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Network Node Manager i Software10.30

Use > Access Device Details > Interface Form > Virtual Switch's Interface Form (NNMi Advanced)

Virtual Switch's Interface Form (NNMi Advanced)

When the Interface Form provides details about a virtual switch, two additional tabs appear:

Uplinks
Virtual Ports

The virtual switch is identified with the Virtual Bridge capability (see Interface Form: Capabilities Tab).

You can launch the virtual switch's Interface form from the following locations:

A table of Interfaces
A map view by double-clicking the Switch icon

For additional information about the hypervisorThe virtual machine manager in charge of delegating various aspects from a pool of resources to become virtual devices. The delegations might be static or dynamic, depending on the manufacture's implementation. The type of virtual machines being generated depends on the manufacturer's implementation. providing this virtual switch, see:

For information about each tab: See Also

Basic Attributes
Attribute	Description
Name	The most accurate interface name available to the initial discovery process. First choice is the IF MIB `ifName` value. Second choice is the `ifAlias` value. Third choice is a combination of the `ifType[ifIndex]` value (for example, `ethernetCsmacd[17]`).
Status	Overall status for the current interface. NNMi follows the ISO standard for status classification. See the Interface Form: Status Tab for more information. Possible values are: No Status Normal Disabled Unknown Warning Minor Major Critical Interface status is derived from SNMP polling results for ifAdminStatus and IfOperStatus, as well as from any conclusions. Status reflects the most serious outstanding conclusion. See the Interface Form: Conclusions Tab for information about how the current status was determined. See Watch Status Colors for more information about possible status values. The icons are displayed only in table views.
Management Mode	The calculated Management Mode for the interface according to the Management Mode Hierarchy. This value reflects the current management mode of this interface's parent object (the Hosted On Node). See How NNMi Assigns the Management Mode to an Object. (NNMi Advanced - Global Network Management feature) Any change to this Management Mode setting is sent from a Regional Manager to the Global Manager during the next Spiral Discovery cycle on the Regional Manager. If the NNMi Security configuration permits, you can change this setting using Actions → Management Mode.You can also right-click any object in a table or map view to access the items available within the Actions menu.
Direct Management Mode	Indicates whether or not NNMi is currently monitoring the interface. Possible values are: Inherited – Used to indicate that the interface should inherit the Management Mode from this interface's parent object (the Hosted On Node). Not Managed – Used to indicate that NNMi does not discover or monitor the interface. For example, the interface might not be accessible because it is in a private network. Out of Service – Used to indicate an interface is unavailable because it is out of service or participating in a Scheduled Node Outage. NNMi does not discover or monitor this Interface. NNMi administrators and Level 2 Operators can use the drop-down selection list to change the current setting. If you change the Direct Management Mode using Actions → Management Mode, NNMi updates the calculated Management Mode on the form. If you manually set the Direct Management Mode and then Save your changes, the Management Mode value is not updated until you refresh the form.
Hosted On Node	The node in which the interface resides. This is the current value in the NNMi database for the Name attribute of the host device. The value could be a DNS name, a MIB-II sysName, or an address (depending on how your NNMi administrator configured the discovery process). Click the Lookup icon and select Show Analysis or Open to display more information about the node.
Physical Address	The interface address at the physical layer, also known as the MAC address. This is the globally unique serial number assigned to each interface at the factory.
Layer 2 Connection	Used to indicate whether the selected interface is part of a Layer 2 Connection. If the interface is part of a connection, use this attribute to access information about its Layer 2 Connection and the neighboring device. Click here for instructions. Navigate to the Layer 2 Connection attribute. Click the Lookup icon, and select Open. In the Layer 2 Connection form, locate the Interfaces tab. Double-click the row representing the other interface participating in this connection. In the Interface form, locate the Hosted On Node attribute. The Node form contains all known information about the neighboring node.

