API call for MX warm spare status

[StefanRzepczyk]

Hi,

is there an API call to find out the current warm spare status (Current Master/Passive;ready) in a network?

I am setting up a monitoring page for our NOC. The goal is to show all networks with both MXes (warm spare mode) and the respective uplink statuses on one page (site centric).

Thanks,

Stefan

[jdsilva]

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/#!get-network-appliance-warm-spare

[StefanRzepczyk]

Thanks for your answer!

This API call tells you the primary and spare MX serial. I am looking for a specific one that tells you the status which is master and which is passive/ready.

[StefanRzepczyk · Accepted solution]

Seems that there is no API call for the warm spare status. As a workaround I am using this:
https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/#!get-device-appliance-performance

Description: Return the performance score for a single MX. Only primary MX devices supported.
If no data is available, a 204 error code is returned.

So if I have two MXes in one network as warm spare and I get a score, this MX has to be the master.

Does anyone have a better idea?

[ksumann]

Same question, i'm searching for an API that is able to detect master/master, or split brain status.
The workaround mentioned does not work for this.

[skincaid_CN]

We are also looking for this so the status of the HA pair can be monitored from Auvik.

[obrigg]

Thanks for reviving this thread.
In most cases, while both MXs are up - primary should be active. while primary is down and warm spare is up - warm spare should be active.
The availability status of the devices is available via getOrganizationDevicesAvailabilities. However, as pointed out, a split brain status is not available via API currently.

There is an feature request for it, and if you can contact your Cisco account team - ask them to promote "MXIDEA-I-511". They'd know what to do.

[skincaid_CN]

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