Specifications

SecureStack B2 Configuration Guide 16-1
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RMON Configuration
ThischapterdescribesthecommandsusedtoconfigureRMONonaSecu reStackB2switch.
RMON Monitoring Group Functions
RMON(RemoteNetworkMonitoring)providescomprehensivenetworkfaultdiagnosis,
planning,andperformancetuninginformationandallowsforinteroperabilitybetweenSNMP
managementstationsandmonitoringagents.RMONextendstheSNMPMIBcapabilityby
definingadditionalMIBsthatgenerateamuchrichersetofdataaboutnetworkusage.
TheseMIB
“groups”eachgatherspecificsetsofdatatomeetcommonnetworkmonitoringrequirements.
Table 16‐41liststheRMONmonitoringgroupssupportedonSecureStackB2devices,eachgroup’s
functionandtheelementsitmonitors,andtheassociatedconfigurationcommandsneeded.
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RMON Monitoring Group Functions 16-1
Design Considerations 16-2
Statistics Group Commands 16-3
History Group Commands 16-6
Alarm Group Commands 16-9
Event Group Commands 16-13
Filter Group Commands 16-17
Packet Capture Commands 16-22
Table 16-41 RMON Monitoring Group Functions and Commands
RMON
Group
What It Does... What It Monitors... CLI Command(s)
Statistics Records statistics
measured by the RMON
probe for each monitored
interface on the device.
Packets dropped, packets
sent, bytes sent (octets),
broadcast and multicast
packets, CRC errors,
oversized and undersized
packets, fragments, jabbers,
and counters for packets.
“show rmon stats” on
page 16-4
“set rmon stats” on
page 16-4
“clear rmon stats” on
page 16-5