LAN Port (PoE) recycle on MX-67

[Thygesen]

Hi Wizards 😁

I have a customer template based setup with ie. MX-65 as SDwan terminators..

When having AP's directly connected to the MX, we sometimes need to recyle the PoE port ..

But .. when bound to the template, there is no access to the port configs / tools ?

How do we go about doing that without restarting the whole device ?

[alemabrahao]

Even outside the template you cannot recycle PoE ports on an MX, only on the MS.

[CharlieCrackle]

You can do it from the Meraki Local Status page.  Disable and Enable.   It is a total pain but can be done.  Remotely you need to add your remote IP to the firewall to access.

[RaphaelL]

Only support can cycle an MX port. You have to call them.

If the MX is not on a template you can admin down admin up the port.

[alemabrahao · Accepted solution]

But you can disable and enable it via API. 

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/update-network-appliance-port/

Here is an example of a Powershell script.

# Set your Meraki API credentials

$apiKey = 'your-api-key'

# Sets the network ID and port number

$networkId = 'your-network-id'

$portNumber = 'your-port-number'

# Create the API header

$headers = @{

     'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key' = $apiKey

     'Content-Type' = 'application/json'

}

# Set the API URL to update the port

$updatePortUrl = "https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/$networkId/appliance/ports/$portNumber"

# Disable the port

Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $updatePortUrl -Method PUT -Body ('{"enabled": false}') -Headers $headers

# Wait for a specified time

Start-Sleep -Seconds 60

# Enable the port

Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $updatePortUrl -Method PUT -Body ('{"enabled": true}') -Headers $headers

[alemabrahao]

I just tested It and worked as expected.

Yes, I know this is via network, but just create a loop, I think it's much easier this way than going network by network to do it manually.

[Thygesen]

Wow ! 😀
Thanx Alembrahao!
That was a neat piece of code !!  I will do a routine using that (and of course have Your credits in there) ..

Maybe we some time in the future will get same tools for ports in every device ..