Interfaces Introduction

Interfaces details in blueprints are in the interface table at Staged > Physical > Interfaces and in the interfaces section of specific routing zones at Staged > Virtual > Routing Zones.

Interface details are listed in an interfaces table in the blueprint. To go to the table, navigate to Staged > Physical > Interfaces. From the table, you can access additional details about the associated system node, links and the interface itself. You can tag physical interfaces and aggregated logical interfaces (port channels). Tags become part of the graph, which means you can use them for configuration. You can administratively disable and enable interfaces from the GUI.

Screenshot of a network management interface showing tabs for Dashboard, Analytics, Staged, Uncommitted, Active, and Time Voyager. The Staged and Physical tabs are selected, displaying a table with network interface details like Name, System Node, and IPv4 Address. The interface highlights filtering options and a new feature for routing zones in version 4.2.1. Uncommitted Changes layer is active.

You can see interface tags from various locations in the GUI. The interfaces table includes a column for tags, as shown above. You can also see interface tags when you hover over an interface in the topology view (along with the admin state and other information).

Network topology diagram with spine and leaf architecture showing connections between spine switch, leaf switches, servers, and router. Red arrow highlights interface on leaf3 with hover details like interface name xe-0/0/2, admin state Up, and tags like firewall.

The device context also includes interface tag information. (Select a node, then from the Device tab on the right, at the bottom, click Device Context.)

Configuration file section with Device Context and interfaces like IF-xe-0/0/0. IF-xe-0/0/2 has intf_tags with firewall tag. Other sections include dhcp_servers, allowed_vlans, and port_setting.

You can administratively disable and enable interfaces from the Apstra GUI. To show only the interfaces in the table that you've disabled or enabled, select the state from the Interface Admin State drop-down list in the Links filter.

Network configuration interface with tabs: Dashboard, Analytics, Staged, Uncommitted, Active, Time Voyager. Status indicators are green checkmarks or orange warnings. Main panel shows Links: All section with fields for Name, Role, Tags, Port Channel ID, and Interface Admin State. Dropdown for Interface Admin State is expanded with options Disabled and Enabled. Red arrow points to this dropdown.

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