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    A vaya C460 SMON User Guide August 2003[...]

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    A vaya C460 SMON 5.2 User Guide Copyright 2003 A vaya Inc. All Rights Reserved The products, specifications, and other technica l information re garding the products contained in this document are subject to change without notice. All information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable, but is pr esented without warranty of any kin[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide iii T able of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi The Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii Organ[...]

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    iv Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Table of Contents Chapter 3 — Using Switch Stat istics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Accessing the Switch Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph . [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide v Table of Contents Chapter 8 — Using AnyLayer SM ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Accessing AnyLayer SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 The AnyLayer SMON User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide vi Pr eface W elcome to A vaya C460 SMON. This chapter provides an introduction to the structure and assumptions of the guide. It includes the following sections: • The Purpose of This Guide - A description of the intended purpose of this guide. • Who Should Use This Guide - A description of the intended audience of t[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide vii Preface Who Should Use This Guide This guide is intended for use by network managers familiar with network management and its fundamenta l concepts. It is assumed that th e user has the basic responsibility for monito ring A vaya T echnologies’ intelligent switching devices and the network traffi c. Organization of [...]

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    Preface viii Avaya C460 SMON User Guide The following Appendices are incl uded at the end of this guide: • Using A vaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes - Dialog boxes that appear in SMON tools. • Setting Up the SMON License - How to set up the SMON license so that SMON will work with A vaya C460 Devices.[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 1 1 SMON Overview This chapter describes SMON, A v aya In c.’ s switched network monitoring system. This chapter includes the following sections: • What is RMON - A brief description of the RMON standard. • What is SMON - A general description of SMON switch monitoring technology . • Overview of SMON - An introduc[...]

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    Chapte r 1 2 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide RMON has two levels: • RMON I analyzes the MAC layer (Layer 2 in the OSI seven -layer model). • RMON II analyzes the upper layers (Layers 3 and above). RMON is an industry standard that A vaya Inc. and other companies have adopted in their network manageme nt applications. SMON takes the RMON standard and[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 3 SMON Overview Overview of SMON SMON is an RMON-compliant ne twork management suite that implements the SMON extensions to RMON. SMON works with the other components of A vaya MultiService Network Manager to provide a full spectrum of in-depth monitoring of switch traffic and network performance. SMON consists of a softw[...]

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    Chapte r 1 4 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Filtering Options SMON tools provide different methods of filtering the info rmation displayed on the screen. These methods include: • Specific Filtering • T opN Filtering Specific Filtering Specific filtering options provide th e ability to specify the switches, VLANs, ports, hosts, subnets, or protocols[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 5 SMON Overview Switch Statistics Overview The Switch Statistics tool provides details of the traffic passing through the switch fabric and allows you to de tect problems on the switch. Once a problem has been detected, you can use VLAN or Port Statistics to determine more precisely the cause of the problem. The display i[...]

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    Chapte r 1 6 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Port Statistics Overview The Port Statistics tool measures the traffic travelling through each port on the selected device. For each port, SMON summarizes the traffic, such as packets into the device and packet s from the device. Y ou can sort the display by port name or by any of the packet types. Y ou can s[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 7 SMON Overview By comparing the load of each VL AN you can discover which VLANs are: • Utilizing their full capacity . • Under capacity . • Over -extended and probably causing a degradation in performance to the users. VLAN Statistics represents the information as a horizontal ba r chart. Using this tool in conjunc[...]

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    Chapte r 1 8 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide The following figure shows the scheme used to generate even ts. Figure 1-1. Events Overview The first event is a Rising Eve nt, caus ed by the counter rate rising above the Rising Threshold. The second event is a Falling Event, caused by the counter rate falling below the Falling Threshold. The third event is[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 9 SMON Overview AnyLayer SMON T ools The following sections describe th e AnyLayer SMON tools for A vaya C460: • Protocol Distribution Overview - Describes how the C460 provides detailed information on protocol traffic passing through the router module. • DSCP Overview - Describes how the C460 provi des detailed infor[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 10 2 Using the Device SMON This chapter provides information about SMON for A vaya C460 Devices, and contains the following sections: • Accessing A vaya C460 SMON - Instructions on accessing the Device SMON window . • The Device SMON User Interface - A detailed description of the user interface for A vaya C460 SMON. ?[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 11 Using the Device SMON • Status Bar - An area at the bottom of each application window where information about the curre nt application is displayed. • Status Line - An area at the bottom of the Device SMON windo w where the communication status be tween A vaya C460 SMON and the A vaya C460 Device is displayed. The [...]

