Users Guide

provide details of the physical mapping of switch ports to server’s network ports and iDRAC (integrated Dell Remote Access Controller)
dedicated port connections. All supported network cards are visible in Connection View, irrespective of the brand.
Instead of manually checking and troubleshooting the server's networking connections, you can view and manage network cable
connections remotely.
The Connection View provides the information of the switch ports which are connected to the server ports, and iDRAC dedicated port.
The server network ports include those on PowerEdge LOM, NDC, Mezz cards, and PCIe add-in cards.
To View network devices connection view, navigate to System > Overview > Network Device > Network Device FQDD > Ports and
Partitioned ports .
You can click iDRAC Settings > Overview > Connection View to view the Connection View.
Also, you can click iDRAC Settings > Connectivity > Common Settings > Switch Connection View to enable or disable the
connection view.
Connection View can be explored with racadm SwitchConnection View command and it can also be viewed with winrm command.
Field or Option
Description
Enabled Select Enabled, to enable Connection View. By default the Enabled option is selected.
State Displays Enabled, if you enable the connection view option from the Connection View from iDRAC settings.
Switch
Connection ID
Displays the LLDP chassis ID of the switch through which the device port is connected.
Switch Port
Connection ID
Displays the LLDP port ID of the switch port to which the device port is connected.
NOTE: Switch Connection ID and Switch Port Connection ID are available once the Connection View is enabled and the
Link is connected. The associated network card needs to be compatible with the Connection View. Only users with
iDRAC Configure privilege can modify the Connection View settings.
Refresh Connection View
Use Refresh Connection View to get the latest information of Switch Connection ID and Switch Port Connection ID.
NOTE:
If iDRAC has switch connection and switch port connection information for server network port or iDRAC
network port and due to some reason, the switch connection and switch port connection information is not refreshed
for 5min, then the switch connection and switch port connection information is shown as stale (last known good data)
data for all user interfaces. In the UI, you see yellow bang which is a natural representation and it does not indicate any
warning.
Connection View Possible Values
Possible
Connection
View Data
Description
Feature Disabled Connection view feature is disabled, to view the connection view data enable the feature.
No Link Indicates that the link associated with network controller port is down.
Not Available LLDP is not enabled on the switch. Check whether LLDP is enabled on the switch port.
Not Supported Network controller does not support Connection view feature.
Stale Data Last known good data, either the Network controller port link is down or the system is powered off. Use the
refresh option to refresh the connection view details to get the latest data.
Valid Data Displays the Valid Switch Connection ID and the Switch Port Connection ID information.
Connection View Supported Network Controllers
Following cards or controllers support Connection View feature.
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Inventorying, monitoring, and configuring network devices