Page 2 - Trademarks
Document status: Standard Document version: 01.01 Document date: 22 February 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel NetworksAll Rights Reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, technicaldata, and recommendations in this document are b...
Page 5 - Revision History; Version
5 Revision History Version Reason for revision 01.01 Updated software and document references for Release 3.7 software. Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470 Configuration — System Monitoring NN47210-503 01.01 Standard 3.7 22 February 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential...
Page 7 - Contents; Preface
7 Contents Preface 11 About this guide 11 Network management tools and interfaces 11 Before you begin 12 Text conventions 12 Related publications 13 Obtaining technical assistance 14 Chapter 1 Network monitoring 15 System Log 15 System Log screen 15 Displaying most recent log entry first 16 Port mir...
Page 11 - About this guide; Console interface
11 Preface About this guide This guide provides information about system logging, displaying systemstatistics, and configuring network monitoring on the Nortel Ethernet Switch460 and Nortel Ethernet Switch 470. Network management tools and interfaces The following are the management tools and interf...
Page 12 - Before you begin; Example: If the command syntax is
12 Preface You can use any generic SNMP-based network management softwareto configure and manage Ethernet Switches 460 and 470. • Telnet Telnet allows you to access the CLI and CI menu and screens locallyusing an in-band Telnet session. • SSH Secure Shell (SSH) is a client/server protocol that can p...
Page 13 - Related publications
Related publications 13 Example: If the command syntax is http-server {enable | disable} the options are enable or disable . brackets ([ ]) Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Donot type the brackets when entering the command. Example: If the command syntax is show ip [bootp] , you ca...
Page 14 - . Find the product for which; Obtaining technical assistance; Technical Solutions Center; North America
14 Preface • Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470 Configuration — Quality of Service andIP Filtering (NN47210-502) • Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470 Configuration — IP Multicast RoutingProtocols (NN47210-504) • Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470 Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree,and Multilink Trunking (NN47...
Page 15 - System Log; System Log screen
15 Chapter 1Network monitoring The Ethernet Switches 460 and 470 provide features that allow you tomonitor your network, display switch statistics, and log system events. This chapter discusses the following topics: • "System Log" (page 15) • "Port mirroring" (page 17) • "Port St...
Page 16 - Chapter 1 Network monitoring; Displaying most recent log entry first; describes the System Log; Field; Display Messages From
16 Chapter 1 Network monitoring è Choose Display System Log (or type y) from the main menu. Figure 1System Log screen Displaying most recent log entry first This option allows you to view the system log with the most recent entrydisplayed first; the rest of the log entries are listed in reverse chro...
Page 17 - Default No; Port mirroring; Address-based mirroring
Port mirroring 17 Field Description Display configurationcomplete? This field allows you to determine whether the configurationinformation received from non-volatile or dynamic memory(depending on what is selected in the Display Messages From field)is complete. Use the spacebar to toggle between the...
Page 18 - Port-based mirroring configuration
18 Chapter 1 Network monitoring Port-based mirroring configuration Figure 2 "Port-based mirroring configuration example" (page 18) shows an example of a port-based mirroring configuration where port 23 is designatedas the monitor port for ports 24 and 25 of Switch S1. Although this examplesh...
Page 19 - Monitor all traffic received by port X or transmitted by port Y.; Address-based mirroring configuration; shows
Port mirroring 19 • Monitor all traffic received by port X or transmitted by port Y. • Monitor all traffic received by port X (destined to port Y) and thentransmitted by port Y. • Monitor all traffic received/transmitted by port X and transmitted/receivedby port Y (conversations between port X and p...
Page 20 - Monitor all traffic transmitted from address A to any address.
20 Chapter 1 Network monitoring Figure 4Address-based mirroring configuration example In this configuration, the designated monitor port (port 23) can be set tomonitor traffic in any of the following modes: • Monitor all traffic transmitted from address A to any address. • Monitor all traffic receiv...
Page 21 - Port mirroring configuration rules; A monitor port cannot be used for normal switch functions.
Port mirroring 21 Note: The screen data displayed at the bottom of the screen changesto show the new currently active port mirroring configuration after youpress Enter. The Monitoring Mode field [ Address A - > Address B ] indicates that alltraffic transmitted by address A to address B is monitor...
