Arista Switch Status Test

This test reports the total number of users logged into the switch and also monitors the processing load on the switch. In the process, this test helps administrators figure out if the processing load on the switch is abnormally high. This test also gives clear indicators to potential overload condition, if any.

Target of the test : Arista Switch

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target Arista Switch that is to be monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The IP address of the Arista Switch that is being monitored.
SSH Port	Besides SNMP, this test also uses the Arista Switch CLI to pull metrics. To run the CLI commands, the test first needs to establish an SSH connection with the Arista Switch. To enable the test to establish this connection, specify the SSH Port here.
SSH Username, SSH Password, and Confirm Password	As stated earlier, this test also uses the Arista Switch CLI to pull metrics. To use the CLI, the test first needs to connect to the Arista Switch via SSH, and then run commands using CLI. For running the commands, this test requires the privileges of a valid SSH user with permission to run the CLI commands. Specify the user name and password of such a user against SSH UserName and SSH Password text boxes, and confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box.
Timeout	Specify the duration (in seconds) within which the SNMP query executed by this test should time out in this text box. The default is 10 seconds.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Total users	Indicates the number of users logged into the switch.	Number	The
Load average in last minute	Indicates the average load for the last 1 minute.	Percent	A significant increase in the value of any of these measure could indicate a potential overload condition.
Load average in last 5 minutes	Indicates the average load for the last 5 minutes.	Percent
Load average in last 15 minutes	Indicates the average load for the last 15 minute.		Compare these values to know if the increase in load was sporadic or consistent.