Arista Switch Metrics

This document describes which Arista switch metrics are collected and what those metrics are named in Harvest, including:

Details about which Harvest metrics each dashboard uses. These can be generated on demand by running bin/harvest grafana metrics. See #1577 for details.

Creation Date : 2026-Jun-11
EOS Version: 4.18.5

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Understanding the structure¶

Below is an annotated example of how to interpret the structure of each of the metrics.

arista_switch_uptime Name of the metric exported by Harvest

Displays uptime duration of the Arista switch. Description of the Arista switch metric

API Harvest uses the Arista eAPI (JSON-RPC runCmds) to collect metrics
Endpoint name of the CLI command used to collect this metric
Metric name of the field in the eAPI response
Template path of the template that collects the metric

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show version`	bootupTimestamp	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/version.yaml

Example to invoke eAPI show commands via curl

Arista EOS exposes a JSON-RPC endpoint at /command-api. The runCmds method accepts an array of CLI commands and returns their structured output. Replace USER, PASSWORD, and ARISTA_SWITCH_IP with your actual username, password, and the switch's IP address.

curl -sk -u USER:PASSWORD 'https://ARISTA_SWITCH_IP/command-api' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d
'{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "runCmds",
  "params": {
    "version": 1,
    "format": "json",
    "cmds": ["show version"]
  },
  "id": "1"
}'

After invoking the above curl command, you would get this response:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "1",
    "result": [
        {
            "modelName": "DCS-7010T-48-R",
            "internalVersion": "4.18.5M",
            "systemMacAddress": "00:1c:73:00:00:00",
            "serialNumber": "JPE00000000",
            "hardwareRevision": "00.00",
            "architecture": "i386",
            "version": "4.18.5M",
            "bootupTimestamp": 1625520901.0,
            "uptime": 123456.78,
            "memTotal": 4017088,
            "memFree": 1872308
        }
    ]
}

Metrics¶

arista_environment_ambient_temp¶

Displays the switch ambient (inlet) temperature.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment cooling`	`ambientTemperature`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

arista_environment_fan_speed¶

Displays the current fan speed.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment cooling`	`actualSpeed`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_fan_speed metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Temperature and Fan	table	Fan Details

arista_environment_fan_up¶

Indicates whether the fan is operating normally (1) or not (0).

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment cooling`	`status`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_fan_up metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Temperature and Fan	table	Fan Details

arista_environment_power_capacity¶

Displays the rated capacity of a power supply.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment power`	`capacity`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_power_capacity metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Power	table	PSU Details

arista_environment_power_in¶

Displays the input power of a power supply.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment power`	`inputPower`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_power_in metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Power	stat	Total Power
Arista: Switch	Power	stat	PSU Efficiency
Arista: Switch	Power	timeseries	Top $TopResources Power Consumption

arista_environment_power_out¶

Displays the output power of a power supply.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment power`	`outputPower`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_power_out metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Power	stat	PSU Efficiency
Arista: Switch	Power	timeseries	Top $TopResources Power Consumption
Arista: Switch	Power	table	PSU Details

arista_environment_power_up¶

Indicates whether the power supply is operating normally (1) or not (0).

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment power`	`state`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_power_up metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Power	table	PSU Details

arista_environment_sensor_temp¶

Displays the current temperature reported by a switch temperature sensor.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show environment temperature`	`currentTemperature`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/environment.yaml

The arista_environment_sensor_temp metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Temperature and Fan	timeseries	Top $TopResources Sensor Temperatures

arista_interface_admin_up¶

Indicates whether the interface is administratively enabled (1) or disabled (0).

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceStatus`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_admin_up metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Interfaces	stat	Down (Last 24h)
Arista: Switch	Interfaces	table	Down (Last 24h)
Arista: Switch	Interfaces	timeseries	Down (Last 24h)

arista_interface_crc_errors¶

Displays the number of CRC errors received on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.inputErrorsDetail.fcsErrors`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_crc_errors metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface CRC error

arista_interface_receive_broadcast¶

Displays the number of inbound broadcast packets received on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.inBroadcastPkts`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

arista_interface_receive_bytes¶

Displays the number of bytes received on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.inOctets`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_receive_bytes metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	table	Traffic on Switch
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface Receive Throughput

arista_interface_receive_drops¶

Displays the number of inbound packets dropped on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.inDiscards`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_receive_drops metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface Drops

arista_interface_receive_errors¶

Displays the number of inbound errors on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.totalInErrors`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_receive_errors metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface Errors

arista_interface_receive_multicast¶

Displays the number of inbound multicast packets received on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.inMulticastPkts`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

arista_interface_transmit_bytes¶

Displays the number of bytes transmitted on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.outOctets`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_transmit_bytes metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	table	Traffic on Switch
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface Send Throughput

arista_interface_transmit_drops¶

Displays the number of outbound packets dropped on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.outDiscards`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_transmit_drops metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface Drops

arista_interface_transmit_errors¶

Displays the number of outbound errors on the interface.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`interfaceCounters.totalOutErrors`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_transmit_errors metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Traffic	timeseries	Top $TopResources Interface Errors

arista_interface_up¶

Indicates whether the interface line protocol is up (1) or down (0).

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces`	`lineProtocolStatus`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/interface.yaml

The arista_interface_up metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Interfaces	table	Down (Last 24h)

arista_lldp_neighbor_labels¶

Displays link layer discovery protocol information about neighbors of the Arista switch.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show lldp neighbors detail`	`neighborDevice, neighborPort, systemName, systemDescription, chassisId, capabilities`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/lldp.yaml

The arista_lldp_neighbor_labels metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Neighbors	table	Link Layer Discovery Protocol

arista_optic_rx¶

Displays the receive optical power (dBm) of the transceiver.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces transceiver`	`rxPower`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/optic.yaml

The arista_optic_rx metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Transceiver	timeseries	Top $TopResources Transceiver RX Power

arista_optic_temperature¶

Displays the transceiver temperature in degrees Celsius.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces transceiver`	`temperature`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/optic.yaml

arista_optic_tx¶

Displays the transmit optical power (dBm) of the transceiver.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces transceiver`	`txPower`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/optic.yaml

The arista_optic_tx metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Transceiver	timeseries	Top $TopResources Transceiver TX Power

arista_optic_voltage¶

Displays the transceiver supply voltage.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show interfaces transceiver`	`voltage`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/optic.yaml

arista_switch_labels¶

Displays identifying configuration detail of the Arista switch.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show version ; show hostname`	`modelName, serialNumber, hostname, version, internalVersion, systemMacAddress, hardwareRevision, architecture`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/version.yaml

The arista_switch_labels metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Highlights	table	Switch Details

arista_switch_uptime¶

Displays uptime duration of the Arista switch.

API	Endpoint	Metric	Template
eAPI	`show version`	`bootupTimestamp`	conf/aristarest/eos/4.18.5/version.yaml

The arista_switch_uptime metric is visualized in the following Grafana dashboards:

Dashboard	Row	Type	Panel
Arista: Switch	Highlights	table	Switch Details