Page 22 - Port Mirroring Configuration screen
22 Chapter 1 Network monitoring • VLAN configuration settings for any ports configured for port-basedmirroring cannot be changed. Use the Port Mirroring Configurationscreen to disable port mirroring (or reconfigure the port mirroring ports),then change the VLAN configuration settings. • For port-bas...
Page 23 - describes the; Table
Port mirroring 23 Table 2 "Port Mirroring Configuration screen fields" (page 23) describes the Port Mirroring Configuration screen fields. Table 2Port Mirroring Configuration screen fields Field Description Allows a user to select any one of six port-based monitoring modesor any one of five ...
Page 24 - describes the various monitoring
24 Chapter 1 Network monitoring Field Description Indicates the MAC addresses that is monitored by the designatedport monitor when one of the address-based monitoring modes isselected. This port is monitored according to the value of AddressA in the selected Monitoring Mode field (see Table 3 "M...
Page 25 - Disabled; Port Statistics screen; The Port Statistics screen, as displayed in
Port Statistics screen 25 Field Description <-> Port X and Port Y <-> Monitor all traffic received/transmitted by Port X andreceived/transmitted by Port Y. Note: Do not use this mode for broadcast or multicasttraffic Address-based: Disabled Default value for this feature. Address A ->...
Page 26 - describes the Port Statistics; Port
26 Chapter 1 Network monitoring Figure 7Port statistics screen Table 4 "Port Statistics screen fields" (page 26) describes the Port Statistics screen fields. Table 4Port Statistics screen fields Field Description Port Allows you to select the number of the port you want to view or resetto ze...
Page 27 - Broadcasts
Port Statistics screen 27 Field Description Broadcasts Received column: Indicates the total number of good broadcastpackets received on this port. Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of broadcastpackets transmitted successfully on this port. Total Octets Received column: Indicates the tot...
Page 29 - Pause Frames
Port Statistics screen 29 Field Description The following field values appear only when the port selected in the Unit/Port field is configuredwith a GBIC. Pause Frames Transmitted column: Indicates the total number of pause framestransmitted on this port. Pause frames cause the transmitting portto t...
Page 31 - Setting the system event log; The; command displays the current contents of the system; show logging; The; show logging; command is in the privExec command mode.
31 Chapter 2Configuring network monitoring usingCLI You can configure network monitoring features and display switch statisticsusing the CLI. This chapter contains information on the following topics: • "Setting the system event log" (page 31) • "Enabling remote logging" (page 35) • ...
Page 32 - Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI; Table 5; Displays critical log messages.; Figure 8; logging
32 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI Table 5 "show logging command parameters and variables" (page 32) describes the parameters and variables for show logging command. Table 5 show logging command parameters and variables Parameters andvariables Description config Displays c...
Page 33 - no logging; set logging
Setting the system event log 33 Table 6 "logging command parameters and variables" (page 33) describes the parameters and variables for the logging command. Table 6 logging command parameters and variables Parameters and variables Description enable | disable Enables or disables the event lo...
Page 34 - Parameters and variables; no set logging; default logging; default set logging; default set logging
34 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI Parameters and variables Description level critical | serious | informational Specifies the level of logging storedin DRAM. nv-level critical | serious | informational | none Specifies the level of logging storedin NVRAM. no set logging The no se...
Page 35 - clear logging; Parameters and values; Enabling remote logging
Enabling remote logging 35 Table 8 "clear logging command parameters and values" (page 35) shows the parameters and values for the clear logging command. Table 8clear logging command parameters and values Parameters and values Description nv Clears all log messages in both DRAM andnon-volati...
Page 36 - Table 9; logging remote enable command; Note: The default value for remote logging is disabled.; logging remote enable
36 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI Table 9 "show logging command parameters and variables" (page 36) describes the parameters and variables for the show logging command. Table 9 show logging command parameters and variables Parameters andvariables Description config Displa...
Page 37 - no logging remote enable command; no logging remote enable; logging remote address command; logging remote address; no logging remote address command; no logging remote address
Enabling remote logging 37 no logging remote enable command The no logging remote enable command disables sending syslog messages to a remote server. The syntax for the no logging remote enable command is: no logging remote enable The no remote logging enable command is in the config command mode. T...
