The Endpoint Visualizer offers a graphical representation of the network path from the source machine to the destination, along with real-time status indicators.
Feature Summary:
- Visualizes the network path from the endpoint to the service machine.
- Displays link status at each hop along the path.
- Shows path utilization metrics for each router, endpoint, and service level.
Visualizer path from MOP console:
Navigate to Dash board Menu → Identities (under Core Components) → Select the Identity → Right-click on the three dots on the right side → This will open the Visualizer menu options.
Also, find the network visualizer path from console via network visualizer. for your reference please find the below screen capture.
Link status: In Usage (based on service policy)
Create a service as an example to show how it will affect the following:
The setup is entirely driven by the service policy. We’ve configured an advanced service with the intercept IP 10.0.0.188, and selected the hosting edge router CHER-AW1 under the "Select Identities" section. This indicates that the Apache server is deployed behind the CHER-AW1 router. An APP-WAN has been created to allow the Test Machine to access this service. after we are able to access service from "Test-Machine"
Note: If the visualizer is not displaying the path correctly, please check the service policies, edge router policies, and service edge router policies related to this service and identity.
To understand the exact network path defined by the above service policy, the visualizer provides a real-time view of traffic flow from source to destination, including link status marked as "In Usage."
Link status: Offline
If the Customer-Hosted Edge Router goes offline, the Endpoint Visualizer will indicate this by showing the router's status red as offline along the path. For your reference, please see the screenshot below.
Link status: Errored
If the Identity (Test-Machine) goes offline for any reason, the connection between the source machine and Customer hosted edge router & Fabric edge router (CHER-AW1/CHER-AW2/NF-ER) is disrupted. The Endpoint Visualizer will display this by showing an error state along the affected path.
Link status: Usage Data N/A
The white line displayed in the visualizer graph indicates that customer hosted edge router "CHER-AW2" is included as part of the Edge Router Policy, but is not associated with the any Service Policy.
This difference shows that while the router is part of the network, it doesn't take part in the service path defined by the service policy.
Note: If the Apache service process is down, we will be unable to view the service process status in the Identity Visualizer.
Utilization data information in identity visualizer:
We also validated the data usage for the specified endpoint over a defined date/time range. For your reference, please see the screenshot below.
Note: The refresh button, located on the right side, is used to update the usage data after selecting the date range. It is not intended for refreshing the basic visualizer link status view. it will fetch the usage data from backend, displays the data in UI on mouse over on specific Identity/router. By default it will fetch one day usage of data. and user can choose date/time range, click on refresh button to fetch the identity utilization data for a selected service.
After selecting the date range, you can mouse hover over the Identity/Router/Services to view usage details, including both ingress and egress traffic.
Here, I will demonstrate the service utilization data flow between the identities (Test Machine, Test Machine 2).
Use case 1: Service path visualization for Identity (Test-Machine), along with utilization data.
Use case 2: Service path visualization for Identity (Test-Machine 2), along with utilization data. This indicates that both identities are successfully connected to the Apache service.
Conclusion: The utilization for Identity (Test Machine, Test Machine-2) matches the combined utilization of both routers (NF-ER & CHER-AW1), which is equal to the Apache service utilization data. Specifically, (8.64 KB + 12.84 KB) in both identities = (3 KB + 18.4 KB) in both routers = 21.49 KB in the service, as shown in the screen captures above.
An identity can access multiple services, and the user can select the path utilization for any chosen service.