5

BASELINING STATISTICS

 

This chapter describes how baselining statistics work in the SuperStack™ II

 

Switch 2200, and how to set, display, enable, or disable a baseline statistic.

 

 

About Setting

Normally, statistics for MACs and ports start compiling at system power-up.

Baselines

Baselining allows you to view statistics over the period of time since a

 

baseline was set. By viewing statistics relative to a baseline, you can more

 

easily evaluate recent activity in your system or on your network.

 

Baselining is maintained across Administration Console sessions. Statistics

 

you view after setting the baseline indicate that they are relative to the

 

baseline. To view statistics as they relate only to the most recent power up,

 

you must disable the baseline.

 

Baselining affects the statistics displayed for Ethernet ports, FDDI resources,

 

and bridges.

Displaying the Current Baseline

Top-Level Menu

 

 

system

 

 

 

 

display

 

 

ethernet

display

fddi

softwareUpdate

baseline

set

bridge

 

 

ip

consoleSpeedrequestedState

snmp

telnet

 

 

analyzer

password

 

 

script

name

 

 

logout

time

 

 

 

screenHeight

 

consoleLock

 

ctlKeys

 

 

 

nvData

 

 

 

reboot

 

 

You can display the current baseline to see when the baseline was last set and to determine if you need a newer baseline for viewing statistics.

To display the current baseline, enter the following commands from the top level of the Administration Console:

system baseline display

Example:

Baseline set at 08/07/96 10:42:52 AM is currently enabled.

If a baseline has not been set on the system, you see the following message:

Baseline has not yet been set.

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