Interface State Attributes
Attribute	Description
Administrative State	The current Administrative State provided by: The managing SNMP Agent The managing Web Agent (NNMi Advanced) Set by the device's administrator This value contributes towards the status calculation for this interface. See the Interface Form: Status Tab for more information. Possible values are: Up – The interface is ready to pass packets of data. Down – The interface is not available to pass packets of data. Testing – The interface is in test mode. Other – The Administrative State reported is not a recognized value. The following values indicate NNMi could not gather the required data: Agent Error – Indicates an error was returned in response to the query. No Polling Policy - No polling policy exists for this monitored attribute. Not Polled - Indicates that this attribute is intentionally not polled, based on current Monitoring Configuration settings, current Communication Configuration settings, or because the parent Node is set to Not Managed or Out of Service. This object attribute might or might not have an associated polling policy. Not Provided — The device does not support providing information for this monitored attribute. Unavailable - The agent responded with a value outside the range of possible values or returned a null value. Unset – Currently not used by NNMi.
Operational State	The current Operational State provided by: The managing SNMP Agent The managing Web Agent (NNMi Advanced) This value contributes towards the status calculation for this interface. See the Interface Form: Status Tab for more information. Possible values are: Up – The interface is operationally up, ready to receive and send network traffic. Down – The interface is operationally down. Dormant – Indicates interface is in a "pending” state, waiting for some external event. Lower Layer Down – Indicates the interface is down due to the state of lower-level interfaces. Minor Fault – The interface is still functional, but a minor concern was detected. Check the device, itself, for more details. Not Present – Indicates that the interface is missing. Other – The Operational State reported is not a recognized value. Testing – The interface is in test mode. Unknown – The Operational State value could not be detected. The following values indicate NNMi could not gather the required data: Agent Error – Indicates an error was returned in response to the query. No Polling Policy - No polling policy exists for this monitored attribute. Not Polled - Indicates that this attribute is intentionally not polled, based on current Monitoring Configuration settings, current Communication Configuration settings, or because the parent Node is set to Not Managed or Out of Service. This object attribute might or might not have an associated polling policy. Not Provided — The device does not support providing information for this monitored attribute. Unavailable - The agent responded with a value outside the range of possible values or returned a null value. Unset – Currently not used by NNMi.
State Last Modified	(NNMi Advanced - Global Network Management feature) The text you enter here is not sent from a Regional Manager (NNMi management server) to the Global Manager. NNMi administrators for the Global Manager can add notes that are stored in the NNMi database on the Global Manager. The date and time when the Administrative State, Operational State, or both were last modified.
Notes	Provided for network operators to use for any additional notes required to further explain the interface. Information might include to what service or customer the interface is connected. Type a maximum of 1024 characters. Alpha-numeric, spaces, and special characters (~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _+ -) are permitted. You can sort your interface table views based on this value. Therefore, you might want to include keywords for this attribute value.

Uplinks Tab (NNMi Advanced)

[This is the Context-Sensitive Help topic for the Interfaces form, Uplinks tab.]

The Interface Form provides details about the selected interface.

The Uplinks tab appears only for those interfaces that represent virtual switches. Use this tab to view the list of physical interfaces associated with that virtual switch. These interfaces are identified using the Virtual Bridge Port capability.

For information about each tab: See Also

Uplinks Table
Attribute	Description
Interfaces	Table view of all of the interfaces representing the uplink associated with the virtual switch. Double-click the row representing an interface. The Interface Form displays all details about the selected interface.

Virtual Ports Tab (NNMi Advanced)

[This is the Context-Sensitive Help topic for the Interface form, Virtual Ports tab.]

The Interface Form provides details about the selected network interface.

The Virtual Ports tab appears only for those interfaces that represent virtual switches. Use this tab to view the list of virtual interfaces on the virtual switch that connect to virtual machineA device that utilizes components from multiple physical devices. Depending on the manufacture's implementation, the virtual machine may be static or dynamic. nodes. Virtual Ports are identified using the Virtual Bridge Port capability.

For information about each tab: See Also

Virtual Ports Table
Attribute	Description
Ports	Table view of all of the virtual interfaces that connect to a virtual switch. Use this table to access information about each virtual interface associated with the selected virtual switch. Double-click the row in the Virtual Ports table. The Interface Form displays all details about the selected virtual interface that is acting as a virtual port.

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