Registering G-TAP A Series 2 with GigaVUE‑FM
G-TAP A Series 2 can be registered and is manageable by GigaVUE‑FM. Once registered , GigaVUE‑FM can upgrade the software for G-TAP's , monitor the overall health of the device and notify all critical events as a TRAP such as ; Port UP/ DOWN, Power Outage, crossing threshold Battery level, Relay State etc.
Connecting a G-TAP A Series 2 to GigaVUE‑FM
To register a G-TAP A Series 2 with GigaVUE‑FM , you can manually add a physical node . The procedures are explained below:
Add a Physical Node
The process to add a physical node is as follows :
- Click Physical on the top navigation bar.
- On the Physical Nodes page, click Add. The Add Physical Node page displays.
- Select Add Manually.
- Enter the necessary details such as Node Name, Device Family, Custom Log in Credentials and SNMP Version .
- Click Submit to add the node or nodes to the list of physical nodes GigaVUE‑FM is managing.
Note: G-TAP A Series 2 is manageable by GigaVUE‑FM without a dedicated node license.
Managing the G-TAP A Series 2 Node
The following left menu options will be available for the registered G-TAP A-TX21 node . Refer to the table below for more details:
Table 1: Managing the G-TAP A Series 2 Node
Left Navigation Menu |
Description |
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Overview |
The overview page displays the board temperature, resources ,battery status, power status , Fan module status, Ports status.
Schedule Battery Test – In The Battery widget, you can schedule to run a Battery test , to check the status of the battery power . In Order to view the progress/status of the battery test, user has to enable the trap Battery BET Complete. User can configure the trap in two methods which are:
Battery Optimization- In the battery widget , you can optimize the battery drain when power supply is down for G-TAP A-SF21. To configure battery optimization, follow the path : G-TAP Node > Settings > Global Settings>Power Settings. |
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Ports |
This would list all the ports of the node. Each tap port is a group of two network ports( Na, Nb ) and two tool ports ( Ta, Tb) . |
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Chassis |
This page would display the chassis image of the G-TAP A Series 2. |
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Health |
The G-TAP node health status of the individual components such as Ports, Card, etc. Refer to the health status table given below |
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Settings |
This includes all settings such as Date and Time, Global Settings , Interface and Reboot and Upgrade. For information on configuring email notifications, refer to the “Notifications” section in the GigaVUE‑OS and GigaVUE‑FM Administration Guide. |
The below table provides a detailed description of the different health status of G-TAP A Series 2:
Table 2: Port Group Compatibility Status
Health Status |
Port Compatibility |
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Green |
True |
Red |
False |
Table 3: Port Health Status
Health Status |
In Use |
Operational Status |
Signal Detect (G-TAP A-SF21) |
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Green |
Yes |
Up |
Yes |
Green ( when admin status is disabled) |
No |
N / A |
N/A |
Red |
Enabled |
Down |
No |
Table 4: Chassis Health Status
Health Status |
Battery Health |
Chassis Temperature Health |
Ports Health |
Resource Health (CPU, Memory, Disk) |
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Green |
100% |
Normal |
Green ( all ports are green) |
Normal |
Yellow |
75% ( Warning) |
Normal |
Green |
Normal |
Yellow |
100% |
High |
Green |
Normal |
Yellow |
100% |
Normal |
Green |
High Usage |
Yellow |
100% |
Normal |
Red ( 50% of ports are red) |
Normal |
Red |
Less than 50 % (Critical / Alarm) |
Normal |
Green |
Normal |
Red |
100 % |
Extreme High |
Green |
Normal |
Red |
100 % |
Normal |
Green |
Extreme High Usage |
Red |
100 % |
Normal |
Red |
- |
Red |
100 % |
Normal |
Red (More than 50% ports were Red) |
- |
Table 5: G-TAP A Series 2 Node Health
Health Status |
GigaVUE‑FM Reachable |
Chassis Health |
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Green |
Yes |
Green |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yellow |
Red |
No |
N / A |
Red |
Yes |
Red |