Page 38 - logging remote level command; logging remote level; critical; no logging remote level command; no logging remote level
38 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI The no logging remote address command has no parameters or variables. logging remote level command The logging remote level command sets the severity level of the logs you send to the remote server. The syntax for the logging remote level command...
Page 39 - default logging remote level command; default logging remote level; default logging remote level; Using port mirroring; Note: For guidelines to port mirroring, refer to; show port-mirroring command; command output
Using port mirroring 39 default logging remote level command The default logging remote level command sets the severity level of the logs you send to the remote server to the default value, which is None.The syntax for the default logging remote level command is: default logging remote level The def...
Page 40 - port-mirroring command; Note: In this command, portlist must specify only a single port.; command parameters and variables
40 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI port-mirroring command The port-mirroring command sets the port mirroring configuration. The syntax of the port-mirroring command is: port-mirroring mode {disable | Xrx monitor-port <portlist> mirror-port-X <portlist> | Xtx monitor-po...
Page 41 - Description; no port-mirroring command; Displaying port statistics
Displaying port statistics 41 Parameters andvariables Description Xtx Mirror packets transmitted on port X. XrxOrXtx Mirror packets received or transmitted on port X. XrxYtx Mirror packets received on port X and transmitted on port Y. Note: Do not use this mode for mirroring broadcast and multicastt...
Page 42 - show port-statistics command; show
42 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI show port-statistics command The show port-statistics command displays the statistics for the port on both received and transmitted traffic. The syntax for the show port-statistics command is: show port-statistics [port <portlist>] The show...
Page 44 - describes the parameters and variables for the
44 Chapter 2 Configuring network monitoring using CLI Table 14 "clear-stats command parameters and variables" (page 44) describes the parameters and variables for the clear-stats command. Table 14clear-stats command parameters and variables Parameters andvariables Description port <portli...
Page 45 - This section contains the following topics:; System Log Settings tab; To view System Log Settings information:; Step
45 Chapter 3Configuring network monitoring usingDevice Manager You can use the Device Manager to configure system logging and to displaychassis and port statistics for the Ethernet Switches 460 and 470. This section contains the following topics: • "System Log Settings tab" (page 45) • "...
Page 46 - Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager; —End—; describes the System; Items; Operation
46 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager Figure 12System Log Settings tab —End— Table 15 "System Log Settings tab items" (page 46) describes the System Log Settings tab items. Table 15System Log Settings tab items Items Description Operation Specifies the storing or d...
Page 47 - Volatile CurrSize; Remote System Log tab; To view Remote System Log information:
Remote System Log tab 47 Items Description Volatile CurrSize The current number of log messages in the volatileportion of the system log message facility. Messagesthat are classified as volatile are lost upon systemre-initialization. Volatile Save Targets Specifies the type of log messages to be sav...
Page 48 - Click the Remote System Log tab.; describes the Remote; Address
48 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager Step Action 1 From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Diagnostics >System Log. The SysLog dialog box opens with the System Log Settings tabdisplayed. 2 Click the Remote System Log tab. The Remote System Log tab opens ( Fi...
Page 49 - Graphing chassis statistics; To graph chassis statistics:; Do one of the following:; IP tab; The IP tab shows IP information for the chassis.
Graphing chassis statistics 49 Items Description • Critical/Serious/Informational - Causes all logmessages are sent to the remote syslog server • None - Specifies that no log messages aresent to the remote syslog server. Graphing chassis statistics To graph chassis statistics: Step Action 1 Select t...
Page 51 - describes the Chassis IP tab; InReceives
Graphing chassis statistics 51 Figure 15Graph Chassis dialog box -- IP tab —End— Table 17 "Chassis IP tab fields" (page 51) describes the Chassis IP tab fields. Table 17Chassis IP tab fields Field Description InReceives The total number of input datagrams received frominterfaces, including t...
Page 53 - FragCreates; ICMP In tab; To open the ICMP In tab:; Click the ICMP In tab.
Graphing chassis statistics 53 Field Description FragCreates The number of IP datagram fragments generated as aresult of fragmentation at this entity. ReasmReqds The number of IP fragments received that needed tobe reassembled at this entity. ReasmOKs The number of IP datagrams successfully reassemb...