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    Chapte r 2 12 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Device SMON T oolbar The toolbar provides shortcuts to the main Device SMON functions and tools. The following table describes the buttons on the toolbar and lists the equivalent menu options. If a tool is not active, clicking the corresponding Device SMON toolbar button launches the tool. If a tool is alrea[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 13 Using the Device SMON Dialog Ar ea The area on the right side of the user interface is where all dialog boxes appear . This area can be resized by dragging the vertical splitter bar with the mouse. When a dialog box opens, it replaces the current dialog box open in the Dialog Area. Desktop The left side of the applicat[...]

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    Chapte r 2 14 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Status Line The status line provides important information about the communication status between the application and the A vaya C460 Device. The following table shows the messages and icons that can appear in the status line with a description of their mean ing. W orking with Device SMON T ools The followin[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 15 Using the Device SMON Mouse Actions The mouse actions that can be performed in A vaya C460 SMON windows allow you added flexibility when usi n g the applications. The table below describes some of the mouse action s available in some of the SMON applications. Using Dialog Box Options Information entered in a dialog box[...]

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    Chapte r 2 16 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Generating Reports SMON allows you to produce two types of reports: • Report Now • Auto Report Generated reports are text files that can be imported into spreadsheets such as Excel, and database programs such as Access. The reports can be generated in a tab delim ited format or a comma separate d format.[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 17 3 Using Switch Statistics Switch Statistics provides you with detailed information about the traffic passing through a switch. For a detail ed overview of Switch Statistics, refer to “Switch Statistics Over view” on page 5 . This section discusses the following topics: • Accessing the Switch Statistics W indow ?[...]

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    Chapte r 3 18 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Switch Statistics displays informat ion using differen t types of graphs: • Gauges that show error packets and capacity . • A pie chart that shows the rati o of Unicast, Broa dcast, and Multicast packets. • A pie chart that shows the ra tio of packets by priority . • A traffic graph section tha t con[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 19 Using Switch Statistics The pie charts at the top of th e window display the following info rmation: SMON updates these gauges an d pie charts in real-ti me according to the specified sampling interval. By view ing the relationships among these two variables, you can learn a lot about the general behavior of the switch[...]

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    Chapte r 3 20 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide SMON continuously monitors statistics for all available Switch Statistics traffic variables, even those that a re not currently selected. For information on finding the 5 highest peaks of traffic, refer to “Using the Find T op5 Peaks Dialog Box” on page 87 . The X axis of the graph re presents time. The [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 21 4 Using Port Statistics Port Statistics allows you to see the data passing through each port and LAG connected to the switch. For a detailed overview of Port Statistics, refer to “Port Statistics Overview” on page 6 . This section discusses the following topics: • Accessing the Port Statistics W indow • Using T[...]

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    Chapte r 4 22 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Using The Port Statistics Window The Port Statistics window is organized as follows: • The title of the Port Statistics window shows the IP address of the device. • The X axis represents packets or percentage for Utilization. • The Y axis represent s ports and LAGs. Each row on the gr aph corresponding[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 23 Using Port Statistics This section provides informat ion about the following topics: • V iewing Packet Statistics • V iewing Bandwidth Statistics • V iewing Utilization Statistics • Selecting Ports to Display • Sorting the Port Display Viewing Packet Statistics The following graphic shows the A vaya C460 Port[...]

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    Chapte r 4 24 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Viewing Bandwidth Statistics The following graphic shows the A vaya C460 Port Statistics window with Bandwidth Statistics displayed. Figure 4-3. Port Statistics Window - Bandwidth The following table provides a list of the variables available in the Port Statistics - Bandwidth window . T able 4-2. Bandwidth [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 25 Using Port Statistics Viewing Utilization Statistics The following graphic shows the A vaya C460 Port Statistics window with Utilization Statistics displayed. Figure 4-4. Port Statistics Window- Utilization The following table provides a list of the variables available in the Port Statistics - Utilization window . T ab[...]

