Monitor WAN Devices and Interfaces Using the SD-WAN Summary Dashboard

The SD-WAN Summary dashboard has the following widgets :

WAN Connectivity

This widget provides a summary of the WAN interfaces statuses. It shows the number of WAN interfaces that are in the Online, Offline or No Data states. Note that you cannot monitor subinterfaces using this widget.

Click View All Interfaces to view more details about the interfaces in the health monitor page.

If a WAN interface is in the Offline or No Data state, you can troubleshoot it from the health monitor page:

  1. In the Monitoring pane, expand Devices.

  2. Click the corresponding WAN device to view the device-specific health details.

  3. Click the Interface tab to view the interface status and aggregate traffic statistics for a specific time.

    Alternatively, you can click View System & Troubleshoot Details. The health monitor page is displayed with all the necessary details.

VPN Topology

This widget provides a summary of the site-to-site VPN tunnel statuses. It shows the number of Active, Inactive, and No Active Data VPN tunnels.

Click View All Connections to view the VPN tunnel details in the Site-to-site VPN Monitoring dashboard.

If the tunnels are in the Inactive or No Active Data state, you can troubleshoot using the Site-to-site VPN Monitoring dashboard. In the Tunnel Status widget, hover your cursor over a topology, click the View icon and do one of the following:

  • Click the CLI Details tab to view the details of the VPN tunnels.

  • Click the Packet Tracer tab to use the packet tracer tool for the topology.

Interface Throughput

This widget monitors the throughput utilization of the WAN interfaces.

The interface throughput is classified into four bands. These details aid in cost planning and resourcing. You can choose a time range for the widget data from the Show Last drop-down list. The range is from 15 minutes to two weeks.

Click View Health Monitoring to view more details about the interface in the health monitor page.

Device Inventory

This widget lists all the managed WAN devices and groups them according to the model.

Click View Device Management to view more details about the device in the Device Management page.

WAN Device Health

This widget displays the device count according to the health of the WAN devices. You can view the number of devices with errors, warnings, or those that are in Disabled state.

Click View Health Monitoring to view the alarms, and quickly identify, isolate, and resolve issues.

If the health of a device is affected, you can troubleshoot it from the health monitor page.

  1. In the Monitoring pane, expand Devices.

  2. Click the corresponding WAN device to view the device-specific health details.

  3. Click View System & Troubleshoot Details. The health monitor page is displayed with all the necessary details.

A device can be in Disabled state for multiple reasons, including the following:

  • Management interface is disabled.

  • Device is powered off.

  • Device is being upgraded.