I've been getting alerting issues just like yours for a few weeks now. There are some Meraki backend issues at play. I get some alerts taking hours to clear and also have some devices that just show an alert with no actual description.   TAC are working on it. ... View more

Nice to see what others are doing. I like the network events charts. I think I'll be adding that to get a feel for what's going on globally. ... View more

Ah OK. My mis-understanding that is uses WAN1 & WAN1 as the source. What confused me was that we used to have our VOIP servers hosted at a local DC and we had Insights providing reporting OK. The route to the server was via the SD-WAN so I could not understand the why it was any different to our new servers being available from the SD-WAN.  ... View more

Here's my Grafana that's gives me detailed reporting. I've got a few more dashboards but it shows what can be done with a bit of time. It quickly becomes an addiction. Just gotta keep the API calls under the enforced limits. ... View more

Secret hint. ChatGPT will be a big help. It was invaluable to getting much of the complicated stuff working. Just don't tell anyone.:-)   ... View more

Here's a quick overview and most of the code I have stripped out that is relevant. It was a big learning curve so my code might be poorly written. When I have time I'll make it better. My actual setup is an AWS server using Docker containers. I have the following containers running. Flask - Publishing the web pages Grafana - Displaying historical data for all Meraki devices and other network devices. InflxDb - Storing the data for above Python3 - For my main code Busybox - Used for sharing data between containers ========================================================================= Flask code. The URL for the map will be http://<your server>/map getOrganizationDeviceStatuses_with_location.json is from your python code generated from script 2 You'll need a sample index.html for your home or remove the route to it. I've stripped out loads of code as I do a lot more than just maps. I do health reporting too but that would be too hard to explain how it all hangs together. One day I might write a doco. There's probably imports not needed for a simple map in the python code but you'll have to work some stuff out. You'll need to setup directory structures and have an understanding of python and html etc to get it working but it'll give you an idea on how it works. ========================================================================= from flask import Flask, render_template, request, jsonify, send_file, send_from_directory import json import os import datetime import pytz import csv app = Flask(__name__) @app.route('/') def home(): return render_template('index.html') @app.route('/map') def map_page(): data_url = "http://<your server>/shared_data/getOrganizationDeviceStatuses_with_location.json" return render_template('map.html', data_url=data_url)   Python code - 2 scripts I use as I do other stuff with the first API results. can be combined into one script. i collect data every 5 minutes in a loop. JSON_store is the place I store the JSON data in the busybox container ============== SCRIPT 1 - This part grabs the devices from the ORG and the Device statuses and writes to a JSON store ============== response = dashboard.organizations.getOrganizationDevices(org_id, total_pages='all') with open(JSON_store + "getOrganizationDevices.json", "w") as f: json.dump(response, f) response = dashboard.organizations.getOrganizationDevicesStatuses(org_id, total_pages='all') with open(JSON_store + "getOrganizationDevicesStatuses.json", "w") as f: json.dump(response, f) =========== SCRIPT 2 =========== import json # Read the first JSON file with open('json_files/getOrganizationDevices.json', 'r') as file: devices = json.load(file) # Read the second JSON file with open('json_files/getOrganizationDevicesStatuses.json', 'r') as file: statuses = json.load(file) # Create a dictionary to store the device status with location devices_with_location = {} # Iterate over the devices for device in devices: name = device['name'] if 'nomad' in name.lower() or 'lab' in name.lower(): continue # Skip this device if it contains "nomad" or "lab" in the name # <<< Filtering out unwanted networks lat = device['lat'] lng = device['lng'] # Find the corresponding status for the device for status in statuses: if status['name'] == name: device_status = status['status'] break else: device_status = None # Store the device status with location devices_with_location[name] = { 'lat': lat, 'lng': lng, 'status': device_status } print("Write getOrganizationDeviceStatuses_with_location.json") # Write the result to a new JSON file with open('json_files/getOrganizationDeviceStatuses_with_location.json', 'w') as file: # <<<<<< This is the final JSON the webpage calls json.dump(devices_with_location, file)   =========== Webpage to display the map - It's a bit messy and needs tidying up as it's my first draft but does the job for now. Sometimes Meraki comes back with a device status of 'null' which is strange and I need to work on hadling that better =========== <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Full Screen Map</title> <style> html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 100%; } #map { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 12%; /* Adjusted the left position to accommodate the marker names */ width: 88%; height: 100%; } #marker-names { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 20%; height: 100%; background-color: rgb(10, 15, 22); color: white; overflow-y: auto; } #marker-names p { margin: 0; padding: 5px 0; } #problem-devices { font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; } .circle { display: inline-block; width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 5px; } #refresh-timer { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); color: white; font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif; font-size: 50px; } #timer-svg { width: 150px; height: 150px; } #timer-text { font-size: 48px; fill: white; text-anchor: middle; font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 2px; } </style> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7.1/leaflet.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <div id="marker-names"> <div id="problem-devices" style="font-size: 20px;">Refreshing data...