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SMON Overview

By comparing the load of each VLAN you can discover which VLANs are:

•Utilizing their full capacity.

•Under capacity.

•Over-extended and probably causing a degradation in performance to the users.

VLAN Statistics represents the information as a horizontal bar chart. Using this tool in conjunction with Port Statistics and Switch Statistics makes it straightforward to discover the cause of a problem. For example, using VLAN Statistics you may discover that there are too many broadcast errors on a specific VLAN. You could then use Port Statistics to help indicate the port from which the problem originates. For more information on using the VLAN Statistics tool, refer to Chapter 6, Using VLAN Statistics.

Alarms and Events Overview

The Alarms and Events tool reports when a specified counter on selected ports, or on a device, cross user defined thresholds. The Alarm Wizard provides a simple method for defining upper and lower thresholds of a counter on selected ports or on the device. This definition of the thresholds is an Alarm.

An event is the crossing of a defined threshold in the direction it was defined. For example, a Rising Event is when the rate of a specified counter on a selected port rises above the defined Rising (upper) Threshold. A Falling Event is when the rate of a specified counter on a selected port falls below the defined Falling (lower) Threshold.

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Contents Avaya C460 Smon User Guide Page Table of Contents Using Switch Statistics Using AnyLayer Smon Preface Purpose of This GuideSmon Documentation Organization of This Guide Who Should Use This GuideFollowing Appendices are included at the end of this guide Smon Overview What is RmonWhat is Smon Smon Devices Overview of SmonDevice Smon Tools Filtering OptionsSpecific Filtering TopN Filtering Switch Statistics Overview Port Statistics Overview Extended Port Statistics OverviewVlan Statistics Overview Alarms and Events Overview Events Overview AnyLayer Smon Tools Protocol Distribution OverviewDscp Overview Using the Device Smon Accessing Avaya C460 SmonDevice Smon User Interface Avaya C460 Smon User Interface Application TabsToolbar Buttons Device Smon ToolbarStatus Bar Items Dialog AreaDesktop Status BarWorking with Device Smon Tools Status LineStatus Line Items Using Dialog Box Options Mouse ActionsMouse Actions Managing Windows Generating ReportsAccessing the Switch Statistics Window Using Switch StatisticsGauge Variables in Switch Statistics Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie ChartsViewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph Pie Chart Variables in Switch StatisticsTraffic Variables in Switch Statistics Traffic Variables in Switch Statistics Accessing the Port Statistics Window Using Port StatisticsLAG Information Box Using The Port Statistics WindowPacket Statistics Variables Viewing Packet StatisticsBandwidth Statistics Variables Viewing Bandwidth StatisticsUtilization Statistics Variables Viewing Utilization StatisticsPort Filtering Selecting Ports to DisplaySelect View Activate Port Filter Define Vlan Filter Dialog Box Vlan FilteringTopN Port Filtering Sorting the Port Display Using Extended Port Accessing the Extended Port Statistics WindowStatistics Extended Port Statistics Packets Length Distribution Viewing Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics WindowExtended Port Statistics Priority Distribution Extended Port Statistics Packets DistributionExtended Port Statistics Priority Distribution Extended Port Counters Dialog Box Extended Port Statistics Counters Accessing Vlan Statistics Using Vlan StatisticsUsing the Vlan Statistics Window Vlan Statistics Variables Packets Viewing Vlan Packet StatisticsViewing Vlan Bandwidth Statistics Selecting VLANs to DisplayVlan Statistics Variables Bandwidth Vlan Filtering TopN Vlan Filtering Sorting the Vlan Display Using the Alarms and Events Tool Using Alarms and EventsAlarms Table Alarms Table FieldsAlarms Table Fields Chapter Tooltip Fields TooltipsEditing Alarms Alarm Wizard Overview of the Alarm WizardActivating the Alarm Wizard Welcome to the Alarm Wizard Alarm Wizard ScreensAlarm Wizard Select Ports Select Variable Alarm Wizard Select Variable ScreenSet Thresholds Set Description Set Event Alarm Wizard Set EventSummary Summary10. Device Event Log Device Event LogEvent Log Fields Event Description FieldsAccessing AnyLayer Smon Using AnyLayer SmonAnyLayer Smon User Interface Distribution Statistics AnyLayer Smon ToolbarTool Tabs Items appear in the status bar for each individual Dscp Statistics Using the Protocol Distribution ToolProtocol Distribution Window Selecting Protocols to DisplayUsing the Protocol Directory Default and User Defined Protocols Default ProtocolsUser Protocols TCP/UDP Port Numbers Protocol Directory Dialog Box Using Protocol DirectoryUser Defined Protocol Dialog Box Adding a User Defined ProtocolSearching for a Protocol Refreshing Protocol ListDscp Statistics Window Viewing Dscp StatisticsUsing Protocol Distribution and Dscp Statistics Using Avaya C460 Smon Using the Options Dialog BoxDialog Boxes Figure A-1. Options Dialog Box General Tab General TabPolling Interval Display Mode Report Setting Samples Per Screen Switch TabSamples To Store Logarithmic Display Level IndicatorsFigure A-3. Options Dialog Box Port/VLAN Tab Port/VLAN TabFigure A-4. Options Dialog Box Proto Dist/DSMON Tab Proto Dist/DSMON TabFigure A-5. Report Now Dialog Box Using the Report Now Dialog BoxFigure A-6. Auto Report Dialog Box Using the Auto Report Dialog BoxUsing the Find Dialog Box Finding a Port or LAG Finding a Vlan Figure A-7. Define TopN Filter Dialog Box Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog BoxFigure A-8. Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog BoxFigure A-9. Sort Dialog Box Using the Sort Dialog BoxLicense Setting Up the SmonIndex Index Avaya C460 Smon User Guide Index Index