Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 Version 3.21.21.21 User's Guide

Refresh Connection View

Manually checking and troubleshooting the servers’ networking connections is unmanageable in a datacenter environment. iDRAC9 streamlines the job with iDRAC Connection View. This feature allows you to remotely check and troubleshoot network connections from the same centralized GUI that you are using for deploying, updating, monitoring, and maintaining the servers. Connection View in iDRAC9 provide details of the physical mapping of switch ports to server’s network ports and iDRAC (integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) dedicated port connections. All supported network cards are visible in Connection View, irrespective of the brand.

Instead of manually checking and troubleshooting the server's networking connections, you can view and manage network cable connections remotely.

The Connection View provides the information of the switch ports which are connected to the server ports, and iDRAC dedicated port. The server network ports include those on PowerEdge LOM, NDC, Mezz cards, and PCIe add-in cards.

To View network devices connection view, navigate to System > Network Device > Network Device FQDD > Ports and Partitioned ports .

You can click iDRAC Settings > Overview > Connection View to view the Connection View.

Also, you can click iDRAC Settings > Connectivity > Common Settings > Switch Connection View to enable or disable the connection view.

Connection View can be explored with racadm SwitchConnection View command and it can also be viewed with winrm command.

Field or Option

Description

Enabled

Select Enabled, to enable Connection View. By default the Enabled option is selected.

State

Displays Enabled, if you enable the connection view option from the Connection View from iDRAC settings.

Switch Connection ID

Displays the LLDP chassis ID of the switch through which the device port is connected.

Switch Port Connection ID

Displays the LLDP port ID of the switch port to which the device port is connected.

Use Refresh Connection View to get the latest information of Switch Connection ID and Switch Port Connection ID.

Connection View Possible Values

Possible Connection View Data

Description

Feature Disabled

Connection view feature is disabled, to view the connection view data enable the feature.

No Link

Indicates that the link associated with network controller port is down.

Not Available

LLDP is not enabled on the switch. Check whether LLDP is enabled on the switch port.

Not Supported

Network controller does not support Connection view feature.

Stale Data

Last known good data, either the Network controller port link is down or the system is powered off. Use the refresh option to refresh the connection view details to get the latest data.

Valid Data

Displays the Valid Switch Connection ID and the Switch Port Connection ID information.

Following cards or controllers support Connection View feature.

Manufacturer

Type

Broadcom

• 57414 rNDC 25GE
• 57416/5720 rNDC 10GbE
• 57412/5720 rNDC 10GbE
• 57414 PCIe FH/LP 25GE
• 57412 PCIe FH/LP 10GbE
• 57416 PCIe FH/LP 10GbE

Intel

• X710 bNDC 10Gb
• X710 DP PCIe 10Gb
• X710 QP PCIe 10Gb
• X710 + I350 rNDC 10Gb+1Gb
• X710 rNDC 10Gb
• X710 bNDC 10Gb
• XL710 PCIe 40Gb
• XL710 OCP Mezz 10Gb
• X710 PCIe 10Gb

Mellanox

• MT27710 rNDC 40Gb
• MT27710 PCIe 40Gb
• MT27700 PCIe 100Gb

QLogic

• QL41162 PCIe 10GE 2P
• QL41112 PCIe 10GE 2P
• QL41262 PCIe 25GE 2P