Page 54 - describes the ICMP In tab fields.; ICMP Out tab; To open the ICMP Out tab:; Click the ICMP Out tab.
54 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager —End— Table 18 "ICMP In tab fields" (page 54) describes the ICMP In tab fields. Table 18ICMP In tab fields Field Description SrcQuenchs The number of ICMP Source Quench messagesreceived. Redirects The number of ICMP Redirect me...
Page 55 - The ICMP Out tab opens (; describes the ICMP Out tab fields.
Graphing chassis statistics 55 The ICMP Out tab opens ( Figure 17 "Graph Chassis dialog box -- ICMP Out tab" (page 55) ). Figure 17Graph Chassis dialog box -- ICMP Out tab —End— Table 19 "ICMP Out tab fields" (page 55) describes the ICMP Out tab fields. Table 19ICMP Out tab fields Fi...
Page 56 - DestUnreachs; Graphing port statistics
56 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager Field Description DestUnreachs The number of ICMP Destination Unreachablemessages sent. TimeExcds The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages sent. Graphing port statistics You can graph statistics for either a single port or multiple po...
Page 57 - Interface tab for graphing ports; To open the Interface tab for graphing:; Select the port or ports you want to graph.
Graphing port statistics 57 The graphPort dialog box for a single port or for multiple ports opens withthe Interface tab displayed. Note: Some statistics are available only when you graph a single port. Interface tab for graphing ports The Interface tab shows interface parameters for graphing a port...
Page 59 - OutErrors; Ethernet Errors tab for graphing ports; To open the Ethernet Errors tab for graphing:
Graphing port statistics 59 Field Description OutErrors For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of outboundpackets that were not transmitted because of errors.For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, thenumber of outbound transmission units that could notbe transmitted because of errors...
Page 60 - describes the Port Ethernet; AlignmentErrors
60 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager Figure 19Graph Port dialog box -- Port Ethernet Errors tab —End— Table 21 "Ethernet Errors tab fields" (page 60) describes the Port Ethernet Errors tab fields. Table 21Ethernet Errors tab fields Field Description AlignmentError...
Page 61 - CarrierSenseErrors
Graphing port statistics 61 Field Description InternalMacReceiveErrors A count of frames for which reception on aparticular interface fails due to an internal MACsublayer receive error. A frame is only countedby an instance of this object if it is not countedby the corresponding instance of either t...
Page 62 - Bridge tab for graphing ports; The Bridge tab displays port frame statistics.
62 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager Field Description SingleCollisionFrames A count of successfully transmitted frames ona particular interface for which transmissionis inhibited by exactly one collision. Aframe that is counted by an instance of thisobject is also counte...
Page 63 - describes the Bridge tab fields.; DelayExceededDiscards
Graphing port statistics 63 2 Do one of the following: • From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port. • From the shortcut menu, choose Graph. • On the toolbar, click Graph. The Port dialog box for a single port or for multiple ports opens withthe Interface tab displayed. 3 Click the Br...
Page 64 - OutFrames
64 Chapter 3 Configuring network monitoring using Device Manager Field Description OutFrames The number of frames received by this port fromits segment. InDiscards Count of valid frames received that were discarded(filtered) by the Forwarding Process. Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470 Configuration — S...
Page 65 - This chapter contains information on the following topics:; Viewing the system log; To open the System Log page:; The System Log page opens (
65 Chapter 4Configuring network monitoring usingWeb-based management You can configure network monitoring features using Web-basedmanagement. This chapter contains information on the following topics: • "Viewing the system log" (page 65) • "Configuring port mirroring" (page 67) • ...
Page 66 - Section; Display Unit
66 Chapter 4 Configuring network monitoring using Web-based management Figure 21System Log page Table 23 "System Log page fields" (page 66) describes the fields on the System Log page. Table 23System Log page fields Section Item Range Description Display Unit 1..8 Choose the unit on which to...
