pxgrid sessions
Description
Retrieves all active RADIUS sessions from ISE via pxGrid. Returns real-time session data including MAC address, IP, username, endpoint profile, and authentication method.
Example
netapi ise pxgrid sessions
Output:
Active Sessions (6)
MAC IP Username Profile Auth NAS IP State
04:5F:B9:… 10.50.10.… 04:5F:B9:… Cisco-Devi… Lookup 10.50.1.10 STARTED
14:F6:D8:… 10.50.10.… modestus-… Linux-Work… EAP-TLS 10.50.1.40 STARTED
70:15:FB:… 10.50.10.… 70:15:FB:… Linux-Work… Lookup 10.50.1.40 STARTED
7E:DA:34:… 10.50.10.… 7E:DA:34:… OS_X_Catal… Lookup 10.50.1.40 STARTED
90:32:4B:… 10.50.10.… 90:32:4B:… Brother-De… Lookup 10.50.1.40 STARTED
FE:00:18:… 10.50.10.… FE:00:18:… Apple-iPad Lookup 10.50.1.40 STARTED
JSON Output
netapi ise pxgrid -f json sessions | jq '.[0]'
{
"timestamp": "2026-01-24T01:25:08.019-08:00",
"state": "STARTED",
"userName": "modestus-p50.inside.domusdigitalis.dev",
"macAddress": "14:F6:D8:7B:31:80",
"ipAddresses": ["10.50.10.108", "", "fe80::b001:21cd:13c4:83e0"],
"nasIpAddress": "10.50.1.40",
"endpointProfile": "Linux-Workstation",
"authMethod": "dot1x",
"authProtocol": "EAP-TLS",
"selectedAuthzProfiles": ["Domus_Secure_Profile"],
"ssid": "78-bc-1a-36-82-c0:Domus-Secure"
}
Session Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
|
Endpoint MAC address |
|
Array of assigned IP addresses (IPv4, link-local, IPv6) |
|
Authenticated username or MAC for MAB |
|
ISE profiler classification (Linux-Workstation, Apple-iPad, etc.) |
|
Authentication method (dot1x, mab) |
|
Protocol used (EAP-TLS, PEAP, Lookup for MAB) |
|
Network Access Device IP |
|
Session state (STARTED, DISCONNECTED) |
|
Authorization profiles applied |
|
Wireless SSID (if applicable) |
|
ISE audit session ID for log correlation |
Real-Time Monitoring
# Watch sessions update every 5 seconds
watch -n 5 'netapi ise pxgrid sessions'
# Count sessions by auth method
netapi ise pxgrid -f json sessions | jq 'group_by(.authProtocol) | map({auth: .[0].authProtocol, count: length})'
See Also
-
pxgrid session - Single session lookup
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pxgrid user-groups - User group membership