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    Chapte r 4 26 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Selecting Ports to Display By default, information from all ports and LAGs is displayed in the Port Statistics window . Y ou can limit info rmation being displayed to specific ports using Port, VLAN, and T opN filters. In addition, you can sort the display . For information on sorting the display , refer to [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 27 Using Port Statistics T o add ports to the Selected Ports list: Select ports and LAGs from the Known Ports list and click > . Or Double-click ports and LAGs in the Known Ports list. The selected ports and LAGs appear in the Selected Ports list. T o select all ports and LAGs, click >> . All ports and LAGs are a[...]

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    Chapte r 4 28 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide VLAN Filtering Y ou can filter the ports and LAGs displayed in the Port Statistics window by VLAN. Only ports that are members of the selected VLANs are displayed in the Port Statistics window . This makes it easier to concentrate on specific VLANs in the network. T o open the Define VLAN Filter dialog box: [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 29 Using Port Statistics T o remove VLANs from the Selected VLANs list: Select VLANs in the Selected VLANs list and click < . Or Double-click VLANs in the Selected VLANs list. The selected VLANs are removed from the Selected VLANs list. T o remove all items from the Selected VLANs list, click << . All VLANs are r[...]

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    Chapte r 4 30 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Sorting the Port Display Y ou can sort the display by the port na me or any of the counte rs available for the port. T o sort the display: 1. Click . 2. Select a sorting criterion from the Sort B y pull-down listbox. The display is sorted by the selected criteria. When sorting by name, the bars appe ar in as[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 31 5 Using Extended Port Statistics Extended Port Statistics allows you to see details about the data passing through a specific port or LAG connected to the switch. For a detailed overview of Extended Por t Statistics, refer to “Extended Port Statistics Overview” on page 6 . This section discusses the following topic[...]

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    Chapte r 5 32 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Extended Port Statistics displays in formation using two types of graphs: • Pie charts that shows the ratio of different types of packets. • A traffic graph section tha t contains line graphs describing the characteristics of the traffic tr aveling through the port or LAG. The title of the Extended Port [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 33 Using Extended Port Statistics The following table provides a list of the statistics found in the Packets Distribution pie chart: The following table provides a list of the statistics found in the Priority Distribution pie chart: T a ble 5-2. Extended Port Statistics - Pa ckets Distribution Va r i a b l e Description B[...]

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    Chapte r 5 34 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide SMON updates these pie charts in real-time according to the specified sampling interval. By viewing the relation ships among thes e variables, you can learn a lot about the traffic on the port. * Note: If contact with the device is lost, the graphs will display the last data received until co mmunications ar[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 35 Using Extended Port Statistics T o select a set of statistics to display: 1. Select Actions > Define Extended Port Count ers . The Extended Port Counters dialog box opens. Figure 5-2. Extended Port Counters Dialog Box 2. Check the checkboxes next to the counters you want displayed in the traffic graph. * Note: A max[...]

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    Chapte r 5 36 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide The following table lists the counters av ailable for display in the Extended Port Statistics traffic graph. T able 5-4. Extended Port Statistics Counters Va r i a b l e Description Uncsts In The number of unicast packets entering the port. On most networks, the unicast packets should constitute the vast maj[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 37 6 Using VLAN Statistics VLAN Statistics displays detailed statistics for each VLAN. These statistics can help you maintain proper VLAN co nfiguration. They can also help you pinpoint problems you may discover using Swi tch Statistics. For a detailed over view of VLAN Statistics , refer to “VLAN Statistics Overview ?[...]

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    Chapte r 6 38 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Using the VLAN Statistics Window The VLAN Statistics window is organized as follows: • The title of the VLAN Statistics window displays the IP address of the device. • The X axis relates to packets over time or total packets, depending on the display mode (refer to “Display Mode” o n page 76 ). • T[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 39 Using VLAN Statistics Viewing VLAN Packet Statistics The following graphic displays the VLAN Packet Statistics window . Figure 6-1. VLAN Statistics Window - Packets The following table provides a list of the variables available in the VLAN Statistics - Packets window . T able 6-1. VLAN Statistics V ariables - Packets V[...]

