Rmon Utilities; Statistics Group - SMC Networks 8606SX - annexe 2 User Manual

RMON Utilities

The RMON Manager currently provides access to all nine RMON groups, as shown in the following
table. Most of SMC's intelligent products provide support for mini-RMON (which include Statistics,
History, Alarms and Events). This selection covers key information required to manage your
network on a regular basis, and also switches, and especially on all backbone switches. An external
RMON probe that supports all nine RMON groups can then be used for extended troubleshooting
when needed.
Group
Statistics Shows bandwidth utilization, counters for network traffic, errors and collisions, as well as
packet size distribution
History Periodically samples and saves information from the statistics group.
Hosts Maintains statistics on each host attached to the network device monitored by the probe.
Host Top N Displays a specified subset of statistics for a selected number of top users.
Matrix Maintains statistics on traffic passing between node pairs.
Alarms Sets thresholds for RMON variables, which can subsequently trigger response events.
Events Defines the action to take when an alarm is triggered, including logging the alarm,
generating a trap message, or triggering a capture channel.
Filters Filters a stream of packets that match the specified criteria.
Capture Configures the buffers used to store packets generated from the Filter group.

Statistics Group

The Statistics Group includes all the tools you need to monitor your network for common errors and
overall traffic rates. When you open the Statistics Group the Control Table screen is displayed as
shown below. This table allows you to add, edit and delete items to be monitored, or to select a
specific index entry and then view the statistical data in numeric or graphic form.
Description
Field
Total The total number of index entries contained in the Control Table.
Read Status The read status of information in the Statistics Control Table.
Index Index for table row. Creator can assign a value from 1 to 65,535.
Owner Name of person who created this entry in the Control Table.
Interface The port number of the interface on the device.
Status The current status of the index entry in the Control Table:
VALID, UNDER CREATION or INVALID
View Opens a graphical display of statistics for the selected index entry.
Add Opens a dialog box for creating a new entry in the Control Table.
Edit Opens a dialog box for editing a selected entry in the Control Table.
Delete Deletes the selected entry from the Control Table.
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