Monitor > Infrastructure > Control Nodes

Navigate to Monitor > Infrastructure > Control Nodes to gain insight into usage statistics for control nodes.

Monitor Control Nodes Summary

Select Monitor > Infrastructure > Control Nodes to see a graphical chart of average memory usage versus average CPU percentage usage for all control nodes in the system. Also on this screen is a list of all control nodes in the system. See Figure 1. See Table 1 for descriptions of the fields on this screen.

Figure 1: Control Nodes Summary

Table 1: Control Nodes Summary Fields
Field	Description
Host name	The name of the control node.
IP Address	The IP address of the control node.
Version	The software version number that is installed on the control node.
Status	The current operational status of the control node — Up or Down.
CPU (%)	The CPU percentage currently in use by the selected control node.
Memory	The memory in MB currently in use and the total memory available for this control node.
Total Peers	The total number of peers for this control node.
Established in Sync Peers	The total number of peers in sync for this control node.
Established in Sync vRouters	The total number of vRouters in sync for this control node.

Monitor Individual Control Node Details

Click the name of any control nodes listed under the Control Nodes titleto view an array of graphical reports of usage and numerous details about that node. There are several tabs available to help you probe into more details about the selected control node. The first tab is the Details tab; see Figure 2.

Figure 2: Individual Control Node—Details Tab

The Details tab provides a summary of the status and activity on the selected node, and presents graphical displays of CPU and memory usage. See Table 2 for descriptions of the fields on this tab.

Table 2: Individual Control Node—Details Tab Fields
Field	Description
Hostname	The host name defined for this control node.
IP Address	The IP address of the selected node.
Status	The operational status of the control node.
Control Node Manager	The operational status of the control node manager.
Config Node	The IP address of the configuration node associated with this control node.
Analytics Node	The IP address of the node from which analytics (monitor) information is derived.
Analytics Messages	The total number of analytics messages in and out from this node.
Peers	The total number of peers established for this control node and how many are in sync and of what type.
CPU	The average percent of CPU load incurred by this control node.
Memory	The average memory usage incurred by this control node.
Last Log	The date and time of the last log message issued about this control node.
Control Node CPU/Memory Utilization	A graphic display x, y chart of the average CPU load and memory usage incurred by this control node over time.

Monitor Individual Control Node Console

Click the Console tab for an individual control node to display system logging information for a defined time period, with the last 5 minutes of information as the default display. See Figure 3.

Figure 3: Individual Control Node—Console Tab

See Table 3 for descriptions of the fields on the Console tab screen.

Table 3: Control Node: Console Tab Fields
Field	Description
Time Range	Select a timeframe for which to review logging information as sent to the console. There are 11 options, ranging from the Last 5 mins through to the Last 24 hrs. The default display is for the Last 5 mins.
Log Category	Select a log category to display: All _default_ XMPP TCP
Log Type	Select a log type to display.
Log Level	Select a log severity level to display: SYS_EMERG SYS_ALERT SYS_CRIT SYS_ERR SYS_WARN SYS_NOTICE SYS_INFO SYS_DEBUG
Search	Enter any text string to search and display logs containing that string.
Limit	Select from a list an amount to limit the number of messages displayed: No Limit Limit 10 messages Limit 50 messages Limit 100 messages Limit 200 messages Limit 500 messages
Auto Refresh	Click the check box to automatically refresh the display if more messages occur.
Display Logs	Click this button to refresh the display if you change the display criteria.
Reset	Click this button to clear any selected display criteria and reset all criteria to their default settings.
Time	This column lists the time received for each log message displayed.
Category	This column lists the log category for each log message displayed.
Log Type	This column lists the log type for each log message displayed.
Log	This column lists the log message for each log displayed.

Monitor Individual Control Node Peers

The Peers tab displays the peers for an individual control node and their peering state. Click the expansion arrow next to the address of any peer to reveal more details. See Figure 4.

Figure 4: Individual Control Node—Peers Tab

See Table 4 for descriptions of the fields on the Peers tab screen.

Table 4: Control Node: Peers Tab Fields
Field	Description
Peer	The hostname of the peer.
Peer Type	The type of peer.
Peer ASN	The autonomous system number of the peer.
Status	The current status of the peer.
Last flap	The last flap detected for this peer.
Messages (Recv/Sent)	The number of messages sent and received from this peer.

Monitor Individual Control Node Routes

The Routes tab displays active routes for this control node and lets you query the results. Use horizontal and vertical scroll bars to view more results. Click the expansion icon next to a routing table name to reveal more details about the selected route. See Figure 5.

Figure 5: Individual Control Node—Routes Tab

See Table 5 for descriptions of the fields on the Routes tab screen.

Table 5: Control Node: Routes Tab Fields
Field	Description
Routing Instance	You can select a single routing instance from a list of all instances for which to display the active routes.
Address Family	Select an address family for which to display the active routes: All (default) l3vpn inet inetmcast
(Limit Field)	Select to limit the display of active routes: Limit 10 Routes Limit 50 Routes Limit 100 Routes Limit 200 Routes
Peer Source	Select from a list of available peers the peer for which to display the active routes, or select All.
Prefix	Enter a route prefix to limit the display of active routes to only those with the designated prefix.
Protocol	Select a protocol for which to display the active routes: All (default) XMPP BGP ServiceChain Static
Display Routes	Click this button to refresh the display of routes after selecting different display criteria.
Reset	Click this button to clear any selected criteria and return the display to default values.
Column	Description
Routing Table	The name of the routing table that stores this route.
Prefix	The route prefix for each active route displayed.
Protocol	The protocol used by the route.
Source	The host source for each active route displayed.
Next hop	The IP address of the next hop for each active route displayed.
Label	The label for each active route displayed.
Security	The security value for each active route displayed.
Origin VN	The virtual network from which the route originates.
AS Path	The AS path for each active route displayed.