Chapter 13
| Basic Administration Protocols
Remote Monitoring
Configuring RMON
Statistical Samples
Use the Administration > RMON (Configure Interface - Add - Statistics) page to
collect statistics on a port, which can subsequently be used to monitor the network
for common errors and overall traffic rates.
Command Usage
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If statistics collection is already enabled on an interface, the entry must be
deleted before any changes can be made.
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The information collected for each entry includes:
input octets, packets, broadcast packets, multicast packets, undersize packets,
oversize packets, CRC alignment errors, jabbers, fragments, collisions, drop
events, and frames of various sizes.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
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Port – The port number on the switch.
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Index - Index to this entry. (Range: 1-65535)
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Owner - Name of the person who created this entry. (Range: 1-127 characters)
Web Interface
To enable regular sampling of statistics on a port:
1.
Click Administration, RMON.
2.
Select Configure Interface from the Step list.
3.
Select Add from the Action list.
4.
Click Statistics.
5.
Select a port from the list as the data source.
6.
Enter an index number, and the name of the owner for this entry
7.
Click Apply
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