Enterasys Networks 9034313-07 manual Design Considerations

Design Considerations

Table 15-1 RMON Monitoring Group Functions and Commands (Continued)

RMON
Group	What It Does...	What It Monitors...	CLI Command(s)
History	Records periodic statistical	Sample period, number of	“show rmon history” on
	samples from a network.	samples and item(s) sampled.	page 15-6
			“set rmon history” on
			page 15-7
			“clear rmon history” on
			page 15-7
Alarm	Periodically gathers	Alarm type, interval, starting	“show rmon alarm” on
	statistical samples from	threshold, stop threshold.	page 15-9
	variables in the probe and		“set rmon alarm properties”
	compares them with
			on page 15-10
	previously configured
			“set rmon alarm status” on
	thresholds. If the monitored
			page 15-11
	variable crosses a
	threshold, an event is		“clear rmon alarm” on
	generated.		page 15-12
Event	Controls the generation and	Event type, description, last	“show rmon event” on
	notification of events from	time event was sent.	page 15-13
	the device.		“set rmon event properties”
			on page 15-14
			“set rmon event status” on
			page 15-15
			“clear rmon event” on
			page 15-15
Filter	Allows packets to be	Packets matching the filter	“show rmon channel” on
	matched by a filter	configuration.	page 15-17
	equation. These matched		“set rmon channel” on
	packets form a data stream
			page 15-18
	or “channel” that may be
			“clear rmon channel” on
	captured.
			page 15-19
			“show rmon filter” on
			page 15-19
			“set rmon filter” on
			page 15-20
			“clear rmon filter” on
			page 15-21
Packet	Allows packets to be	Packets matching the filter	“show rmon capture” on
Capture	captured upon a filter	configuration.	page 15-22
	match.		“set rmon capture” on
			page 15-23
			“clear rmon capture” on
			page 15-24

Design Considerations

The C3 supports RMON Packet Capture/Filter Sampling through both the CLI and MIBs, but with the following constraints:

15-2 RMON Configuration