</div> <svg id="timer-svg" viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle id="timer-bg" cx="100" cy="100" r="90" fill="none" stroke="rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)" stroke-width="20" /> <circle id="timer-progress" cx="100" cy="100" r="90" fill="none" stroke="green" stroke-width="20" stroke-dasharray="565.48" stroke-dashoffset="0" /> <text id="timer-text" x="100" y="100">60</text> </svg> </div> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7.1/leaflet.js"></script> <script> var map = L.map('map').setView([-30.5, 145], 5); L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {}).addTo(map); map.on('zoomend', function() { if (map.getZoom() === 4) { map.setZoom(4.5); } }); function refreshPage() { location.reload(); } function startRefreshTimer() { var count = 60; // Refresh countdown in seconds var startTime = null; var frameRate = 5; // Desired frame rate (5 frames per second) var timerText = document.getElementById('timer-text'); var timerProgress = document.getElementById('timer-progress'); function animateTimer(timestamp) { if (!startTime) startTime = timestamp; var elapsedTime = timestamp - startTime; count = Math.max(60 - Math.floor(elapsedTime / 1000), 0); timerText.textContent = count; // Update the progress circle var circumference = 2 * Math.PI * 90; var dashOffset = circumference - (count / 60) * circumference; timerProgress.style.strokeDashoffset = dashOffset; if (count > 0) { var timePerFrame = 1000 / frameRate; var timeSinceLastFrame = elapsedTime % timePerFrame; if (timeSinceLastFrame >= timePerFrame - 1 || timeSinceLastFrame === 0) { requestAnimationFrame(animateTimer); } else { setTimeout(function() { requestAnimationFrame(animateTimer); }, timePerFrame - timeSinceLastFrame); } } else { timerText.textContent = '0'; refreshPage(); } } requestAnimationFrame(animateTimer); } fetch('http://<server IP>/shared_data/getOrganizationDeviceStatuses_with_location.json') # Your server IP .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => { var redMarkers = []; var offlineMarkerNames = []; var alertingMarkerNames = []; Object.entries(data).forEach(([key, value]) => { if (value.status === 'null') { return; // Ignore when status is 'null' } var markerColor; var markerRadius = 3; if (value.status === 'online') { markerColor = 'rgb(0, 200, 0)'; // Slightly brighter green color } else if (value.status === 'alerting') { markerColor = 'yellow'; markerRadius *= 2.5; alertingMarkerNames.push(key); // Add to alerting marker names } else if (value.status === 'dormant') { markerColor = 'white'; markerRadius *= 2; } else { markerColor = 'red'; markerRadius *= 2.5; offlineMarkerNames.push(key); // Add to offline marker names } if (value.status !== 'null') { var marker = L.circleMarker([value.lat, value.lng], { radius: markerRadius, color: markerColor }); marker.bindPopup(`<b>${key}</b><br>Status: ${value.status}`); map.addLayer(marker); if (markerColor === 'red' || markerColor === 'yellow') { redMarkers.push(marker); } } }); redMarkers.forEach(marker => { marker.bringToFront(); }); var flashingMarkers = redMarkers.filter(marker => marker.options.color === 'yellow' || marker.options.color === 'red'); var pulseInterval = setInterval(function() { flashingMarkers.forEach(marker => { var radius = marker.options.radius; var targetRadius1, targetRadius2, targetRadius3, targetRadius4; if (marker.options.color === 'yellow') { targetRadius1 = radius * 1; // Increase the radius by 5% for yellow markers targetRadius2 = radius * 0.1; // Increase the radius by 10% for yellow markers targetRadius3 = radius * 0.25; // Increase the radius by 15% for yellow markers targetRadius4 = radius * 0.5; // Reduce the radius by 10% for yellow markers } else { targetRadius1 = radius * 1; // Increase the radius by 5% for red markers targetRadius2 = radius * 0.1; // Increase the radius by 10% for red markers targetRadius3 = radius * 0.25; // Increase the radius by 15% for red markers targetRadius4 = radius * 0.5; // Reduce the radius by 10% for red markers } marker.setStyle({ radius: targetRadius1 }); setTimeout(function() { marker.setStyle({ radius: targetRadius2 }); setTimeout(function() { marker.setStyle({ radius: targetRadius3 }); setTimeout(function() { marker.setStyle({ radius: targetRadius4 }); setTimeout(function() { marker.setStyle({ radius: radius }); // Reset the radius to its original value }, 200); // Wait for 400 milliseconds before resetting the radius }, 200); // Wait for 400 milliseconds before reducing the radius }, 200); // Wait for 400 milliseconds before increasing the radius }, 250); // Wait for 500 milliseconds before increasing the radius }); }, 1000); // Repeat the pulse animation every 2000 milliseconds (2 seconds)   var markerNamesElement = document.getElementById('marker-names'); var offlineNamesHTML = offlineMarkerNames.map(name => `<p style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="circle" style="background-color: red;"></span>${name}</p>`).join(''); var alertingNamesHTML = alertingMarkerNames.map(name => `<p style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="circle" style="background-color: yellow;"></span>${name}</p>`).join(''); var problemDevicesElement = document.getElementById('problem-devices'); problemDevicesElement.innerHTML = "<table style='font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;'>" + "<tr><td><span style='font-size: smaller; color: white;'>Dormant</span> <span style='display: inline-block; width: 12px; height: 12px; background-color: white; border-radius: 50%;'></span></td><td><span style='font-size: smaller; color: white;'>Alerting</span> <span style='display: inline-block; width: 12px; height: 12px; background-color: yellow; border-radius: 50%;'></span></td></tr>" + "<tr><td><span style='font-size: smaller; color: white;'>Online</span> <span style='display: inline-block; width: 12px; height: 12px; background-color: green; border-radius: 50%;'></span></td><td><span style='font-size: smaller; color: white;'>Offline</span> <span style='display: inline-block; width: 12px; height: 12px; background-color: red; border-radius: 50%;'></span></td></tr>" + "</table>" + "<hr>"; markerNamesElement.innerHTML += alertingNamesHTML; markerNamesElement.innerHTML += offlineNamesHTML; // Start the refresh timer startRefreshTimer(); }) .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error)); </script> </body> </html>         ... 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UPDATE - We finally got a resolution to the problem. Seems all trains of version 17 of the MX firmware had issues. Since moving to 18.x we seen a massive drop in MX device utilization. ... View more

