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Chapter 22 Configuring RMO N Configuring RMON

Configuring RMON Collection on an Interface

You must first configure RM ON a lar ms an d events to di spla y co lle ctio n inf or mat ion.
Beginning i n privileged EX EC mode , follow th ese s teps t o col le ct gro up hi stor y sta tis tics o n an
interface:
To disable history collection, use the no rmon collection history index interface configuration
command.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to collect group Ethernet statistics on an
interface:
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enter globa l configurati on mode.
Step 2 interface interface-id Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the interface on
which to coll ect hist ory.
Step 3 rmon collection history index
[buckets bucket-number] [ interval seconds]
[owner ownername]
Enable history collection for the specified number of buckets and
time period .
For index, identify the RMON group of statistics The range
is 1 to 65535.
(Optiona l) For buckets bucket-number, specify the
maximu m num be r o f buckets desi red f or the RMO N
collecti on histo ry group of statis tics. The range is 1 to
65535. T he defau lt is 50 buckets.
(Optiona l) For interval seconds, spe cify the num ber of
seconds in each polling cycle.
(Optiona l) For owner ownername, ent er th e na me of the
owner of the RMON group of statistics.
Step 4 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5 show running-config Verify your e ntri es.
Step 6 show rmon histor y Display the conte nts of the switch hi story table .
Step 7 copy running-config startup-config (Optiona l) Save your entries in the co nfigurati on file.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enter globa l configurati on mode.
Step 2 interface interface-id Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the interface on
which to collect statistics.
Step 3 rmon collection stats index [owner ownername] Enable RMON statistic collection on the interface.
For index, sp ec ify the RMO N gr oup o f sta ti stics . Th e ra nge
is from 1 to 6553 5.
(Optiona l) For owner ownername, ent er th e na me of the
owner of the RMON group of statistics.
Step 4 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5 show running-config Verify your e ntri es.