Page 67 - In the System Log (View By) section do one or more of the following:; Configuring port mirroring; To configure port mirroring:
Configuring port mirroring 67 Section Item Range Description Index The number of the event. Time Stamp The time, in hundreths ofa second, between systeminitialization and the time the logmessages entered the system. Message Type The type of message. Theoptions are (1) Critical, (2)Serious, and (3) I...
Page 68 - Item; Monitoring Mode
68 Chapter 4 Configuring network monitoring using Web-based management The Port Mirroring page opens ( Figure 22 "Port Mirroring page" (page 68) ). Figure 22Port Mirroring page Note: The Port Mirroring Active section of Figure 22 "Port Mirroring page" (page 68) displays only the port...
Page 69 - Type information in the text boxes, or select from a list.
Configuring port mirroring 69 Item Range Description MAC addresses to monitor, see Table 26 "Address-based monitoring modes" (page71) . The default setting is Disabled. Port-basedmonitoring Monitor Port 1..24 Choose the switch port to designate as themonitor port. Port X 1..24 Choose the fir...
Page 71 - describes; Viewing system statistics; The options available to monitor system statistical data are:; Viewing port statistics; To view statistical data about a selected switch port:
Viewing system statistics 71 Table 26 "Address-based monitoring modes" (page 71) describes the address-based monitoring modes. Table 26Address-based monitoring modes Item Description Disabled Choose this option to disable port-based monitoring. The default setting is Disabled. Address A --&g...
Page 72 - The Port page opens (
72 Chapter 4 Configuring network monitoring using Web-based management Step Action 1 From the main menu, choose Statistics > Port. The Port page opens ( Figure 23 "Port page" (page 72) ). Figure 23Port page Table 27 "Port page items" (page 72) describes the items on the Port page....
Page 74 - Multiple Collisions; To update the statistical information, click Update.; Zeroing ports; è Click Zero All Ports.; Viewing all port errors; To view a summary of the port errors for the Ethernet Switch:; The Port Error Summary page opens (
74 Chapter 4 Configuring network monitoring using Web-based management Section Item Description Multiple Collisions The number of packets transmitted successfully onthis port after more than one collision. Excessive Collisions The number of packets lost on this port due toexcessive collisions. Defer...
Page 76 - Viewing interface statistics; You can view selected switch interface statistics.; The Interface page opens (
76 Chapter 4 Configuring network monitoring using Web-based management Viewing interface statistics You can view selected switch interface statistics. To view statistical information for an interface: Step Action 1 From the main menu, choose Statistics > Interface. The Interface page opens ( Figu...
Page 77 - Viewing Ethernet error statistics; To view Ethernet error statistics:; The Ethernet Errors page opens (
Viewing system statistics 77 Item Description Out Non-Unicast The number of packets that higher-level protocols requestedbe transmitted to a non-unicast address. For example, asubnetwork-broadcast or a subnetwork multicast address, including thosediscarded or not sent. In Discards The number of inbo...
Page 79 - SQE Test Errors; The table is updated with the information for the selected device.; Viewing transparent bridging statistics; To view transparent bridging statistics:; From the main menu, choose Statistics > Transparent Bridging.
Viewing system statistics 79 Item Description SQE Test Errors The number of times that the SQE TEST ERROR message is generatedby the PLS sublayer for a particular interface. The SQE TEST ERROR isdefined in section 7.2.2.2.4 of ANSI/IEEE 802.3-1985, and its generationis described in section 7.2.4.6 o...
Page 80 - To refresh the statistical information, click Update.
80 Chapter 4 Configuring network monitoring using Web-based management Figure 27Transparent Bridging page Table 31 "Transparent Bridging page items" (page 80) describes the items on the Transparent Bridging page. Table 31Transparent Bridging page items Item Description Port The port number t...
Page 81 - Monitoring MLT traffic; To monitor MultiLink Trunk traffic:; The Utilization page opens (; Trunk
Monitoring MLT traffic 81 —End— Monitoring MLT traffic You can monitor the bandwidth usage for the MultiLink Trunk member portswithin each trunk in your configuration by selecting the traffic type to monitor. To monitor MultiLink Trunk traffic: Step Action 1 From the main menu, choose Application &g...
