Packet Loss Alert

[AbdullahPracha]

Hello,

I'm looking to find out if there's a way to set up an email alert for when one of my connections experiences a specified level of packet loss. Additionally, I want it to automatically switch to the secondary connection once that packet loss threshold is reached!

Thanks!

[ww^ · Accepted solution]

For vpn traffic you can set sdwan policies

https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Firewall_and_Traffic_Shaping/SD-WAN_and_Traffic_Shaping#SD-WAN_policies

You can set up a alert if you have Meraki Insight or Sdwan+ license.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MI/Alert_Management_in_Meraki_Insight/Alerts_Management_Overview

For failover of internet traffic based on specific packet loss /latency /jitter you would also need sdwan+ lic

https://documentation.meraki.com/Architectures_and_Best_Practices/Cisco_Meraki_Best_Practice_Design/Best_Practice_Design_-_MX_Security_and_SD-WAN/SD-WAN_Internet_Policies_(SD-Internet)#SD-WAN_Internet_policies_configuration

[Craig.Peris]

If you are looking for just packet loss / latency across on the WAN1/WAN2 uplinks and then switching over the WAN uplink. You could implement the following:

Get the uplink loss and latency either at device level or org level and do it at a regular interval of your choice and when it breaches then you can create an email alert out.

Get Organization Devices Uplinks Loss And Latency - Meraki Dashboard API v1 - Cisco Meraki Developer Hub

Get Device Loss And Latency History - Meraki Dashboard API v1 - Cisco Meraki Developer Hub

Based on what your criteria is to swap the links, you could change the primary uplink via
Update Network Appliance Traffic Shaping Uplink Selection - Meraki Dashboard API v1 - Cisco Meraki Developer Hub


This would all need some sort of script.

Otherwise as @jdb1 mentioned that would be the way to go.

Hope I could provide some better insight as well as I have tested something similar.