Contents

Dial MIBs and OIDs Used in the Case Study 37

Task 1—Enabling SNMP in a Cisco IOS Device 41

About Enabling SNMP

41

Enabling SNMP

42

Task 2— Exploring SNMP Capabilities by Using UCD-SNMP45

About Using UCD-SNMP

45

 

 

 

Installing UCD-SNMP and Downloading Cisco MIBs

46

Exploring SNMP MIBs for Dial Networks

46

 

About SNMP Commander

49

 

 

 

Setting Up SNMP Commander

49

 

 

Task 3—Using MRTG to Monitor and Graph Traffic Loads

53

About MRTG 53

 

 

 

 

About Selecting Dial OIDs

54

 

 

 

How to Inspect and Interpret Data

56

 

 

Creating and Editing a Configuration File

59

 

Sending MRTG Graphs to a Web Server

64

 

Task 4—Using Syslog, NTP, and Modem Call Records to Isolate and Troubleshoot Fault s 67

About Syslog

67

 

 

 

 

About NTP

69

 

 

 

 

About Modem Call Records

69

 

 

 

Enabling NTP on a Cisco IOS Device

71

 

Setting Up an NTP Client

72

 

 

 

Troubleshooting the NTP Client

74

 

 

Enabling Syslog and Modem Call Records in the Cisco IOS Software 74

Configuring the Syslog Daemon

76

 

 

Inspecting Syslog Messages in the Log File 78

 

Task 5—Setting Up a Web Portal for the Dial NMS

81

About a Web Portal 81

 

 

 

 

Building a Device Linker Web Page

83

 

Troubleshooting a Cisco 2511 Console Connection

85

About HTTP Access to the CLI

86

 

 

 

Basic Dial NMS Implementation Guide

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Cisco Systems Dial NMS Task 1-Enabling Snmp in a Cisco IOS Device, Task 3-Using Mrtg to Monitor and Graph Traffic Loads