Viewing the Remote Device Inventory
  • 25 Sep 2024
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Viewing the Remote Device Inventory

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Article summary

Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory to view the full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Cisco Provider Connectivity Assurance 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 Sensor Module 1G (formerly Skylight sensor: SFP) or Sensor SFP 1G (formerly Skylight sensor: module) are not supported anymore but they will still be displayed in the inventory.


To view an inventory of discovered remote devices

  1. Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory.
    The full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Sensor Control is displayed.

  2. (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, remote device IPv6, vendor, system description, serial number, firmware version, or name.


Note: Enter an asterisk () as a wildcard to replace one or several characters.*

  1. (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)

ParameterDescription
Remote device IPThe IP address, if any, that is assigned to the remote device acting as a logical interface
System descriptionThe product name of the discovered remote device.
Serial numberThe 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 VersionThe version of the firmware running on the remote device
NameThe remote device’s host name, which is also the device’s serial number
Remote device IPv6The IPv6 address, if any, that is assigned to the remote device acting as a logical interface
VendorIndicates whether the device is a Cisco SFP or an Accedian Module

Remote Device Detailed Information (Discovery ▶ Inventory)

ParameterDescription
System NameIndicates the serial number including the product name of the discovered remote device.
NameSerial number of the remote device. The model of the device is indicated in parentheses.
VendorIndicates whether the device is a Cisco-branded or Accedian-branded remote device.
Primary IP AddressThe IP address assigned to one of the remote device’s interfaces
Secondary IP AddressThe secondary IP address (or alias) assigned to one of the remote device’s interfaces
Primary IPv6 AddressThe IPv6 address assigned to one of the remote device’s interfaces
Secondary IPv6 AddressThe secondary IPv6 address (or alias) assigned to one of the remote device’s interfaces
Domain IDThe domain ID is typically used by ACP discovery instances to align the domains used over a network
Base MACThe base MAC address assigned to the remote device
Interface MACThe MAC address assigned to the remote device used to link the remote device to a Sensor Control instance
Remote PortThe name of the remote port sending ACP advertisement frames, if any
Firmware VersionThe type of firmware load currently being used, such as PMON or TGEN, as well as the build number
Chassis SubtypeSet to 1 for remote devices
Chassis IDThe remote device’s configured host name, which is also the device’s serial number
Config StatusThe type of configuration used to set the device’s settings
CLEI CodeThe Common Language Equipment Identifier (CLEI) code assigned to this telecommunications device by its manufacturer. You cannot modify this value.
Discovery InstanceThe discovery instance used to discover this remote device

To add a remote device to the Sensor Control

  1. Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory.
    The full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Sensor Control is displayed.


    Note: First generation Sensor Module 1G or Sensor SFP 1G module are not supported anymore. They will still be displayed in the inventory, but they cannot be added to the Sensor Control.

  2. (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, name, remote device IPv6, or vendor.


    Note: Enter an asterisk ( * ) as a wildcard to replace one or several characters.

  3. Select the check boxes associated with the devices you want to add to the 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 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

  1. Access the page Discovery ▶ Inventory.
    The full inventory of remote devices that have been discovered by the Sensor Control is displayed.

  2. (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, name, remote device IPv6, or vendor.


    Note: Enter an asterisk ( * ) as a wildcard to replace one or several characters.

  3. Click Clear.
    The page is refreshed. The selected entries have been removed from the inventory of remote devices discovered by the 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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