Manuals / Avaya / Computer Equipment / Switch

Avaya P120 SMON manual SMON Overview, What is RMON

Models: P120 SMON

1 71

Download 71 pages 22.98 Kb

Page 8

1 SMON Overview

1 SMON Overview

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

•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.

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.

Avaya P120 SMON User Guide

1

Image 8

Avaya P120 SMON manual SMON Overview, What is RMON

Contents

Avaya P120 SMON User Guide AprilAvaya P120 SMON User Guide Copyright 2002 Avaya Inc. All Rights ReservedChapter 3 - Switch Statistics PrefaceChapter 1 - SMON Overview Chapter 2 - Device SMONChapter 5 - VLAN Statistics Chapter 6 - Alarms and EventsChapter 4 - Port Statistics Index Appendix B - Setting Up the SMON LicenseAppendix A - SMON Dialog Boxes Avaya MultiService SMON User Guide PrefaceThe Purpose of this Guide Table 1. SMON DocumentationWho Should Use this Guide Organization of this GuideWhat is RMON 1 SMON OverviewWhat is SMON Overview of SMONSpecific Filtering TopN Filtering SMON DevicesFiltering Options Switch Statistics Overview Device SMON ToolsPort Statistics Overview VLAN Statistics OverviewAlarms and Events Overview Figure 1-1. Events OverviewThe first Event is a Rising Event, caused by the counter rate rising above the Rising Threshold. The second Event is a Falling Event, caused by the counter rate falling below the Falling Threshold. The third Event is a Rising Event. Note, that although the rate falls below the Rising Threshold and then rises above it again, no Event is generated. A new Rising Event can only be generated after the rate falls below the Falling Threshold. Similarly, after the fourth Event, although the rate rises above the Falling Threshold and then falls below it again, no Event is generated. A new Falling Event can only be generated after the rate rises above the Rising Threshold Accessing Device SMON 2 Device SMONThe Device SMON User Interface Figure 2-1. Avaya P120 SMON User InterfaceTable 2-1. Toolbar Buttons Application TabsDevice SMON Toolbar Table 2-1. Toolbar Buttons Continued to Appendix A, Using the Define Port Filterto Appendix A, Using the Define VLAN Dialog BoxDialog Area DesktopStatus Bar Table 2-2. Status Bar ItemsTable 2-3. Status Line Items Working with Device SMON ToolsStatus Line Table 2-4. Mouse Actions Using Dialog Box OptionsMouse Actions Generating Reports Report Now Auto ReportFigure 3-1. Switch Statistics Window 3 Switch StatisticsUsing Switch Statistics Table 3-2. Pie Chart Variables in Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts in the Switch Statistics WindowTable 3-1. Gauge Variables in Switch Statistics Traffic Graph in the Switch Statistics Window Table 3-3. Traffic Variables in Switch StatisticsComparing the traffic graphs to the meters can often point you in the right direction for locating a problem. For example, the pie chart may show an abnormal amount of non-unicast packets, while the bandwidth usage shown in the traffic graph has increased significantly. This may suggest that one of the stations attached to the switch is generating the non-unicast packets. By using VLAN Statistics you can locate the VLAN where the problem originates. By using Port Statistics you can locate the port to which the suspected station is attached Selecting Ports to Display Using Port Statistics4 Port Statistics Table 4-1. Port Statistics Variables - Packets Port Statistics VariablesFigure 4-1. Port Statistics Window - Packets Figure 4-2. Port Statistics Window - BandWidth Table 4-2. Port Statistics Variables - BandWidthFigure 4-3. Port Statistics Window- Utilization Table 4-3. Port Statistics Variables - UtilizationThe Port Statistics Window Figure 4-4. LAG Information BoxUsing VLAN Statistics 5 VLAN StatisticsSelecting VLANs to Display VLAN Statistics VariablesFigure 5-1. VLAN Statistics Window - Packets Table 5-1. VLAN Statistics Variables - PacketsTable 5-2. VLAN Statistics Variables - Bandwidth VLAN Statistics WindowFigure 5-2. VLAN Statistics Window - Bandwidth 6 Alarms and Events Using Alarms and EventsAlarms Table Alarms Table FieldsFigure 6-1. Alarms Table Table 6-1. Alarms Table FieldsTable 6-1. Alarms Table Fields Continued Note The Alarms and Events tool can onlyconfigure Alarms using the Rate @ Interval method. To configureTable 6-2. Tooltip Fields Figure 6-2. Alarm TooltipTooltips Editing Alarms Table 6-2. Tooltip Fields ContinuedActivating the Alarm Wizard Alarm WizardOverview of the Alarm Wizard Figure 6-3. Alarm Wizard - Welcome Screen Alarm Wizard ScreensWelcome to the Alarm Wizard Figure 6-4. Alarm Wizard - Select Port Select PortFigure 6-5. Alarm Wizard - Select Interval and Counter Screen Select Interval and CounterFigure 6-6. Alarm Wizard - Set Thresholds Set ThresholdsFigure 6-7. Alarm Wizard - Descriptions Figure 6-8. Alarm Wizard - Set Event Set EventFigure 6-9. Alarm Wizard - Set Trap Community Set Trap CommunityFigure 6-10. Summary Device Event LogSummary Figure 6-11. Device Event Log Table 6-3. Event Description FieldsTable 6-4. Event Log Fields Figure A-1. General Options Dialog Box Using the General Options Dialog BoxA SMON Dialog Boxes Polling Interval Display Mode Report Setting Polling IntervalDisplay Mode Report Setting Figure A-2. Report Now Dialog Box Using the Report Now Dialog BoxUsing the Auto Report Dialog Box Figure A-3. Auto Report Dialog Box Using the Switch Options Dialog Box Figure A-4. Switch Options Dialog BoxLevel Indicators Samples Per ScreenSamples To Store Logarithmic DisplayFigure A-5. Port/VLAN Options Dialog Box Using the Port/VLAN Options Dialog BoxItems Per Screen Using the Find Dialog Box Figure A-6. Find Dialog Box for PortsFinding a LAG Finding a VLANFinding a Port Using the Define Port Filter Dialog Box Figure A-7. Define Port Filter Dialog BoxTo remove ports from the List of Selected Ports Using the Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box Figure A-8. Define VLAN Filter Dialog BoxTo remove VLANs from the List of Selected VLANs Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box Figure A-9. Define TopN Filter Dialog BoxUsing the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box Figure A-10. Find Top5 Peaks Dialog BoxUsing the Sort Dialog Box Figure A-11. Sort Dialog BoxSetting Up the SMON Avaya MultiService SMON Manager User GuideLicense SMON Embedded LicenseIndex Page