Viewing the Remote Device Inventory
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Viewing the Remote Device Inventory
- Updated on 30 Mar 2022
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Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory to view the full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Skylight sensor: control using the remote device discovery instances that were created in the Discovery ▶ Configuration page.
Notes:
All remote devices are listed here together, regardless of the device discovery method (IPAD or ACP Layer-2) used.
First generation Skylight sensor: module 1G or Skylight sensor: SFP compute 1G module are not supported anymore but they will still be displayed in the inventory.
To view an inventory of discovered remote devices
Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory.
The full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Skylight sensor: control is displayed.(Optional) To limit the view to only certain remote devices, enter a value on which to filter, then click Search. You can filter by remote device IP, system description, serial number, firmware version or Name.
Note: Enter an asterisk () as a wildcard to replace one or several characters.*
- (Optional) In the Serial Number column of the table, click the serial number of the remote device for which you want to view detailed information.
For information on specific parameters, refer to the following tables.
Remote Device Inventory Parameters (Discovery ▶ Inventory)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Remote device IP | The IP address, if any, that is assigned to the remote device acting as a logical interface |
| System description | The product name of the discovered remote device. |
| Serial number | The unique serial number assigned to the remote device Click the serial number to access device details such as typical ACP (Plug & Go) inventory information, as described in the following table. |
| FW Version | The version of the firmware running on the remote device |
| Name | The remote device’s host name, which is also the device’s serial number |
Remote Device Detailed Information (Discovery ▶ Inventory)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Serial number of the remote device. The model of the device is indicated in parentheses. |
| Primary IP Address | The IP address assigned to one of the remote device’s interfaces |
| Secondary IP Address | The secondary IP address (or alias) assigned to one of the remote device’s interfaces |
| Domain ID | The domain ID is typically used by ACP discovery instances to align the domains used over a network |
| Base MAC | The base MAC address assigned to the remote device |
| Interface MAC | The MAC address assigned to the remote device used to link the remote device to a Skylight sensor: control instance |
| Remote Port | The name of the remote port sending ACP advertisement frames, if any |
| Firmware Version | The type of firmware load currently being used, such as PMON or TGEN, as well as the build number |
| Chassis Subtype | Set to 1 for remote devices |
| Chassis ID | The remote device’s configured host name, which is also the device’s serial number |
| Config Status | The type of configuration used to set the device’s settings |
| CLEI Code | The Common Language Equipment Identifier (CLEI) code assigned to this telecommunications device by its manufacturer. You cannot modify this value. |
| Discovery Instance | The discovery instance used to discover this remote device |
To add a remote device to the Skylight sensor: control
Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory.
The full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Skylight sensor: control is displayed.
Note: First generation Skylight sensor: module 1G or Skylight sensor: SFP compute 1G module are not supported anymore. They will still be displayed in the inventory, but they cannot be added to the Skylight sensor: control.(Optional) To limit the view to only certain remote devices, enter a value on which to filter, then click Search. You can filter by remote device ID, system description, serial number, firmware version or hostname.
Note: Enter an asterisk ( * ) as a wildcard to replace one or several characters.Select the check boxes associated with the devices you want to add to the Skylight sensor: control, then click Add or Add & Override confirm.
Notes:
Click the box in the table header to quickly select all devices displayed.
Add & Override confirm will add the selected devices and confirm to push the local sensor: control configuration and override all the TWAMP and Policy module configuration.
The Inventory Configuration page is displayed with a confirmation message indicating how many of the selected devices were added to the Skylight sensor: control, for example "0 of 1 remote device(s) added" or "50 of 50 remote device (s) added".
To clear the inventory of discovered remote devices
Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory.
The full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Skylight sensor: control is displayed.(Optional) To limit the view to only certain remote devices, enter a value on which to filter, then click Search. You can filter by remote device ID, system description, serial number, firmware version or hostname.
Note: Enter an asterisk ( * ) as a wildcard to replace one or several characters.Click Clear.
The page is refreshed. The selected entries have been removed from the inventory of remote devices discovered by the Skylight sensor: control.To discover these devices again, you must wait for the period of time specified in the Rate field of the appropriate discovery instance that was created in the Discovery ▶ Configuration page.
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