The main menu

The main menu button ( ) opens a set of links to the main pages of the Fabric Services System. You can use the main menu to access major features from anywhere within the UI.

The main menu is divided into the following categories:

  • INTENT, which contains links to pages where you can create and manage Region, Fabric, Workload, and Maintenance intents.
  • OPERATIONS, which contains links to monitor and maintain fabrics.
  • COMMON RESOURCES, which contains links to supporting systems like profiles, the Label Factory, and the hardware inventory.
  • Settings, for managing the system, authentication, and communications.

INTENT links

Intent links consist of:

  • Deployment Regions: this page shows a logical view of the fabrics managed by the system, divided first into regions, and then into smaller organizational units. From this page you can:
    • create, delete, or edit a region
    • open a region to view its topology and other details
    • access the deployment pipeline, from which you can deploy intents previously added to the pipeline
  • Fabric Intents: this page shows a list of all fabric intents regardless of state, and includes basic information about each intent. From this page you can:
    • view a list of fabric intents
    • begin creating a new fabric intent
    • open a fabric intent to view its topology and other details
    • duplicate or create a new version of an existing fabric intent
    • manage the edge links associated with a fabric intent, including creating a LAG or configuring a breakout port
    • delete a fabric intent
    • add a fabric intent to the deployment pipeline
  • Workload VPN Intents: this page shows a list of all workload VPN intents, and includes basic information about each intent. From this page, you can:
    • view a list of workload intents
    • begin creating a new workload intent
    • open a workload intent in its own page to view additional details
    • delete an existing workload intent
    • add a workload intent to the deployment pipeline
  • Maintenance Intents: this page shows a list of all maintenance intents, and includes basic information about each intent. From this page, you can:
    • begin creating a new maintenance intent
    • duplicate an existing maintenance intent
    • open a maintenance intent in its own page to view additional details
    • delete an existing maintenance intent
    • add a maintenance intent to the deployment pipeline
    • abort a maintenance intent that is underway

OPERATIONS links

Operations links consist of:

  • Operational and Health Insights: this page displays a map of configured regions, and allows you to drill down to the fabric and node level to view health status and any deviations for displayed objects.
  • Alarms List: this page displays information about all alarms currently affecting managed fabrics and the objects within them.
  • Logs: opens a separate Kibana tab to show system microservice data, if a Kibana URL has been configured. See Application settings.

COMMON RESOURCES links

  • Inventory: this page shows a list of all hardware that the system is aware of. From this page you can:
    • add or delete hardware
    • associate planned nodes with real hardware when available
  • Label Factory: this page shows a list of all labels that are available for assignment to objects displayed in the UI. From this page, you can:
    • create or delete labels
    • see which labels have already been assigned, and to which objects
  • Profiles: this page displays a list of profiles available to the system for each of the following (on separate tabs):
    • Quality of Service (QoS)
    • Access Control List (ACL)
    • Match Groups
  • Policies: this page allows you to customize the severity level for individual alarms.
  • User and Resource Management: this page displays the Fabric Services System user, group, and permissions data.

Settings

The Settings link opens a page from which you can configure some aspects of the system's behavior with regard to:

  • Image Management: an interface for adding the SR Linux images to the system library
  • Software Catalog: a list of SR Linux images currently in the system library
  • Global Configuration: an interface for managing FTP and NTP settings
  • Common Application Settings: an interface for managing the image displayed as a map background, and external services.