Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

Advanced Management: RMON

The switch supports RMON (Remote Monitoring) on all connected network segments. This allows for troubleshooting and optimizing your network.

The following RMON groups are supported:Ethernet Statistics (except the numbers of packets of different frame sizes)AlarmHistory (of the supported Ethernet statistics)Event

The RMON agent automatically runs in the switch. Use the RMON management station on your network to enable or disable specific RMON traps and events. Note that you can access the Ethernet statistics, Alarm, and Event groups from the ProCurve Manager network management software. For more on ProCurve Manager, visit the ProCurve Networking web site at

www.procurve.com

Click on products index, then look for the ProCurve Manager topic under the Network Manager bar.

CLI-Configured sFlow with Multiple Instances

In earlier software releases, sFlow was configured on the switch via SNMP using a single sFlow instance. Beginning with software release K.11.34, sFlow can also be configured via the CLI for up to three distinct sFlow instances: once enabled, an sFlow receiver/destination can be independently configured for full flow-sampling and counter-polling. CLI-configured sFlow instances may be saved to the startup configuration to persist across a switch reboot.

Terminology

sFlow — An industry standard sampling technology, defined by RFC 3176, used to continuously monitor traffic flows on all ports providing network- wide visibility into the use of the network.

sFlow agent — A software process that runs as part of the network manage­ ment software within a device. The agent packages data into datagrams that are forwarded to a central data collector.

sFlow destination — The central data collector that gathers datagrams from sFlow-enabled switch ports on the network. The data collector decodes the packet headers and other information to present detailed Layer 2 to Layer 7 usage statistics.

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