Page 83 - show rmon alarm; command displays information for RMON alarms.; show rmon alarm; show rmon alarm
83 Chapter 5Configuring RMON using the CLI The remote network monitoring (RMON) management information base(MIB) is an interface between the RMON agent on an Ethernet Switch andthe RMON management applications. It defines objects that are suitablefor the management of any type of network. Some group...
Page 84 - Chapter 5 Configuring RMON using the CLI; show rmon event; show rmon history
84 Chapter 5 Configuring RMON using the CLI The show rmon alarm command is in the privExec mode. The show rmon alarm command has no parameters or variables. Figure 29 "show rmon alarm command output" (page 84) displays a sample output of the show rmon alarm command. Figure 29 show rmon alarm...
Page 85 - show rmon stats; show rmon stats
show rmon stats 85 Figure 31 "show rmon history command output" (page 85) displays a sample output of the show rmon history command. Figure 31 show rmon history command output show rmon stats The show rmon stats command displays information regarding RMON statistics. The syntax for the show ...
Page 86 - rmon alarm; Unique index for the alarm entry.
86 Chapter 5 Configuring RMON using the CLI Figure 32 show rmon stats command output rmon alarm The rmon alarm command allows you to set RMON alarms and thresholds. The syntax for the rmon alarm command is: rmon alarm <1-65535> <WORD> <1-2147483647> {absolute | delta} rising thresh...
Page 87 - The sampling interval in seconds.; absolute; no rmon alarm; no rmon alarm; command deletes RMON alarm table entries. When; no rmon alarm; no rmon alarm; command is in the config command mode.; no rmon alarm
no rmon alarm 87 Parameters and variables Description <1-2147483647> The sampling interval in seconds. absolute Use absolute values (value of theMIB object is compared directly withthresholds). delta Use delta values (change in value ofthe MIB object between samples iscompared with thresholds)...
Page 88 - rmon event; no rmon event; Unique index for the event entry.; rmon history
88 Chapter 5 Configuring RMON using the CLI rmon event The rmon event command allows you to configure RMON event log and trap settings. The syntax for the rmon event command is: rmon event <1-65535> [log] [trap] [description <LINE>] [owner <LINE>] The rmon event command is in the c...
Page 89 - Unique index for the history entry.; Unique index for the history entry.; rmon stats
rmon stats 89 rmon history <1-65535> <LINE> <1-65535> <1-3600> [owner <LINE>] The rmon history command is in the config command mode. Table 37 "rmon history command parameters and variables" (page 89) describes the parameters and variables for the rmon history c...
Page 90 - no rmon stats; no rmon stats; Unique index for the stats entry.
90 Chapter 5 Configuring RMON using the CLI Table 39 "rmon stats command parameters and variables" (page 90) describes the parameters and variables for the rmon stats command. Table 39rmon stats command parameters and variables Parameters and variables Description <1-65535> Unique inde...
Page 91 - Working with RMON information
91 Chapter 6Configuring RMON using DeviceManager The Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) MIB is an interface betweenthe RMON agent on an Ethernet Switch and an RMON managementapplication, such as the Device Manager. The RMON MIB defines objects that are suitable for the management ofany type of network...
Page 92 - Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager; RMON history; Buckets are gathered at 30-minute intervals.; Creating a history; To establish a history for a port and set the bucket interval:; The RmonControl dialog box opens with the History tab displayed
92 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager RMON history Ethernet history records periodic statistical samples from a network. Asample is called a history and is gathered in time intervals referred to asbuckets. Histories establish a time-dependent method for gathering RMONstatistics on a por...
Page 93 - Select the port from the port list or type the port number.; describes the History tab of the; Index
Working with RMON information 93 Figure 34RmonControl, Insert History dialog box 3 Select the port from the port list or type the port number. 4 Set the number of buckets. The default is 50. 5 Set the interval. The default is 1800 seconds. 6 Type the owner (the network management system that created...
Page 94 - Interval; Disabling history; To disable RMON history on a port:; Highlight the row that contains the port ID you want to delete.; Viewing RMON history statistics; To display RMON history statistics:
94 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Field Description Interval The interval in seconds over which the data is sampledfor each bucket in the part of the media-specific tableassociated with this entry. You can set this interval toany number of seconds between 1 and 3600 (1 hour).Because...
