You can perform below operations, from Actions icon on Switch Overview window:

You can view information about switch along with the switch summary on Switch Overview tab. Navigate LAN > Switches, click on required switch. A slide-in pane appears. Click Launch icon to view the Switch Overview window.

You can search required details in Filter by attributes for multiple queries. For an example with Switch Names and Switch IP show in table

When you search for Query String: Switch Name == leaf1 Switch Name == leaf2, It displays leaf1 and leaf2 switch name and IP.

When you search for Query String: Switch Name != leaf1 Switch Name != leaf2, It displays all switch names and its details.

This tab contains below sections:

You can add links between border switches of different fabrics (inter-fabric links) or between switches in the same fabric (intra-fabric links). You can only create an inter-fabric connection (IFC) for a switch that is managed by Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

There are scenarios where you might want to define links between switches before connecting them physically. The links could be inter-fabric or intra-fabric links. Doing so, you can express and represent your intent to add links. The links with intent are displayed in a different color till they are actually converted to functional links. Once you physically connect the links, they are displayed as connected.

Management links might show up in the fabric topology as red colored links. To remove such links, right-click the link and click Delete Link.

The Border Spine and Border Gateway Spine roles are added to switch roles for border switches.

You can create links between existing and pre-provisioned devices as well by selecting the pre-provisioned device as the destination device.

Starting from Cisco NDFC Release 12.1.2e, parameters MTU, SPEED, Source Interface Description, Destination Interface Description, Source Interface Freeform Config, and Destination Interface Freeform Config are added to the existing int_pre_provision_intra_fabric_link template. These parameters are preserved on subsequent Recalculate & Deploy after the device has completed bootstrap and POAP.

The following table describes the fields that appear on Links tab.

The following table describes the action items, in the Actions menu drop-down list, that appear on Fabric Overview > Links > Links.

Action Item	Description
Create	Allows you to create the following links: "Creating Inter-Fabric Links" in About Fabric Overview for LAN Operational Mode Setups "Creating Intra-Fabric Links" in About Fabric Overview for LAN Operational Mode Setups
Edit	Allows you to edit the selected fabric.
Delete	Allows you to delete the selected fabric.
Import	You can import a CSV file containing details of links to add new links to the fabric. The CSV file should have the following details of the links: link template, source fabric, destination fabric, source device, destination device, source switch name, destination switch name, source interface, destination interface, and nvPairs. You cannot update existing links. The Import Links icon is disabled for an external fabric. When applying a configuration using a CSV file, you should specify the parameters with your columns and entries exactly as seen from an existing interface of the same type without shortening the syntax or removing extraneous characters. Failure to do so may result in errors or issues with the configuration being applied on the NDFC GUI.
Export	Choose the link and select Export to export the links in a CSV file. The following details of links are exported: link template, source fabric, destination fabric, source device, destination device, source switch name, destination switch name, source interface, destination interface, and nvPairs. The nvPairs field consists JSON object.

From Release 12.1.1e, you can enable PTP feature from Feature Management for IPFM and Classic LAN Fabrics.

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This section explains the preview functionality of the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) monitoring. PTP is a time synchronization protocol for nodes that are distributed across a network. On a local area network, it achieves clock accuracy in the sub-nanosecond range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems.

On the PTP tab in the Switch Overview window, you can view PTP-related information based on the selected switch. You can click the Telemetry Switch Sync Status link to check whether the switches are in sync. The Sync Status column displays the status of the switches.

The following tabs are displayed in this window:

For information about interfaces and details about how to add interfaces, see Add Interfaces for LAN Operational Mode.

Any interface with a Subinterface ID greater than 510 will not appear in the list of interfaces in the Interfaces tab because interfaces are sorted on this page using ifIndex.

For information about Policies and details about how to add policies, See "Policies" section in About Fabric Overview for LAN Operational Mode Setups.

For more information about Event Analytics, see Event Analytics.

The history tab displays information about the deployment and policy change history. Choose LAN > Fabrics. Double-click a fabric name to open the Fabric Overview window and then click the History tab.

Resources Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller allows you to manage the resources. The following table describes the fields that appear on this page.

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller introduces the ability to insert Layer 4-Layer 7 (L4-L7) service devices in a data center fabric, and also enables selectively redirecting traffic to these L4-L7 service devices. You can add a L4-L7 service node, create route peering between the L4-L7 service node and the L4-L7 service leaf switch, and then selectively redirect traffic to these L4-L7 service nodes.

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