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    Chapte r 6 40 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Viewing VLAN Bandwidth Statistics The following graphic displays the VLAN Bandwidth Statistics window . Figure 6-2. VLAN Statistics Window - Bandwidth The following table provides a list of the variables available in the VLAN Statistics - Bandwidth window . Selecting VLANs to Display By default, information [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 41 Using VLAN Statistics VLAN Filtering Y ou can filter the VLANs displayed in the VLAN Statistics window by VLAN. Only selected VLANs are displayed in the VLAN Statistics window . This makes it easier to concentrate on specific VLANs in the n e twork. T o open the Define VLAN Filter dialog box: Click . Or Select View >[...]

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    Chapte r 6 42 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide T o remove VLANs from the Selected VLANs list: Select VLANs in the Selected VLANs list and click < . Or Double-click VLANs in the Selected VLANs list. The selected VLANs are removed from the Selected VLANs list. T o remove all items from the Selected VLANs list, click << . All VLANs are removed from[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 43 Using VLAN Statistics Sorting the VLAN Display Y ou can sort the display by the VLAN name or any of the counters available for the VLAN. T o sort the display: 1. Click . 2. Select a sorting criterion from the Sort B y pull-down listbox. The display is sorted by the selected criteria. When sorting by name, the bars appe[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 44 7 Using Alarms and Events The Alarms and Events tool provides a method for defining threshol ds for packet types on a port. When a thre shold is crossed, a trap is sent to the device’ s manager , or the event is listed in SMON’ s Device Event Log. This chapter explains the following topics: • Using the Alarms and[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 45 Using Alarms and Events Alarms T able T o view a table of all the alarms defined for the device : Click . Or Select Tools > Alarms Table . The Alarms T able opens. Figure 7-1. Alarms T able All the alarms defined for the devi ce are listed in the Alarms T able. Alarms T able Fields The following table provides a lis[...]

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    Chapte r 7 46 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Sample T ype The method used for mo n itoring the variable. Possible options are: • Rate - The alarm uses the counter’ s rate in the last interval. • To t a l - The alarm uses the absolute number of the counter from the time the d evice was last reset. * Note: The Alarms and Events tool can only config[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 47 Using Alarms and Events T ooltips T ooltips in the Alarms and Events tool provide informatio n about an alarm. When the cursor is held over the Index field of a row in the Alarms T a ble a tooltip appears. Figure 7-2. Alarm T ooltip The tooltip provides information about the alarm’ s definition. In addition, it shows[...]

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    Chapte r 7 48 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Editing Alarms Alarms can be edited and de leted using the Alarms T able. T o edit an alarm, change the alarm’ s parameters in the Alarms T able. T o delete an alarm: 1. Select an alarm. 2. Select Edit > Delete Alarm . The alarm is deleted from the Alarms Ta b l e . T o save the changes to the Alarms T [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 49 Using Alarms and Events Alarm Wizar d This section provides the informatio n you need to use the Alarm W izard. It contains the following topics: • Overview of the Alarm W izard - An overview of the function of the Alarm W izard. • Activating the Alarm W izard - Instructions on how to run the Alarm W izard. • Ala[...]

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    Chapte r 7 50 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Alarm Wizar d Scr eens This section provides de tailed information on each of the Alarm W izard’ s screens. T o accept the default options for any screen, click Next . T o return to an earlier screen, click Back . T o exit the Alarm Wizard with out making any changes, click Cancel . The following sections [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 51 Using Alarms and Events Select Ports The Select Ports screen of the Alarm Wi zard allows you to select ports and LAGs to be monitored by the alarm. Figure 7-4. Alarm Wizard - Select Ports The ports and LAGs on the device are listed in the Device Ports list. T o select ports and LAGs to monitor , double-click a port or [...]

