Monitoring
Introduction to ACIOps Monitoring
ACIOps provides access to Cisco APIC class monitors, enabling you to create monitors with defined conditions that can trigger alerts when specific criteria are met.
There are 2 types of monitors that could be configured.
- Class-Based Monitor:
This feature allows you to monitor an entire class, such as
fvTenant. When you select a class, all items within it are retrieved from the APIC controller and displayed on the dashboard. You can then select a specific item in the class to set a condition for that item or apply a condition to all items within the class.
You can configure a monitor for the eqptStorage class and set a condition to trigger an alert if the operSt status of a
specific mount (e.g., /tmp) changes to “fail.” When this condition is met, an alert is automatically generated and displayed
on the dashboard UI. Additionally, if Syslog integration is enabled, the alert is forwarded to Syslog via HTTP/HTTPS and UDP on
port 514, ensuring comprehensive visibility across monitoring systems.
- DN-Based Monitor: A DN-based monitor enables you to specify a particular Distinguished Name (DN), allowing precise targeting of a specific item within a class. This feature also provides the option to check for the presence or absence of the specified item.
For instance, you can configure a DN-based monitor to verify whether a specific routing entry, such as topology/pod-1/node-102/sys/ipv4/inst/dom-TENANT-2:VRF-1/rt-[10.1.1.0/24], has been removed from the routing table on a designated switch. This type of targeted monitoring is only possible with a DN-based monitor, allowing precise tracking of critical network entries.