Page 95 - describes the Rmon; SampleIndex
Working with RMON information 95 Figure 35Rmon History statistics Table 42 "Rmon History statistics tab fields" (page 95) describes the Rmon History statistics tab fields. Table 42Rmon History statistics tab fields Field Description SampleIndex Indicates the sample number. As history samples...
Page 96 - Fragments; Enabling Ethernet statistics gathering; You can use RMON to gather Ethernet statistics.; The RmonControl dialog box opens with the History tab displayed.
96 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Field Description UndersizePkts The number of packets received during the sampling intervalthat were less than 64 octets long (including FCS octets, butnot framing bits). OversizePkts The number of packets received during the sampling intervalthat w...
Page 97 - The RmonControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box opens (; describes the Ether Stats tab
Working with RMON information 97 The RmonControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box opens ( Figure 37 "RmonControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box" (page 97) ). Figure 37RmonControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box 4 Select the ports. Enter the port number you want or select the port from the list ...
Page 98 - Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering; RMON Alarms; How RMON alarms work
98 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering To disable Ethernet statistics that you have set: Step Action 1 From the Device Manager main menu, choose Rmon > Control. The RmonControl dialog box opens with the History tab displayed. 2 Click the Ether S...
Page 100 - Creating alarms
100 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager to drop to zero), the falling alarm cannot fire, because the baseline trafficis always greater than the value of the falling threshold. By definition, thefailure of the falling alarm to fire prevents the rising alarm from firing asecond time. Figur...
Page 102 - Alarm variables are in three formats, depending on the type:
102 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Figure 42Alarm variable list Alarm variables are in three formats, depending on the type: • A chassis alarm ends in x where the x index is hard-coded. Nofurther information is required. • A card, spanning tree group (STG) or EtherStat alarm ends wi...
Page 103 - Alarm Manager dialog box fields; Viewing RMON statistics
RMON Alarms 103 Alarm Manager dialog box fields Table 44Rmon Insert Alarm dialog box fields Field Description Variable Name and type of alarm--indicated by the format: alarmname.x where x=0 indicates a chassis alarm. alarmname. where the user must specify the index. This is a card number formodule-r...
Page 104 - Select the port on which you have created an alarm.
104 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Step Action 1 Select the port on which you have created an alarm. 2 From the Device Manager main menu, choose Rmon > Control. The RmonControl dialog box opens displaying the History tab( Figure 33 "History tab" (page 92) ). 3 Click the E...
Page 106 - FallingThreshold; RMON events; How events work; RisingEvent; Viewing an event; To view a table of events:
106 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Field Description FallingThreshold A threshold for the sampled statistic. When the current sampled value is lessthan or equal to this threshold, and the value at the last sampling interval wasgreater than this threshold, a single event is generated...
Page 107 - The RmonAlarms dialog box opens displaying the Alarms tab (; describes the RmonAlarms Events
RMON events 107 The RmonAlarms dialog box opens displaying the Alarms tab ( Figure 43 "RmonAlarms dialog box -- Alarms tab" (page 104) ). 2 Click the Events tab. The Events tab opens ( Figure 44 "RmonAlarms dialog box -- Events tab" (page 107) ). Figure 44RmonAlarms dialog box -- Eve...
Page 108 - Owner; Creating an event; In the RmonAlarms dialog box Events tab, click Insert.
108 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Field Description LastTimeSent The value of sysUpTime at the time this event entry last generatedan event. If this entry does generate any events, this value is zero. Owner If traps are specified to be sent to the owner, then this is the nameof the...
Page 109 - Deleting an event; In the Events tab, highlight an event Description.; RMON Log information
RMON Log information 109 —End— Deleting an event To delete an event: Step Action 1 In the Events tab, highlight an event Description. 2 Click Delete. The event is removed from the table. —End— RMON Log information The Log tab chronicles and describes the alarm activity, which is thengenerated to be ...
Page 110 - describes the Log tab fields.; Time; RMON tab for graphing ports; To open the RMON tab for graphing:
110 Chapter 6 Configuring RMON using Device Manager Table 47 "Log tab fields" (page 110) describes the Log tab fields. Table 47Log tab fields Item Description Time An implementation-dependent description of the event thatactivated the log entry. Description Specifies whether the event is a r...
