data.

Missing

Circuit/VC not yet discovered by CEPNM (though it may have been provisioned).

Circuit/VC Provisioning States—A circuit/VC's provisioning state represents whether there is a provisioning intent for a circuit/VC and, if so, its status. If a reconciliation report has been generated, the state of the reconcile action is reflected.

Circuit/VC Provisioning State

Icon

Description

None

Circuit/VC was discovered but not yet been provisioned. The circuit/VC must be promoted in order to modify or delete it.

Failed

Action has failed.

In Progress

Action was initiated but not yet completed.

Planned

Action is planned but not yet initiated.

Succeeded

Action has completed successfully.

Link Serviceability States

Link Serviceability States

Serviceability State

Icon

Description

Admin Down

Link was purposefully shut down by administrator.

Down

Link is down (but it should not be).

Up

Link is up and traffic is passing through the link.

Auto Up

Link is up because it detected a signal (this state is only supported by optical devices)

Unavailable

Link is not discovered by yet or the status is unavailable.

Partial

Link has a mismatch between requests, resources, or resource states. Examples:

  • Link is processing a request to activate some service resources and deactivate others.

  • Link has some active and some deactivated resources.

  • Some link resources that are up and others that are down.

  • The state for one of the link's resources is not known.

Link Characteristics

Table below describes the different types of links used to represent the connection between devices in the Topology Map view of Cisco EPN Manager .

Link Type

Description





Solid Line: A solid line indicates a physical, topological, or service link, such as a link between two devices.





Dashed Line: A dashed line indicates an association or business link between such elements as EVCs, VPLS service instances, or VPN components.

Equipment Operational States (Chassis View)

Equipment Operational State—The equipment operational state represents the running state of the network element.

Equipment Operational State

Icon

Description

In Service

(none)

Equipment is operating properly.

Pre-provisioned





(Cisco NCS 2000 and Cisco ONS devices only) Equipment has been configured but is not physical present in the chassis.

Failed/Disabled/Down/Out of Service/Out of Service Maintenance





Equipment is not operating properly.

Unknown





Equipment operational state is unknown. No response (or insufficient response) from the device.

Alarm Severity Icons

The table below lists the alarm colors and their respective severity levels for the icons displayed in various parts of the web GUI.

Severity Icon

Description

Color





Critical alarm

Red





Major alarm

Orange





Minor alarm

Yellow





Warning alarm

Light Blue





Alarm cleared; normal, OK

Green





Informational alarm

Medium Blue





Indeterminate alarm

Dark Blue

Device Type Icons

Table below defines the icons used to represent different device types in the Topology and the Multi-layer Trace views in Cisco EPN Manager .

Icon

Definition



Switch



Router



Router Aggregated



Cisco NCS 6000 device on which a Secure Domain Router (SDR) resides. The SDR's name is listed directly above the device's icon.

Note   

There may be cases where the SDR label for a device that belongs to a cluster or user-defined group is not displayed (since auto-clustering is applied to devices based on their proximity).


Router configured with an L3VPN service.



Switch Aggregated



Access Point



Service Module



UCS C-Series



NAM Blade



Group



Generic Device



Virtual Server



Wireless LAN Controller



Unknown



DWDM ROADM Regeneration/NCS 2000

Circuit/VC Network Topology Overlay Icons

Overlay Icon

Definition

Source endpoint

Destination endpoint

EVC or CEM service with local switching

Endpoint included by the user during creation of the circuit.

Endpoint excluded by the user during the creation of the circuit

Endpoint with some ports that were included during creation of the circuit and some that were excluded. This endpoint contains multiple ports that are participating in various routes of the circuit.

E-TREE EVC endpoint that has been designated as a root.

Selected endpoint.

Hub. If the hub and root are on the same device (VPLS scenario), the brown circle is combined with the root icon.

Link included during creation of the circuit.

Link excluded during creation of the circuit.

Link with some ports that were included during creation of the circuit and some that were excluded. This represents the aggregated link that contains multiple ports participating in various routes of the same circuit.

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