The Interface 360
view gives you a quick details about a specified interface. In addition to
status, performance, and general interface information, you can enable and
disable the interface from the Interface 360 view. The Interfaces 360 view
also provides ways to open 360 views for circuits/VCs (depending on the
interface configuration).
You can launch the
Interface 360 view wherever you see an "i" icon next to an interface name—for
example, in an alarms table, or in the various 360 views under the Interfaces
or Endpoints tabs.
You can also view a specific interface in the topology map by choosing (at the top right of the Interface 360 view).
The Interface 360 view provides general interface and performance information at the top of the view, and more detailed interface
information in tabs in the lower part of the view. The information the Interface 360 view displays depends on the interface
configuration.
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The tabs displayed will vary, depending on the type of interface you launched this view for.
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Information Provided in Interface 360 View
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Description
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General information
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The interface name, status, description, type, device name; IP address, MAC address, and so forth. Using the menus in the
top right of the pop-up window, you can also perform these tasks:
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Open a chassis view that highlights the port or line card the interface is associated with (View menu). This feature comes in handy when you need to describe to an onsite technician where to find the source of an issue.
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Select the interface for a side-by-side comparison with another interface on the basis of information such as raised alarms
and the current status of associated circuits and VCs (Actions menu)—see Compare Interface Information and Status.
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View performance information for optical devices by opening the DWDM/OTN Performance dashboard from the View menu. See DWDM/OTN Performance Dashboard Overview.
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Enable and disable the interface from the Actions menu.
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Enable and disable the lockout of an MPLS interface from the Actions menu. You would lock out an MPLS interface before doing maintenance work on the TE Tunnel link that the interface belongs
to. After you lock out an MPLS interface, be sure to manually sync the device. Otherwise, you will not have the option to
disable the lockout later.
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View the device on which the interface is located in a topology map (Actions menu).
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Performance data
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Graphs or charts reflecting various aspects of interface performance.
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Alarms
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Current alarms for the interface, including their severity, status, and the time they were generated. Also provides a launch
point to the Alarm Browser.
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Interfaces
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Name, operational and admin status for each associated interface. Also provides a launch point for the Interface 360 view.
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Circuit/VCs
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(For interfaces that participate in provisioned circuits) Circuit/VC name, type, customer, status, and creation date. Also
provides a launch point for the Circuit/VC 360 view.
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EFPs
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All EFPs associated with the interface. Also provides their operational status, admin status, and EFP type.
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Optical Physical
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Real-time performance monitoring data for the interface. This data is collected every 10 seconds, and the results of the last
10 pollings are displayed here. For a listing of the counters that can be displayed, see Reference—Performance Counters for Physical Interfaces.
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