Page 111 - describes the RMON tab fields.; Octets
RMON Log information 111 Figure 48Graph Port dialog box -- RMON tab Table 48 "RMON tab fields" (page 111) describes the RMON tab fields. Table 48RMON tab fields Field Description Octets The total number of octets of data (including those in badpackets) received on the network (excluding fram...
Page 113 - This RMON options available to you are:; Configuring RMON fault threshold parameters; Creating an RMON fault threshold; To create an RMON threshold:
113 Chapter 7Configuring RMON using Web-basedmanagement The RMON management information base (MIB) is an interface betweenthe RMON agent on an Ethernet Switch and the RMON managementapplications such as the Web-based management user interface. It definesobjects that are suitable for the management o...
Page 114 - Chapter 7 Configuring RMON using Web-based management; The RMON Threshold page opens (
114 Chapter 7 Configuring RMON using Web-based management The RMON Threshold page opens ( Figure 49 "RMON Threshold page" (page 114) ). Figure 49RMON Threshold page Table 49 "RMON Threshold page items" (page 114) describes the items on the RMON Threshold page. Table 49RMON Threshold ...
Page 116 - Deleting an RMON threshold configuration; To delete an existing RMON threshold configuration:
116 Chapter 7 Configuring RMON using Web-based management Item Range Description given delta-valued alarm and add them together, theresult is twice the actual value. (This result is not an errorin the software.) 2 In the RMON Threshold Creation section, type information in thetext boxes, or select f...
Page 117 - Viewing the RMON fault event log; Time Stamp
Viewing the RMON fault event log 117 Viewing the RMON fault event log RMON events and alarms work together to notify you when values in yournetwork go outside a specified range. When values pass the specifiedranges, the alarm is triggered and fires. The event specifies how the activityis recorded. A...
Page 118 - Viewing RMON Ethernet statistics; To gather and graph RMON Ethernet statistics:; The RMON Ethernet page opens (
118 Chapter 7 Configuring RMON using Web-based management Item Description Triggered By Indicates a comment that describes the source of theevent. ID Signifies the event that generated this log entry. Viewing RMON Ethernet statistics You can gather and graph RMON Ethernet statistics in a variety of ...
Page 120 - Viewing RMON history; To view periodic statistical data:; The RMON History page opens (
120 Chapter 7 Configuring RMON using Web-based management 5 To refresh statistical information, click Update, or click Back to returnto the Ethernet Statistics page. —End— Viewing RMON history You can view a periodic statistical sampling of data from various types ofnetworks. To view periodic statis...
Page 121 - describes the items
Viewing RMON history 121 Table 52 "RMON History page items" (page 121) describes the items on the RMON History page. Table 52RMON History page items Section Item Description Unit Choose the unit number to be monitored. RMON HistoryStatistics (ViewBy) Port Choose the port number to be monitor...
Page 123 - To create or modify port mirroring ports, follow the flowcharts in
123 Appendix AQuick steps for port mirroring If you are a system administrator with experience configuring EthernetSwitch port mirroring, use the flowcharts on the following pages as quickconfiguration guides. The flowcharts refer you to the configuration rulesappropriate for the port mirroring feat...
Page 124 - Appendix A Quick steps for port mirroring
124 Appendix A Quick steps for port mirroring Figure 53Configuring port mirroring (1 of 2) Nortel Ethernet Switch 460/470 Configuration — System Monitoring NN47210-503 01.01 Standard 3.7 22 February 2007 Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential .
Page 126 - port mirroring 67
126 Index Symbols/Numerics 1..64 field 1121024..1518 field 112128..255 field 112256..511 field 112511..1023 field 11265..127 field 112 A AddrMaskReps field 54, 55AddrMasks field 54, 55alarms 113, 117alarms tab 104alarms, RMON characteristics of 98creating 100 Alignment Errors field 78AlignmentErrors...
Page 130 - system statistics options, viewing
130 Index system statistics options, viewing Ethernet error statistics 77interface statistics 76port statistics 71transparent bridging statistics 79 T technical publications 14technical support 14Threshold Type field 103Time Stamp field 67, 117TimeExcds field 54, 56TimestampReps field 54, 55Timestam...
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