About the Test Agent Details Page

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks from this page:

• View the connection (Online and Device Online) status of the configured Test Agent.

• View the total number of Test Agents that are in-use.

• View the total number of events generated by the Test Agent.

• View the installation status of the Test Agent on the device.

• Delete a Test Agent—To delete a Test Agent:

  1. Click More > Delete.

  2. Click Yes to confirm the delete operation.

     A message is displayed confirming that the Test Agent is deleted successfully.

     Note:

     If you delete a Test Agent, the Tests that are associated with this Test Agent fail and the Monitors that are associated with this Test Agent stop running.

• View the following tabs:

  • Overview Tab—You can view the connection status, the location of the Test Agent, system information to troubleshoot issues, and statistics of the interfaces of the Test Agent. For more information, see Overview Tab.

  • Interfaces Tab—You can view the interface details relevant to the Test Agent such as IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, interface names, and their descriptions. For more information, see Interfaces Tab.

    Note:

    If the Test Agent is offline, Paragon Automation displays the details of interfaces, system information, and location status that were retrieved when the Test Agent was online.

  • Download & Run Tab—You can generate and copy the secret key as well as the commands to download, install, and run the Test Agent Application in a Docker environment. For more information, see Download & Run Tab.

Overview Tab

You can access the Overview tab on the Test Agent Details (Inventory > Active Assurance > Test Agents > Test-Agent-Name) page.

In the Overview tab, you can:

• View the identity and location, the system information, and the interface statistics of the Test Agent

  By default, all accordions are expanded in the Overview tab. You can also click to expand and minimize each accordion to view the following information:

  • Identity & Location—Click and expand the Identity & Location accordion. In this accordion, you can view the following information:

    • Metadata—View and edit the name, description, and tags of the Test Agent.

    • Location—View the site details of a Test Agent and assign the Test Agents to a site. To assign a Test Agent to a site:

      1. Click the Edit (pencil) icon near the site name.

         The Assign Test Agents to Site page appears displaying the details described in Table 2.

      2. Select a site that you want to assign from the available list.

      3. Click OK.

         A message confirms that Paragon Automation has successfully updated the site.

         Note:

         You can assign a Test Agent to a site only if the Test Agent is not installed on any devices. For the Test Agent installed on a device, the site is pre-populated with the location of that device. To update the site information of a device, see About the Sites Page

         .

    • Test Agent—View the ID, created and updated details, last connect time, and last disconnect time of the Test Agent. You can also copy the ID of the Test Agent.

    • Device—View the ID, name, model, MAC address, and installation state of the device on which you have associated the Test Agent. You can also copy the ID of the device.

  • Interfaces—Click and expand the Interfaces accordion to display the following information on the interfaces:

    • Number of interfaces.

    • Number of interfaces that are online.

    • Number of interfaces that are offline.

  • System Information—Click and expand the System Information accordion to view the information related a Test Agent as described in the Table 1.

    Table 1: System Information Fields of a Test Agent

    Field	Description
    Agent Version	The software version of the Test Agent. For example, 4.3.0.18
    Hostname	The hostname of the device on which the Test Agent is installed.
    Kernel Version	The kernel version of the Test Agent software.
    Architecture	The software architecture and its operation mode in the device. For example, x86_64.
    Bios Version	The BIOS version of host device.
    System Manufacturer	The manufacturer of the host device. For example, Juniper.
    System Product Name	The product name of the host device. For example, ACX7024
    System Version	The version number of the OS running on the host device. For example, 23.2R1.15-EVO.
    Processor Manufacturer	The manufacturer of the processor available on the host device.
    Processor Version	The version number of the processor available on the host device.
    Management Interface	The name of the management interfaces that the Test Agent uses to communicate with Paragon Automation. For example, re0:mgmt-0.0.
    Management Address	The IP address of the management interface that the Test Agent uses to communicate with Paragon Automation. For example, 10.48.54.198.

  Table 2: Fields on the Assign Test Agents to Site Page

  Fields	Description
  Name	Displays the name of the site.
  Country	Displays the country where the site is located.
  Timezone	Displays the time zone of the site.
  Address	Displays the address of the site.
  Notes	Displays additional information about the site.

Interfaces Tab

You can access the Interfaces tab on the Test Agent Details (Active Assurance > Test Agents > Test-Agent-Name) page.

In the Interfaces tab, you can:

• View the general information such as the name and the IP addresses of all the interfaces associated with the Test Agent as described in the Table 3.

• You can also perform the following tasks on this page:

  • Sort, resize, or re-arrange columns in a table (grid).

  • Show or hide columns in the table or reset page preferences, using the vertical ellipsis menu.

  • Filter the data displayed in the table—Click the filter icon (funnel) and select whether you want to show or hide advanced filters. You can then add or remove filter criteria, save criteria as a filter, apply or clear filters, and so on. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

Download & Run Tab

You can access the Download & Run tab on the Test Agent Details (Active Assurance > Test Agents > Test-Agent-Name) page.

On the Download & Run tab, you can:

• View the following information required to configure the Test Agent Application:

  • Version—You can view the version of the Test Agent Application. By default, the version number is pre-populated with the latest version of the Test Agent Application.

  • Secret—You can view, copy, and regenerate the unique secret key required to authenticate and install the Test Agent Application in the Docker environment.

  • Command to Download, Run & Install—You can view and copy the commands required to download, install, and run the Test Agent Application in the Docker environment. The commands are added to the Command to Download, Install & Run text box based on the check boxes you select. The available check boxes are:

    • Include download instruction—Displays command required to download the Test Agent Application.

    • Include run instruction—Displays command required to run the Test Agent Application.

    • Include debug logs—Displays command required to generate the debug logs while running and installing the Test Agent Application.

    • Ignore SSL certificates—Displays command required to ignore the SSL certificate verification in the Docker environment.

• Regenerate the secret key—You can regenerate the secret key by clicking the Regenerate button. Every time you regenerate, a new authentication secret is generated.

  Note:

  A secret key is a unique key used to authenticate the Test Agent Application in a Docker environment. The secret key allows only the authorized Test Agent Applications to communicate with Paragon Automation and prevents unauthorized access. The secret key is displayed only once. You cannot view the same secret key if you return to the Download, Install & Run Tab later.

  As you cannot view the secret key more than once, you need to use the Regenerate button and generate a new secret key.

• Copy the secret key—You can copy the secret by using the Copy button. You can copy them to clipboard and execute the key in the Docker environment while installation of the Test Agent Application.

• Copy the commands—You can copy the commands to download, install, and run the Test Agent Application by using the Copy button. You can copy them to clipboard and execute the commands in the Docker environment.

  When you execute the commands from the Docker environment, the Test Agent Application is downloaded and installed into a Docker environment. The secret key authenticates the Test Agent Application and establish a secure connection with Paragon Automation. Paragon Automation now discovers the Test Agent Application and displays the status as Online.