Your Ports Inventory

The Port Inventory provides a single location for viewing all of your ports and accessing details for each port.

To access the Port Inventory:

1. Log in to the Customer Portal > Fabric Product Page.

2. From the Ports menu, select Port Inventory.

3. Use the context switcher and select a project to display ports associated with the selected project, or choose an organization to display ports associated with projects nested under the selected organization.

   

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   Applicable to organizations transitioned to Equinix Identity and Access Management.

The Ports Inventory provides the following port information:

• Port Name
• Location
• Equinix IBX
• Port Priority
• LAG Enabled
• Bandwidth
• Encapsulation Type
• Cable ID
• Connections Count

Filters are available for Location, Bandwidth, Port Priority, Lag Enabled, and Encapsulation.

You can also export the list of ports as a CSV file for offline analysis or record-keeping.

Searching for a Port

Use the search fields to narrow your port list.

• Port Name - Search for a specific port name.
• Cable ID – Search for ports using a cable ID.

Port Details

The port details page provides access to all the information about the selected port.

To view a port's details:

1. Log in to the Customer Portal > Fabric Dashboard.

2. From the Ports menu, select Port Inventory.

3. Locate and click the desired port to view its details. The filter options help to quickly narrow your search if you have a lot of ports.

• Virtual Details – Provides basic information about your virtual port.

• Physical Details – Provides physical information about the port, including port status, cage, cabinet, and your patch panel information.

• Port Utilization – Provides a statistical summary of port utilization over a specified time period.

• Activity Log – Displays the creation date and last update date for the port.

tip

For the selected port, click Actions to create a connection, open a trouble ticket, delete it, or add to LAG.