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Gateway → Get Gateway Port Frames Packets Trend

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Overview

This node operation retrieves the trend data of port frames packets for a specific gateway port in Aruba Central Next Gen. It is useful for monitoring network traffic and analyzing packet flow through a gateway port over a specified time range. Practical applications include network performance monitoring, troubleshooting packet loss or congestion, and capacity planning for gateway ports.

Use Case Examples

  1. Monitoring packet trends on a gateway port to detect unusual traffic patterns.
  2. Analyzing packet flow over time to identify potential network issues or bottlenecks.

Properties

Name Meaning
Debug Mode Whether to enable detailed debug logs for troubleshooting.
Domain API domain to interact with, set to 'monitoring' for this operation.
Serial Number Gateway serial number to identify the specific gateway device.
Port Number Gateway port number for which the port frames packets trend data is retrieved.
Time Range Optional timestamp range for data retrieval, defaults to the last 3 hours if not specified.

Output

JSON

  • timestamp - Timestamp of the data point in the trend.
  • packetsIn - Number of incoming packets on the gateway port at the timestamp.
  • packetsOut - Number of outgoing packets on the gateway port at the timestamp.

Dependencies

  • Aruba Central Next Gen API with OAuth2 authentication

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the gateway serial number and port number are correct and correspond to an existing device and port in Aruba Central.
  • Verify that the API credentials have sufficient permissions to access monitoring data for gateways.
  • If no data is returned, check the specified time range and try expanding it or using the default last 3 hours.
  • Enable Debug Mode to get detailed logs for troubleshooting issues during node execution.

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