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Monitor and Troubleshoot Data Center Events from Mist

If you manage your enterprise network using Mist and data center using Apstra, you can monitor data center events too from Mist by linking the organization in Mist with the organization in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services. Once the organization in Mist is linked with the organization in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services, you can view the total number of data center events in Data Center/Application category in Marvis Actions in Mist. You can also access Juniper Apstra Cloud Services by clicking Data Center/Application and view more detailed information about an event.

Note:

You must be a user with the superuser role to link the organizations in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services and Mist.

Make sure you have the following:

  • Login credentials to access Juniper Apstra Cloud Services

  • Login credentials to access Mist

  • API token generated in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services

To access Juniper Apstra Cloud Services from Mist:

  1. Log in to Juniper Apstra Cloud Services and navigate to the Organization > Settings page.
  2. Locate the API Token tile and click Create Token.
  3. Enter a name for the token and click Generate.
  4. After the token is generated, click the Copy button.
    Note:

    Store the API token key in a secure location. You can copy the key only once and cannot be retrieved later.
  5. Click Done.
  6. Log in to the Mist portal.
  7. Navigate to Organization > Settings page.
  8. Locate the Apstra Cloud Services Integration tile.

    Enter the following information:

    • Organization ID─Copy the organization ID from Juniper Apstra Cloud Services and paste it here.

    • API Token Name─Enter API token name that you defined in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services.

    • API Token─Copy the API token generated in step 3 in Juniper Apstra Cloud Services and paste it here.

  9. Click Save.
    The organizations in Mist and Juniper Apstra Cloud Services are linked now. In a few minutes, you'll notice that the Data Center/Application event category is active and displays the total number of data center events.
  10. Click Data Center/Application to launch Juniper Apstra Cloud Services.
    Juniper Apstra Cloud Services opens in a new browser window or tab.