Ethernet Port Channel - Intersight Test

Cisco Intersight manages Cisco UCS fabric interconnect including the Fibre Channel which connect the port with key blade servers and provides data flow across the components.

The test monitors the Port channel and collect key metrics related to overall status, speed of the channel, and role of each port associated with the channel. Administrators can get a clear insight if there are any issues with channel and can investigate further.

Target of the test : Cisco Intersight

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each Port channel managed by Cisco Intersight

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address of the Host
Port	The port number through which Cisco Intersight communicates.
API Key ID	Specify the ID for API key which is used to authenticate the eg Agent connectivity to Cisco Intersight.
API Key Filepath	Specify the filepath from where eG Agent can read the API Key.
URL	Specify the URL for Cisco Intersight. the default is intersight.com.
Proxy Host	Specify the IP address of the proxy host server.
Proxy Port	Specify the port number of the proxy host server.
Proxy User Name	The user name for the proxy server authentication.
Proxy Password	The password for the proxy server authentication.
Confirm Password	Specify the passowrd again.
Detailed Diagnoses	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Overall Status

Indicates the current status of the Ethernet Port Channel in the equipment chassis.

The Status reported by this measure and their corresponding numeric equivalents are described in the table below:

State	Numeric Value
Unknown	0
Operable	1
Inoperable	2
Degraded	3
Powered-off	4
Power-problem	5
Removed	6
Voltage-problem	7
Thermal-problem	8
Performance-problem	9
Accessibility-problem	10
Identity-unestablishable	11
Bios-post-timeout	12
Disabled	13
Fabric-conn-problem	51
Fabric-unsupported-conn	52
Config	81
Equipment-problem	82
Decommissioning	83
Chassis-limit-exceeded	84
Not-supported	100
Discovery	101
Discovery-failed	102
Identify	103
Post-failure	104
Upgrade-problem	105
Peer-comm-problem	106
Auto-upgrade	107

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Status while indicating the operating status of each Ethernet port channel being managed. However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using their corresponding numeric equivalents only.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure provides the Access vLAN, Native vLAN, Allowed vLAN, Mode, Port Channel Id and Switch ID.

Operational Speed

Indicates the operational speed of ether Port Channel.

The Status reported by this measure and their corresponding numeric equivalents are described in the table below:

State	Numeric Value
20 Gbps	3
25 Gbps	3.5
40 Gbps	4
Auto	10

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Status while indicating the operational speed of each Ethernet port channel being managed. However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using their corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Administrative state

Indicates the administrative state of Ethernet ports channel.

The Status reported by this measure and their corresponding numeric equivalents are described in the table below:

State	Numeric Value
Enabled	1
Disabled	2

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Status while indicating the Administrative State of each Ethernet port channel being managed. However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using their corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Port role

Indicates the role assigned to given Ethernet port

The Status reported by this measure and their corresponding numeric equivalents are described in the table below:

State	Numeric Value
Unknown	0
Server	1
Network	2
Uplink	3

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned State while indicating the port role of each Ethernet port being managed. However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using their corresponding numeric equivalents only.