Configuring Rmon; Description; Commands - GE MultiLink ML1600 Instruction Manual

CONFIGURING RMON

16.4 Configuring RMON

16.4.1 Description

16.4.2 Commands

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The switch supports RMON (Remote Monitoring) on all connected network segments. This
allows for troubleshooting and optimizing your network. The MultiLink family of switches
provides hardware-based RMON counters. The switch manager or a network MGMNT
system can poll these counters periodically to collect the statistics in a format that
compiles with the RMON MIB definition.
The following RMON groups are supported:
• Ethernet statistics group - maintains utilization and error statistics for the switch
port being monitored.
• History group - gathers and stores periodic statistical samples from previous
statistics group.
• Alarm group - allows a network administrator to define alarm thresholds for any
MIB variable.
• Log and event group - allows a network administrator to define actions based on
alarms. SNMP traps are generated when RMON alarms are triggered.
The following RMON communities, when defined, enable the specific RMON group as show
above. The command enter the RMON configuration mode to setup RMON groups
rmon
and communities.
rmon
The command defines the RMON history group and the community string
history
associated with the group.
history def-owner=<string> def-comm=<string>
The command defines the RMON statistics group and the community string
statistics
associated with the group.
statistics def-owner=<string>
def-comm=<string>
The command defines the RMON alarm group and the community string
alarm
associated with the group.
alarm def-owner=<string> def-comm=<string>
The command defines the RMON event group and the community string
event
associated with the group.
event def-owner=<string> def-comm=<string>
The command lists the specific RMON data as defined by the group type.
show rom
show rmon <stats|hist|event|alarm>
The following command sequence illustrates how to configure RMON groups.
ML1600(rmon)##
rmon
ML1600(rmon)##
event def-owner=test def-comm=somestring
RMON Event Default Owner is set
RMON Event Default Community is set
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