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SMON Overview

Switch Statistics Overview

The Switch Statistics tool provides details of the traffic passing through the switch fabric and allows you to detect problems on the switch. Once a problem has been detected, you can use VLAN or Port Statistics to determine more precisely the cause of the problem.

The display includes two sections:

•Pie charts and gauges showing traffic breakdown.

•A traffic graph that describes the characteristics of the traffic passing through the device.

You can use the Switch Statistics tool for the following purposes:

•Gaining an overall view of the switched traffic over a specific time period. This can help in discovering problems and analyzing traffic trends.

•Discovering whether the device is being utilized efficiently or not.

•Monitoring the load distribution among switches.

•Detecting a large number of broadcast messages sent. This indicates there may be a problem with a station on the network.

•Treating any variable with abnormal behavior as an issue that should be investigated further using other SMON tools.

In general, the Switch Statistics tool can help you spot problems that only become apparent from a high-level view over time. By periodically viewing Switch Statistics, you can detect normal and abnormal behavior of the specific switch configuration.

SMON collects and displays all information in real-time. In addition, information collected during a session can be saved in a report. For more information on using the Switch Statistics tool, refer to Chapter 3, Using Switch Statistics.

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Contents

Avaya C460 Smon User Guide Page Table of Contents Using Switch Statistics Using AnyLayer Smon Purpose of This Guide PrefaceSmon Documentation Organization of This Guide Who Should Use This Guide Following Appendices are included at the end of this guide Smon Overview What is Rmon What is Smon Smon Devices Overview of Smon Filtering Options Device Smon ToolsSpecific Filtering TopN Filtering Switch Statistics Overview Extended Port Statistics Overview Port Statistics OverviewVlan Statistics Overview Alarms and Events Overview Events Overview Protocol Distribution Overview AnyLayer Smon ToolsDscp Overview Accessing Avaya C460 Smon Using the Device SmonDevice Smon User Interface Avaya C460 Smon User Interface Application Tabs Toolbar Buttons Device Smon Toolbar Desktop Dialog AreaStatus Bar Status Bar Items Status Line Working with Device Smon ToolsStatus Line Items Mouse Actions Using Dialog Box OptionsMouse Actions Managing Windows Generating Reports Accessing the Switch Statistics Window Using Switch Statistics Gauge Variables in Switch Statistics Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts Pie Chart Variables in Switch Statistics Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic GraphTraffic Variables in Switch Statistics Traffic Variables in Switch Statistics Accessing the Port Statistics Window Using Port Statistics LAG Information Box Using The Port Statistics Window Packet Statistics Variables Viewing Packet Statistics Bandwidth Statistics Variables Viewing Bandwidth Statistics Utilization Statistics Variables Viewing Utilization Statistics Port Filtering Selecting Ports to Display Select View Activate Port Filter Define Vlan Filter Dialog Box Vlan Filtering TopN Port Filtering Sorting the Port Display Accessing the Extended Port Statistics Window Using Extended PortStatistics Extended Port Statistics Packets Length Distribution Viewing Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics Window Extended Port Statistics Priority Distribution Extended Port Statistics Packets Distribution Extended Port Statistics Priority Distribution Extended Port Counters Dialog Box Extended Port Statistics Counters Accessing Vlan Statistics Using Vlan Statistics Using the Vlan Statistics Window Vlan Statistics Variables Packets Viewing Vlan Packet Statistics Selecting VLANs to Display Viewing Vlan Bandwidth StatisticsVlan Statistics Variables Bandwidth Vlan Filtering TopN Vlan Filtering Sorting the Vlan Display Using the Alarms and Events Tool Using Alarms and Events Alarms Table Fields Alarms TableAlarms Table Fields Chapter Tooltip Fields Tooltips Editing Alarms Overview of the Alarm Wizard Alarm WizardActivating the Alarm Wizard Welcome to the Alarm Wizard Alarm Wizard Screens Alarm Wizard Select Ports Select Variable Alarm Wizard Select Variable Screen Set Thresholds Set Description Set Event Alarm Wizard Set Event Summary Summary 10. Device Event Log Device Event Log Event Log Fields Event Description Fields Accessing AnyLayer Smon Using AnyLayer Smon AnyLayer Smon User Interface Distribution Statistics AnyLayer Smon Toolbar Tool Tabs Items appear in the status bar for each individual Dscp Statistics Using the Protocol Distribution Tool Protocol Distribution Window Selecting Protocols to Display Using the Protocol Directory Default Protocols Default and User Defined ProtocolsUser Protocols TCP/UDP Port Numbers Protocol Directory Dialog Box Using Protocol Directory User Defined Protocol Dialog Box Adding a User Defined Protocol Searching for a Protocol Refreshing Protocol List Dscp Statistics Window Viewing Dscp Statistics Using Protocol Distribution and Dscp Statistics Using the Options Dialog Box Using Avaya C460 SmonDialog Boxes Figure A-1. Options Dialog Box General Tab General Tab Polling Interval Display Mode Report Setting Samples Per Screen Switch Tab Samples To Store Logarithmic Display Level Indicators Figure A-3. Options Dialog Box Port/VLAN Tab Port/VLAN Tab Figure A-4. Options Dialog Box Proto Dist/DSMON Tab Proto Dist/DSMON Tab Figure A-5. Report Now Dialog Box Using the Report Now Dialog Box Figure A-6. Auto Report Dialog Box Using the Auto Report Dialog Box Using 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 Box Figure A-8. Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box Figure A-9. Sort Dialog Box Using the Sort Dialog Box License Setting Up the Smon Index Index Avaya C460 Smon User Guide Index Index