Actions82
- Device Actions
- Access Points Actions
- Get All Access Points
- Get Access Point Details
- Get Top APs by Wireless Usage
- Get AP Throughput Trends
- Get AP CPU Utilization
- Get AP Memory Utilization
- Get AP Power Consumption
- Get AP Radio Details
- Get Radio Performance
- Get APs with Performance Issues
- Get AP Port Frame Trends
- Get All Radios
- Get Radio Channel Utilization
- Get Radio Channel Quality
- Get Radio Noise Floor
- Get Radio Transmission Info
- Get AP Port CRC Errors
- Get AP Port Collision Errors
- Get AP Radio Throughput Trend
- Get AP Port Throughput Trend
- Get AP Radios List
- Get AP Ports List
- Get All WLANs
- Get WLAN by Name
- Get AP WLANs List
- Get AP WLAN Throughput Trend
- Get AP Tunnels List
- Get AP Tunnel Details
- Get AP Tunnel Throughput Trend
- Get AP Tunnel Packet Loss Trend
- Get AP Tunnel Jitter Trend
- Get AP Tunnel Latency Trend
- Get AP Tunnel MOS Score Trend
- Get WLAN Throughput Trend
- Client Actions
- Site Actions
- Site Health Actions
- Gateway Actions
- List Gateways
- Gateway Details
- Gateway Cluster Leader Details
- Gateway Cluster VLAN Mismatch Summary
- Gateway Cluster Connectivity Graph
- Gateway VLAN Detail
- List Gateway Cluster Members
- Gateway Tunnel Detail
- List Gateway Wired Interfaces
- List Gateway Cluster Tunnels
- List Gateway VLANs
- List Gateway LAN Tunnels
- List Gateway WAN Interfaces
- Get Gateway CPU Utilization Trend
- Get Gateway Memory Utilization Trend
- Get Gateway LAN Tunnel Throughput Trend
- Get Gateway LAN Tunnel Status Trend
- Get Cluster Capacity Trend
- Get Cluster Member Capacity Trend
- Get Gateway Interface Throughput Trend
- Get Summary of Cluster Tunnel Health
- Get Summary of Cluster Tunnel Status
- Get Summary of Gateway Tunnel Health
- Get Gateway WAN Availability Trend
- Get Gateway VPN Availability Trend
- Get Gateway Port Frames Trend
- Get Gateway Port Frames Errors Trend
- Get Gateway Port Frames Packets Trend
- Get Gateway Tunnel Dropped Packets Trend
- List Gateway WAN Tunnels
- Gateway WAN Tunnel Detail
- Get Summary of Gateway WAN Tunnel Health
- Get Details of Gateway Uplink
- Get Gateway Uplink Throughput Trend
- Get Gateway WAN Compression Trends for Uplink
- List Gateway Uplink Probes
- List Gateway Uplink Performance Trends
- Get Gateway Uplink Modem Stats
- Get WAN Availability Trends of Gateway Uplink
- Get VPN Availability Trends of Gateway Uplink
Overview
This node interacts with the Aruba Central Next Gen API to retrieve performance trend data related to gateway uplinks. Specifically, the "List Gateway Uplink Performance Trends" operation fetches detailed metrics about the uplink performance of a specified gateway device over a configurable time range.
Use cases include monitoring network health and performance for gateways in enterprise environments, troubleshooting connectivity issues, and analyzing historical uplink trends to optimize network configurations.
For example, a network administrator can use this node to pull uplink throughput and error trends for a particular gateway identified by its serial number, optionally filtered by a specific probe ID and time range, enabling proactive network management.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Debug Mode | Enable or disable detailed debug logs to assist with troubleshooting node execution. |
| Domain | Selects the API domain to interact with: either "Monitoring" (for device/client/site monitoring) or "Configuration" (for device/group/profile configuration). For this operation, "Monitoring" is used. |
| Serial Number | The unique serial number identifying the gateway device whose uplink performance trends are to be retrieved. This is required. |
| Probe ID | Optional identifier for a specific probe to filter the performance trend data. |
| Time Range | Optional collection specifying start and end timestamps (in ISO 8601 format) to limit the data retrieval period. Defaults to the last 3 hours if not set. |
Output
The node outputs JSON data containing the gateway uplink performance trends. This typically includes time-series metrics such as throughput, latency, packet loss, errors, and other relevant uplink statistics collected by probes on the gateway.
If binary data were involved (e.g., logs or files), it would be summarized accordingly, but this operation focuses on structured JSON metric data.
Dependencies
- Requires an active connection to Aruba Central Next Gen API.
- Needs an API authentication token configured via n8n credentials (an OAuth2 or similar API key credential).
- Network access to Aruba Central endpoints must be available from the n8n environment.
Troubleshooting
Common Issues:
- Invalid or missing serial number will cause the API call to fail.
- Incorrect or expired API credentials will result in authentication errors.
- Specifying an invalid time range (e.g., start time after end time) may lead to empty results or errors.
- Network connectivity problems to Aruba Central API endpoints can cause request failures.
Error Messages:
- "Unknown error in node execution": Generic catch-all error; check debug logs if enabled.
- Authentication errors: Verify API credentials and permissions.
- Validation errors: Ensure all required fields like serial number are correctly provided.
Enabling Debug Mode property helps capture detailed logs for diagnosing issues.
Links and References
- Aruba Central Next Gen API Documentation (official Aruba Networks site)
- n8n Documentation on creating custom nodes and using credentials
- General REST API best practices for authentication and error handling