Viewing Managed Objects
  • 21 Jun 2024
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Viewing Managed Objects

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Article summary

This article explains what managed objects are, how they are organized, and how to access and view those of interest in the Inventory page.

This article also explains how to find more information about the attributes of the various types of managed objects that you will view.

You can apply custom labels (called User labels) to managed objects. This allows you to group objects on-screen and in reports.

About Managed Objects

The Skylight orchestrator inventory includes a set of managed objects for each device that it manages. A managed object represents a particular set of configuration parameters on a device. The attributes of a managed object correspond to the configuration parameters. If the configuration parameters on a device change, the managed objects in the data store will be updated after Skylight orchestrator resynchronizes with the device.

How Managed Objects are Grouped

When you are selecting managed objects in the Inventory page, you will see that they are grouped into three main categories:

  • Flex: The managed objects currently available for Skylight Flex 100 and Flex 25 include:
    • Flex Interfaces
    • Flex Ports

    Flex 100 inventory options.PNG

  • Performance elements: These are managed objects for various models of Accedian Skylight elements, including CE, FS, FSX, GE, GT, GX, LX, LT, LT-S, NE, and TE. These managed objects correspond to configurable entities such as ports, interfaces, configuration for a particular type of SAT test, and so on.
  • Elements inventory options.PNG

  • Sensor control: The managed objects currently available for the Skylight sensor: control include:
    • CoS profiles
    • Modules
    • SOAM v1 ( sensor: control's running software earlier than version 2.4) [CFM v1 MA/MEGs, MD, MEPs]
    • SOAM v2 (sensor: control's running version 2.4 or higher) [CFM v2 DMM, MA/MEGs, MD, MEPs, PL, SLM]
    • Sensor control Interfaces
    • Sensor control Ports
    • Sensor control SFP
    • Sensor control LLDP
    •  Virtual Connections (VCEs). 
    • Sensor control inventory options.PNG

General Points About Viewing Managed Objects

  • Before selecting the type of managed object that you want to view in the Inventory tab, you can select some managed elements so that only the managed objects for those elements will be displayed. See "Managed Elements".
  • You select and search for one type of managed object at a time.
  • After you select a type of managed object, the search is launched immediately and the results are displayed as a list of Managed object types in a separate tab.
  • The most common attributes of a managed object are displayed in the list under Managed object types, returned after your search.
  • You can view additional attributes for a particular managed object by selecting it in the list.
  • You can manually export the results of a managed object search to a CSV file.
  • You can apply a user label to managed objects. Labels can be useful for searching for objects and for ordering results in a report; label length limit is 128 characters.

Selecting and Viewing Managed Objects

Select managed objects to view them.

To select managed objects

  1. Access the Inventory page.

  2. Under Managed objects types, click the New_3 dots button.PNG button.

  3. In the drop-down that displays, select the managed object type you require. You can select items from the Flex, the Performance elements or the Sensor control categories.
    The managed objects display in their own tab, according to your selection.
    Viewing Managed Objects_1_step 3_select managed object.PNG

  4. To view additional attributes of a particular managed object, click the row for the managed object. The additional attributes for the object will be displayed in the pane on the right.

  5. If you would like to export the list of managed objects as displayed, click Button_Export_CSV.png at the top right of the managed object types list and save the report to a location of your choice.

To search for managed objects

  1. Access the Inventory page.

  2. Under Managed objects types, click the New_3 dots button.PNG button.

  3. In the drop-down that displays, select the managed object type you require. You can select items from the Flex, the Performance elements or the Sensor control categories. The managed objects display in their own tab according to your selection.

  4. Click the Edit filters button Edit filters button.png (above the list).

  5. In the Search filters dialog that displays, enter your search criteria and click the Apply button.
    Viewing Managed Objects_2_step 5_search for managed objects.PNG

To export a report for managed objects

  1. Access the Inventory page.

  2. Under Managed objects types, click the New_3 dots button.PNG button.

  3. In the drop-down that displays, select the managed object type you require. You can select items from the Flex, the Performance elements or the Sensor control categories.

  4. Click Button_Export_CSV.png at the top right of the Managed object types list.

  5. Save the report to the location of your choice.

For more information on Managed Object attributes

Managed Objects for Skylight Flex

Type of Managed ObjectWhere to find more information
InterfacesFor detailed information, see the Skylight Flex User Material.
PortsSkylight Flex User Material

Managed Objects for Performance elements

Type of Managed ObjectWhere to find more information
Bandwidth regulatorsSee "Setting Up a Bandwidth Regulator Configuration Job".
InterfacesSee "Setting Up an Interfaces Configuration Job".
Filters ▶ IPv4 filterIPv4 filter: See "Setting Up an IPv4 Filter Configuration Job".
Filters ▶ IPv6 filterIPv6 filter: See "Setting Up an IPv6 Filter Configuration Job".
Filters ▶ L2 filterL2 filter: See "Setting Up an L2 Filter Configuration Job".
LLDPLink Layer Discovery Protocol. This protocol allows stations attached to an IEEE 802 LAN to advertise to one another.

For more information, see the user manuals of the relevant Performance elements, such the GT, GX, LX and LT Skylight elements.

PAASee "Setting Up a PAA Configuration Job".
PolicesSee "Setting Up a Policies Configuration Job".
PortsSee "Setting Up a Port Configuration Job".
PTP v2Supported devices: Skylight element LT, Skylight element LX

See "Setting Up an NTP-PTP Configuration Job".

SAT ▶RFC2544 test ConfigurationSee "Setting Up an RFC-2544 Test Suite".

For more information, see the user manuals of the relevant Performance elements, such the GT, GX, LX and LT Skylight elements.

SAT ▶Y1564 test configurationSee "Setting Up a Y.1564 Test"
SFPThese managed objects correspond to SFP devices connected to the ports of Skylight elements. They may be Accedian SFPs or SFPs from other vendors.
SOAM ▶ CFM DMM

SOAM ▶ CFM Flow MEPs

SOAM ▶ MA / MEGs

SOAM ▶ CFM MD

SOAM ▶ CFM Packet Loss

SOAM ▶ CFM SLM

See "Setting Up a CFM IEEE 802.3ag Configuration Job".
SyncESee "Setting Up a SyncE Configuration Job".
TWAMP GeneratorSee "Setting Up a TWAMP Generator Configuration Job".
VID setsSee "Setting Up a VID Sets Configuration Job".

Managed Objects for Skylight sensor: control

Type of Managed ObjectWhere to find more information
CoS profilesFor detailed information, see the Skylight sensor: control User Material.
ModulesSkylight sensor: control User Material
SOAM v1Skylight sensor: control User Material
SOAM v2Skylight sensor: control User Material
Sensor control InterfacesSkylight sensor: control User Material
Sensor control PortsSkylight sensor: control User Material
Sensor control SFPSkylight sensor: control User Material
Sensor control LLDPSkylight sensor: control User Material
Virtual ConnectionsSkylight sensor: control User Material

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