In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause a processor to receive, at a network management module, a request for data plane information associated with a set of access switches of a distributed switch. The non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause the processor to send, in response to the request, an instruction to each access switch from the set of access switches such that a proxy module at each access switch accesses data plane information at at least one line card at that access switch. The non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause the processor to receive, from each access switch from the set of access switches, the data plane information associated with that access switch, and then send a signal to output, on a single interface, the data plane information associated with each access switch from the set of access switches.