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    Chapte r 7 52 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Select Va r i a b l e The Select V ariable screen of the Al arm W izard enables you to select a variable to be monitored by the ala rm, and the interval at which SMON gets the rate for the co unter from the device. Figure 7-5. Alarm Wizard - Select V ariable Screen Enter a number in the Alarm Interval field.[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 53 Using Alarms and Events Set Thresholds The Set Thresholds screen enables you to configure the behavior of the Alarms and Events tool when SMON is started, and to configure thresholds for the alarm. There are two thresholds, a Rising Th reshold and a Falling Threshold. If the rate of the se lected counter rises above th[...]

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    Chapte r 7 54 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Set Description The Set Descriptions screen enables yo u to give names to the Rising and Falling Events of the alarm. Figure 7-7. Alarm Wizard - Set De scription T o configure the names of Rising and Falling Events, enter a description in the appropriate fields. These descript ions will appear in SMON’ s D[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 55 Using Alarms and Events Set Event The Set Event screen of the Alarm W i zard allows you to determine the action SMON takes when an event occurs. Figure 7-8. Alarm Wizard - Set Event T o configure the action SMON takes when a Rising Event occurs, select an option button in the Rising event fields. T o configure the acti[...]

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    Chapte r 7 56 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Summary The Summary screen of the Alarm W izard provides a summary of the options selected in the previous screens. Figure 7-9. Summary T o make any changes to the summary information: 1. Click Back until you re ach the appropriate screen. 2. Change the configuration paramete rs. 3. Click Next until you reac[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 57 Using Alarms and Events Device Event Log The Device Event Log provides a list of events that triggered ala rms with an action of Log . T o view the Event Log, select View > Event L og . The Device Event Log opens. Figure 7-10. Device Event Log The Device Event Log has two tabs, one for Rising Events and one for Fall[...]

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    Chapte r 7 58 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide The following table provides a list of the fields describing the event and their descriptions. The lower part of the window is the Log List . This is a log of the selected Alarm’ s Events. Entries will appear in the Log List only if the T ype of Event is Log or log & trap . The following table provides[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 59 8 Using AnyLayer SMON AnyLayer SMON is used to monitor the Layer 3 protocols rou ted by the C460 module. This chapter provides information about AnyLayer SMON for A vaya C460 Devices, and contains the following sections: • Accessing AnyLayer SMON - Instructions on accessing the AnyLayer SMON window . • The AnyLayer[...]

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    Chapte r 8 60 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide The AnyLayer SMON User Interface The user interface consists of the fo llowing elements: • Application T abs - T abs for switching between the various views of the A vaya C460 Device. • Menu Bar - Menus for accessin g AnyLayer SMON functions. • AnyLayer SMON T oolbar - Buttons providing shortcuts to im[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 61 Using AnyLaye r SMON AnyLayer SMON T oolbar The T oolbar provides shortcuts to the main AnyLayer SMON functions and tools. The following table describes the buttons on the toolbar and lists the equivalent menu options. T able 8-1. T oolbar Buttons Button Description Menu Opens the Protocol Distribution window on the de[...]

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    Chapte r 8 62 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Desktop The central area of the application win dow is the Desktop. This area can be resized by dragging the vertical splitter bars with the mouse. The AnyLayer SMON tool window opens on the Desktop. T ool T abs The T ool T abs provide a method for vi ewing the AnyLayer SMON tools. T o switch to a different [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 63 Using AnyLaye r SMON of the items appear in the status bar fo r each individual window . Status Line The Status Line provides important information about the communication status between the a pplication and the A vaya C460 Device. The following tabl e shows the messag es and icons that can appear in the Status Line wi[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 64 9 Using Pr otocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics Protocol Distribution provides a detailed analysis of how the traffic passing through an A vaya C460 with a router module is distributed among network layer and application layer protocols. For a detailed overview of Protocol Distribution, refer to “Protoco l Distrib[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 65 Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics Selecting Pr otocols to Display By default, information from all protocols listed in the De fault Proto cols and User Protocols windows of the Protocol Dire ctory dialog box are displayed in the Protocol Distribution window . Y ou can limit the information being displayed[...]

