Avaya C460 SMON manual Smon Overview, What is Rmon

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1 SMON Overview

This chapter describes SMON, Avaya Inc.’s switched network monitoring system. This chapter includes the following sections:

•What is RMON - A brief description of the RMON standard.

•What is SMON - A general description of SMON switch monitoring technology.

•Overview of SMON - An introduction to SMON.

•Device SMON Tools - The Device SMON tools and how they function.

•AnyLayer SMON Tools - The anylayer SMON tool and how they function.

What is RMON

RMON is the internationally recognized and approved standard for detailed analysis of shared Ethernet and Token Ring media. It ensures consistency in the monitoring and display of statistics between different vendors.

RMON’s advanced remote networking capabilities provide the tools needed to monitor and analyze the behavior of segments on a network. In conjunction with an RMON agent, RMON gathers details and logical information about network status, performance, and users running applications on the network.

An RMON agent is a probe that collects information about segments, hosts, and traffic, and sends it to a management station.

The network administrator uses software tools to view the information collected by the RMON agent on the management station.

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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 ToolbarDesktop Dialog AreaStatus Bar Status Bar ItemsWorking 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