links and recentLinks outputs in API response of get/getEdge

Products

• VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN

Issue/Introduction

Edge/GetEdge API returns information of optional link, site, configuration, certificate, or enterprise details. Supports queries by Edge id, deviceId, activationKey, and logicalId  about specified Edge

https://{api_host}/portal/rest/edge/getEdge

In the response we see two sets of information about the Links.

 

 

For example b3-edge1 has 2 WAN links and they are up for more than 24 hours

 

 

In the links output you will see the old and disconnected link details along with the connected link details.

Whereas the recentLinks carries the information about the links which are up from last 24 hours. 
If any WAN link goes down and it remains down for more than 24 hours then the link will be removed from recentLinks but it stays in links output.

Environment

Velocloud SDWAN, getEdge API

Cause

The link IDs are assigned by the Orchestrator and used in the database to link the various stats against that interface

Resolution

We keep two sets of Link information.

links: This consists of all connected and down link. User for showing historical data.

recentLinks: This shows the status of the interfaces for past 24 hours. If a WAN link is down for more that 24 hours then it will be moved out of recentLinks.

Additional Information

More details about this API can be found in Broadcom Developer Portal