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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 Dashboard.

  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.

    note

    Applicable to organizations transitioned to Equinix Identity and Access Management.

The Ports Inventory provides the following port information:

  • Port Name
  • Project - Project in the customer resource hierarchy, that the port is assigned to. For more information, see Managing Projects.
  • Location
  • Customer IBX
  • Equinix IBX
  • Port Priority
  • Bandwidth
  • Encapsulation
  • Cable ID
  • Connections - Click View All to see all of the connections to the port.

You can change the way your Port Inventory displays your ports using the view buttons. Click the tiles to view each port in a separate tile. Click the list to view a list of ports.

Searching for a Port​

Use the search fields to narrow your port list.

  • Port Name - Search for a specific port name.
  • Location – Search for ports in a specific location.
  • Bandwidth – Search for ports with a specific bandwidth.
  • Sort By – Sort your ports by a specific field.

Port Details​

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

  • Virtual Details – Provides basic information about your port.

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

  • Port Utilization – Provides a statistical overview of port utilization.

    tip

    Information on port utilization, including your most utilized ports, can also be found on the main Equinix Fabric landing page.

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

tip

Click Actions to create a trouble ticket regarding the selected port or create a connection.