Managing Switches

VMS displays switches that are either added manually or automatically discovered through switch monitoring.

In order to fetch and display all switch properties, you need to provide the credentials for logging into the switch operating system.

Adding a Switch to VMS

Notice
Starting with VAST Cluster 5.3.2, switches may be discovered automatically. See Ethernet Network Monitoring.

Adding a Switch from the VAST Web UI

Go to the Infrastructure page and select the Switches tab.
Click Add New Switch.
Complete the fields:
IP
The switch's management IP.
Username
A user name for administrating the switch OS.
Password
The password for the provided user name.
Click Create.

Adding a Switch from the VAST CLI

To add a switch, use the switch add command.

Modifying Switch Credentials

Modifying Switch Credentials from the VAST Web UI

In the Switches tab of the Infrastructure page, right-click the switch and select Edit.
Enter the user name and password for the switch in the fields provided.
Click Update.

Modifying Switch Credentials from the VAST CLI

To modify switch credentials, use the switch modify command.

Viewing Switch Properties

Viewing Switch Properties from the VAST Web UI

Switch properties are displayed in the Switches tab of the Infrastructure page. The properties of each switch port are displayed in the Switch Ports tab of the Infrastructure page.

The following properties can be shown per switch, depending which columns you choose to display. Switches must first be added manually or through OTEL discovery.

ID	The VMS ID of the switch.
Name	The descriptive name of the switch.
Title	The descriptive name of the switch.
Hostname	The switch hostname.
IP	The management IP address of the switch.
Model	The switch model.
Serial Number	The serial number of the switch.
Firmware Version	The firmware version running on the switch.
State	The switch state. Values vary according to vendor.
Type	Switch type. Possible values: arista mellanox mellanox-os aruba cumulus unknown

The following properties can be shown per switch port:

ID	The VMS ID of the switch port.
Name	The interface name of the port on the switch OS.
Title	A composite title that includes the Model value and the Name value.
Model	The mode in which the port is configured. Possible values: PORT MLAG CHANNEL
Speed	The speed configured on the port.
MTU	The MTU configured on the port.
State	The state of the port, as fetched from the switch. Values may very with vendor.
Switch	The switch to which the port belongs. Click the switch to see it in the Switches tab.

Viewing Switch Properties from the VAST CLI

To display switches and their properties, use the switch list and switch show commands.

To display switch ports and their properties, use the port list and port show commands.

IP	The switch's management IP.
Username	A user name for administrating the switch OS.
Password	The password for the provided user name.