Lab Guide 1 - Multi-vendor

Root Cause Identification

The root cause identification system automatically correlates anomalies to identify the actual cause of connectivity problems. This eliminates unnecessary work and troubleshooting for an operator.

Enabling Connectivity RCI Fault Model

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Analytics > Root Causes and click Enable Root Cause Analysis. You can set the trigger period to any value, if you wish. This will enable the RCI probe.

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  2. Notice that the connectivity model is now in the operational state.

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With Root Cause Identification enabled, link or interface failures will be identified with precision. RCI can be tested in this lab pod by manually shutting-down an interface on any device. An RCI alert will be triggered, but this approach will also result in a Configuration Anomaly.