Search tool commands (list of terms?)

[LegoGeek]

I'm looking for a list of as many search commands within the Meraki Scope of tools (MX, MR, MS, etc.) as I can find - just to learn ways that I could then better organize my Meraki Universe.

For instance, when in Meraki ports list I see that when you uncheck "Has MAC whitelist" the search tool then states "-mac_whitelist:*"

I found this page but it's a small list ... and... doesn't include the idea of "-mac_whitelist:*" and so I'm guessing there must be other references somewhere?
https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Inventory_and_Devices/Search_Tool

Just wanting to learn more. Thx!

[jdsilva]

I'm not aware of such a list existing... But if it does I'd be interested in it too! Following 🙂

[PhilipDAth]

This sounds like a good job for @CameronMoody to update https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Inventory_and_Devices/Search_Tool  with other product families, such as MS.

[LegoGeek]

I'd be interested to know if there is a search for switch ports... For instance: I have a port now that states in the pop-up message "1 Gigabit link failed, speed downshifted".  Wonder if there is a search for ports that are "alerting"?

[LegoGeek]

Oooh!  Found another list for switches: https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Port_and_VLAN_Configuration/Switch_Ports#Search_terms

The "help" near the Search box on ports lead me here.  Who Knew 🤔

[PhilipDAth]

>Wonder if there is a search for ports that are "alerting"?

I don't know the answer.

Usually you can reference columns by their name.  So I suspect a query starting with status: might get the answer.  The trick is what to put after the colon.

[LegoGeek]

I tried: "link:100" and it shows me a much reduce list of ports that are slower, including my failing port.

While it's not obvious... it is helpful.

[jdsilva]

---

@LegoGeek wrote:

I'd be interested to know if there is a search for switch ports... For instance: I have a port now that states in the pop-up message "1 Gigabit link failed, speed downshifted".  Wonder if there is a search for ports that are "alerting"?

---

Like this?

[LegoGeek]

That search will work for any "Switches" that are alerting anything... however not when looking for issues on any ports throughout the network.

[LegoGeek]

For instance:

[jdsilva]

Yup, I gotcha now. Sorry I was thinking about the switch alerts, and I knew you could add the alert column there. For Switchports there isn't an alerting column, so there wouldn't be any way to search for alerting ports 😞

What you actually want would be this API call:

https://api.meraki.com/api_docs#return-the-status-for-all-the-ports-of-a-switch

That will tell you the status of every port on a switch, including the alerting status. 

[LegoGeek]

Someday... I could learn API's.  I'm a one-man show for my networks/system here (All things IT).  So that would be another day...

BTW this is the result for searching "link:100": (then the popup while hovering over status)