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    Chapte r 9 66 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide • The bottom portion of the Protocol Distribution window contains a bar graph representing the following: — The Y axis represents the protocols selected to monitor in the Protocol Directory dialog box (refer to “Using the Protocol Directory” on page 66 ). — The X axis represents the rate of IP traf[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 67 Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics Default and User Defined Pr otocols Protocol Directory automatically incl udes a number of popular protocols for the A vaya C460 router modules to monitor , referred to as Default Protocols, listed in the table below . In addition, you can include other protocols for moni[...]

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    Chapte r 9 68 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide TCP/UDP Port Numbers TCP/UDP port numbers are included in packets sent over a network using either the TCP or the UDP transport layer protoco l. The TCP/UDP port number indicates how to ap ply an applic ation layer protocol to the d ata at the receiving end. For example, port 25 is associated with the SMTP a[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 69 Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics Using Pr otocol Dir e ctory T o configure the protocols to monitor: 1. Click . The Protocol Directory dialog box opens. Figure 9-2. Protocol Directory Dialog Box The Protocol Directory dialog box is organized as follows: • The upper section of the Protoco l Directory di[...]

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    Chapte r 9 70 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide • Refreshing the Protocol List • Searchin g for a Pr otocol Adding Protocols The User Protocol s list can only contain seven protocols. Before adding a protocol when there are already seven, you must remove a protocol from the list. For more information on deleting protocols, refer to “Del eting Protoc[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 71 Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics Deleting Protocols T o delete protocols from the list of protocols to monitor: 1. Double-click the protocol to delete in the User Protocols List . Or Select one or more protocols to delete in the User Protocols List and click Remove . The removed protocol is highlighted i[...]

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    Chapte r 9 72 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Viewing DSCP Statistics The following graphic provides an exam ple of the DSCP Statistics window for viewing DSCP statistics. Figure 9-4. DSCP Statistics Window The DSCP Statistics window is organized as follows: • The title of the DSCP Statistics window sh ows the IP address of the switch. • The upper p[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 73 Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics • The bottom portion of the DSCP Statistics window contains a bar graph representing the following: — The Y axis represents the DSCP protocols. — The X axis represents the rate of IP traffic through the device in packets per second.Each bar represents traffic with D[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 74 A Using A v aya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes This appendix consi sts of dialog boxes that appear within A v aya C460 SMON. * Note: In Device SMON, some of the dialog boxes can only be opened by selecting the relevant menu item. The following topics are discussed : • Using the Options Dialog Box • Using the Report Now Dia[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 75 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes The Options dialog box contains the following tabs, depending on the module selected: • Genera l T ab • Switch T ab • Port/VLAN T ab • Proto Dist/DSMON T ab General T ab This dialog box enables you to change the options for Device SMON for the A vaya C460 Device. T o open the [...]

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    Appendix A 76 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Polling Interval The Polling Interval option allows yo u to configure the way in which information is collected. If you make the polling interval smaller , you receive more accurate data a t the expense of using more network resources. The objective is to use the ideal polling interval that provides accurate[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 77 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes Switch T ab This tab enables you to change the display options for Switch Statistics for the A vaya C460 Device. T o access the Switch tab, click the Switch tab at the top of the Options dialog box. The Switch tab opens. Figure A-2. Option s Dialog Box - Switch T ab * Note: Changes ma[...]

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    Appendix A 78 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Samples T o Store The Samples T o Store option enables you to configure the number of samples saved in the T raffic Graph. Y ou can scroll the T raffic Graph to view all of the saved sample s. T o change the number of stored samples, enter a number in the Samples To Store field. * Note: The number of samples[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 79 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes Port/VLAN T ab This tab enables you to change the display and T opN filtering options for Port and VLAN Statistics for the A vaya C460 Device. T o access the Port/VLAN tab, Click the Port/VLAN tab at the top of the Options dialog box. The Port/VLAN tab opens. Figure A-3. Options Dialo[...]

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    Appendix A 80 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Pr oto Dist/DSMON T ab This tab enables you to change the display options for Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics for the A vaya C460 Device. T o access the Proto Dist/ DSMON tab, Click the Proto Dist/DSMON tab at the top of the Options dialog box. The Prot o Dist/DSMON tab opens. Figure A-4. Options D[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 81 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes Using the Report Now Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to generate a report with the statistics from the last time the device was polled. T o access the Report Now dialog box: 1. Click . Or Select File > Report Now . The Report Now dialog box opens. Figure A-5. Report Now Dial[...]