Hi Raphael, We've got a few large customers with MX450s that have been maxing out their 'device utilization' and when we contacted TAC they were able to provide detailed CPU reports for the MX Hubs showing the CPU is hitting over 100% regularly. This is causing latency issues, HA failover and some OSPF drops to its neighbouring core switch. We have optimised the MX's as much as we can and it did improve. But CPU has slowly crept up again. They are suggesting we fail over the to the standby MX as the first test. We'll do that tonight. The other customer we have they've offered an extra MX to load balance the traffic. Smells to me like there are known issues.  Would be good to get an API call for it but I'm guessing they don't want us to know. Let me know how you are going with a resolution. We'll being going vMXs in a few months so that might be our 'fix' Cheers Barry  ... View more

Any fix for this problem. Or we waiting for another firmware update? ... View more

Hello, A bit off topid but, how did you get the IP of the scanner whitelisted? I was sure that was not an option. Can TAC do it in the 'back end'?   It's just we are using Rapid7 and need go get through our spoke MX's without installing an agent or switching off IDS/IPS whist we scan. ... View more

We are running MX450's as a HA pair in concentrator mode running 16.16. ... View more

Hi Philip. We've killed IPS/IDS and content filtering for some testing which did not result any in much inprovement. ... View more

Cheers for the reply   I'm stuck with a vendor using TFTP right now as their device is only coded for TFTP (Quite old device) I'm going run a local TFTP server to get around this problem as it's only a one off problem for now. ... View more

Yup seeing the same this end. Also have APs failing to connect to the dashboard. ... View more

Good to know it's being looked at. I often have to added 40 - 50 devices on some sites. ... View more

Ah right. Did wonder how i've seen it somewhere before. That's a pain. I did write an API pyton script to add them but every line just kept overwriting the last entry so it failed. Maybe I need to make a single call per entry or learn Python better. ... View more

Hi Brandon. What firmware are you using for the MX in the above screen grab.     We don't get the option to import via CSV and have to manually add reservations.   We are running 15.44   I thought it was a dashboard upgrade when that option first appeared but seems linked to the firmware version.   ... View more

We use Grafana and Influx DB to get data via API calls for this. All opensource and pretty good for historical WAN usage. ... View more