SMC Networks SMC6924VF manual Remote Monitoring, 4-10

ADVANCED TOPICS

event manager, log manager, MIB browser, RMON analysis tools, and device management modules. SMC also provides optional plug-in device management modules for HP OpenView.

Remote Monitoring

Remote Monitoring (RMON) provides a cost-effective way to monitor large networks by placing embedded or external probes on distributed network equipment (hubs, switches or routers). SMC’s EliteView network management software can access the probes embedded in recent SMC network products to perform traffic analysis, troubleshoot network problems, evaluate historical trends, or implement proactive management policies. RMON has already become a valuable tool for network managers faced with a quickly changing network landscape that contains dozens or hundreds of separate segments. RMON is the only way to retain control of the network and analyze applications running at multi-megabit speeds. It provides the tools you need to implement either reactive or proactive policies that can keep your network running based on real-time access to key statistical information.

This switch provides support for mini-RMON which contains the four key groups required for basic remote monitoring. These groups include:

Statistics: Includes all the tools needed to monitor your network for common errors and overall traffic rates. Information is provided on bandwidth utilization, peak utilization, packet types, errors and collisions, as well as the distribution of packet sizes.

History: Can be used to create a record of network utilization, packet types, errors and collisions. You need a historical record of activity to be able to track down intermittent problems. Historical data can also be used to establish normal baseline activity, which may reveal problems associated with high traffic levels, broadcast

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