wXcked Eye Topology Graph

WHAT TO EXPECT

The wXcked Eye Topology Graph gives users a visualization of their cloudSwXtch network, highlighting the data flowing between the various components. This includes cloudSwXtches, cloudSwXtch Bridges, and the endpoints (with and without xNICs). With a wealth of different filtering tools, users have complete flexibility on how they monitor and configure their data.

In this article, we will discuss how to navigate to the topology graph in wXcked Eye and also provide a intro on the various panels.

Locating the wXcked Eye Topology Graph page

To navigate to the swXtch Management page, users will need to click on the menu (≡) option at the top left-hand corner by the swXtch.io logo.

From there, select Topology Graph.

Topology Graph Layout

The Topology Graph can be organized into four points of interest. To start, you have the main network graph at the center, displaying traffic traveling to and from the cloudSwXtch. Then, you have the two configuration panels: The View By/Filter Bar and the Topology Toolbox. Both are collapsible and moveable across the topology graph. Finally, at the left of the page, there are some additional tools, such as Center Graph, Resize Nodes, Remove Groups Config, Glossary, and Settings.

In addition to these four main areas, selecting a component node in the topology graph will open its Component Information Panel.  Here, users will find metrics specific to that component and additional specific information such as Environmental and Hardware data.  Selecting a component with a right click opens the Radial Menu for configuration options. Depending on the component class (cloudSwXtch, bridge or xNIC), this could include adding adaptors for protocol fanout via the cloudSwXtch component node, configuring HA for multiple multicast groups at the xNIC, and toggling deduplication on or off for the endpoints. Note that most of this configuration can also be accomplished via System Management.

The View By/Filter By bar and Layers Toolbox are all movable across the Topology Graph and collapsible.

Statistics Explained

Each cloudSwXtch component (cloudSwXtch, cloudSwXtch Bridge and xNIC) acts as a probe point, illustrating the following metrics:

• TX

• RX

• Out of Order (OoO)

• Missing Packets

These values will display when the Statistics layer is toggled on.  

Deeper Dive into wXcked Eye

For more information about a specific area in the Topology Graph, read their respective articles below.

View By/Filter By Bar

Topology Toolbox

Component Information Panel