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    Appendix A 82 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Using the Auto Report Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to start and stop generating reports automatically . T o access the Auto Report dialog box: 1. Select File > Auto Report . The Auto Repo rt dialog box opens. Figure A-6. Auto Report Dialog Box 2. T o change the filename and direct ory in which t[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 83 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes T o stop generating Auto Reports: 1. Select File > Auto Report . The Auto Repo rt dialog box opens. 2. Click Stop . Or 1. Close the application for which you are running the Auto Report. Auto Reports are no longer generated. Using the Find Dialog Box Depending on the application fr[...]

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    Appendix A 84 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Finding a Port or LAG There are several ways to ente r a value to find a port or LAG. T o search for a port or LAG by n ame: 1. Click the Port/LAG Name option button. 2. Enter the port or LAG name or part of the port or name in the Port/LAG Name field. 3. Click Find . * Note: If you enter only part of the na[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 85 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes Finding a VLAN There are several ways to ente r a value to find a VLAN. T o search for a VLAN by name: 1. Click the VLAN Name option button. 2. Enter the VLAN name or part of the port or name in the VLAN Name field. 3. Click Find . * Note: If you enter only part of the name, SMON will[...]

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    Appendix A 86 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Using the Define T opN Filter Dialog Box Y ou can also filter using the T opN optio n. T opN filtering differs from item filtering in that SMON chooses the items with the heaviest traffic. The T opN filter produces a report for the 1-15 ( N ) most active items on the network. SMON chooses the T opN items by [...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 87 Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes The dialog box contains the following fields: • TopN Number - Enter the number of items to be displayed when you activate T opN. • Based On - Select the criterion for deciding which items fall in the T opN. The rate base can be any one of the available counters. Using the Find T o[...]

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    Appendix A 88 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide In Switch Statistics and Extended Port Statistics, all counters are listed in the Find T op5 Peaks dialog box, including those counters not currently displayed in the T raffic Graph. Using the Sort Dialog Box Y ou may sort the display by one of the available categories in the list. T o perform a sort: 1. Sel[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 89 B Setting Up the SMON License The A vaya MultiService Network Manager with SMON Manager package contains a license that allows you to use SMON on a permanent basis. The A vaya MultiService Network Manager package does not includ e this licen se. Ins tead, a tria l version of SMON is included. This trial version expires[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 90 Index A Accessing AnyLayer SMON 59 Device SMON 10 port statistics 21 protocol distribution 64 switch statistics 17 VLAN statistics 37 Activating alarm wizard 49 filters 61 port filter 12 port statistics 12 switch statistics 12 the LANE W izard 49 VLAN filter 12 VLAN statistics 12 Adding protocols 70 user defined protoc[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 91 Index find 83 general options 74 port options 79 , 80 report now 81 switch options 77 VLAN options 79 , 80 Display mode 76 DSCP overview 9 E Editing alarms 48 Extended port statistics tool 31 F Filter T opN 29 , 42 VLAN 26 , 28 , 41 Filtering specific 4 T opN 4 Filtering options 4 Find dialog box 83 Finding Port 84 , 8[...]

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    92 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Index M Managing windows 16 Modifying alarms 48 Mouse actions 15 O Online help 12 Organization of this guide vii Overview alarm wizard 49 alarms and events 7 DSCP 9 extended port sta tistics 6 port statistics 6 protocol distribution 9 RMON 1 SMON 2 , 3 switch statistics 5 VLAN statistics 6 Overview of SMON 3 P Pie char[...]

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    Avaya C460 SMON User Guide 93 Index VLANs to display 40 Setting up the SMON license 89 SMON devices 3 license 89 overview 1 probes 3 standard 2 SMON overview 3 Sorting information 61 ports 30 , 43 the display 88 Specific filtering 4 Starting collection of SMON data 12 Status bar 13 line 14 Stopping collection of SMON data 12 Switch options dialog b[...]

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    94 Avaya C460 SMON User Guide Index W W elcome to A vaya C460 SMON vi What is RMON? 1 What is SMON? 2 Who should use this guide vii W indows, managing 16[...]