Avaya SMON Manager Betriebsanweisung

Avaya SMON Manager User GuideMay 2004

Chapter 1 3 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSwitch MonitoringEffective switch management requires a comprehensive monitoring mechanism. RMON monitoring i

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 4Overview•VLAN Statistics• Port Statistics• Extended Port Statistics• Ethernet Segment Statistics• Host Statistics• Host

Chapter 1 5 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSMON DevicesAvaya’s SMON tools provide monitoring capabilities for network devices that support the SMON exte

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 6Overview2Extended Port Statistics are also supported.3Supported when using the Avaya M770 M-MLS.4Supported when using a

Chapter 1 7 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe lower monitoring tiers provide more focused views of the traffic on the device. They allow you to zero in

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 8Overview• Is there an unusual amount of traffic for a specific type of application protocol, such as e-mail, name servi

Chapter 1 9 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSMON ToolsThe SMON tools are divided into the following:• Avaya SMON Manager Tools - These tools provide glob

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 10OverviewAvaya SMON Manager ToolsAvaya SMON Manager tools provide global monitoring capabilities for multiple SMON devi

Chapter 1 11 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe basic counters (displayed in the bar charts) provide a view of the key counters for each switch. Placing

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 12OverviewFor the Enterprise History application, the agent stores up to 360 separate data samples at equal time interva

Avaya SMON Manager User GuideCopyright Avaya Inc. 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDThe products, specifications, and other technical information regarding the

Chapter 1 13 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe key parameters for collections are:• Collection Duration - The interval for each collection. This define

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 14OverviewDevice SMON ToolsDevice SMON tools monitor specific devices and provide statistics on the traffic passing thro

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 152Introduction to Avaya SMON ManagerThis chapter provides an introduction to Avaya SMON Manager, and contains the follo

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 16Introduction to Avaya SMON Manager• Dialog Area - A resizeable window where all dialog boxes appear.The figure below s

Chapter 2 17 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideIf a tool is not active, clicking the corresponding Online SMON toolbar button launches the tool. If a tool

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 18Introduction to Avaya SMON ManagerWorking with SMON ToolsThe following sections describe features that can help you us

Chapter 2 19 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideConfiguring Display OptionsTo configure display options for Enterprise Switch, Port, or Voice Port Statistic

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 20Introduction to Avaya SMON ManagerTo change the polling interval, select a polling interval from the Polling Interval

Chapter 2 21 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideConfiguring Report OptionsTo configure report options for Enterprise Switch, Port, and Voice Port Statistics

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 22Introduction to Avaya SMON ManagerTo undo all changes made to the information in the dialog box, click Revert. The inf

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide iiiTable of ContentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 2 23 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideReport Now To generate a report with the statistics from the last time the device was polled:1. Click . OrS

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 24Introduction to Avaya SMON ManagerAuto Report To start generating an automatic report:1. Select File > Auto Report

Chapter 2 25 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideManaging WindowsOnline SMON enables you to manage open windows easily.To cascade all open windows, select Wi

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 263Switch StatisticsSwitch Statistics allows you to see the data passing through each switch in the network. For a detai

Chapter 3 27 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideUsing Switch StatisticsThe Switch Statistics window allows you to see the data passing through each switch i

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 28Switch Statistics— (*) - Extra information about the port is available in the port’s Info Box.— (**) - There are error

Chapter 3 29 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSelecting Switches to PollTo reduce strain on the network, Avaya SMON Manager enables you to select the swit

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 30Switch Statistics• Groups - The devices are sorted by groups. Only devices in groups are listed. Moving a group to the

Chapter 3 31 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideFiltering the Switch Statistics DisplayBy default, information from all switches selected in the Switch Grou

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 32Switch StatisticsThe following table lists the Switch Statistics counters in the Packets statistics set.The following

iv Avaya SMON Manager User GuideTable of ContentsConfiguring Report Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Using Dialog Box

Chapter 3 33 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSearching for SwitchesThe Find option allows you to locate a specific switch in the Switch Statistics window

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 344Port StatisticsPort Statistics allows you to see the data passing through each port and LAG in the network. For a det

Chapter 4 35 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideUsing Port StatisticsThe Port Statistics window allows you to see the data passing through each port in the

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 36Port Statistics• The table below describes the items found in the Port Statistics status bar.Ports in the Port Statist

Chapter 4 37 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSelecting Ports and LAGs to PollTo reduce strain on the network, Avaya SMON Manager enables you to select th

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 38Port Statistics• VLAN - The ports are sorted and represented by VLAN. When using the VLAN sorting method a list of VLA

Chapter 4 39 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideTo save the ports and LAGs in the List of Selected as a group:1. Click Group. The Save Group dialog box ope

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 40Port StatisticsVLAN FilteringYou can filter the ports and LAGs displayed in the Port Statistics window by VLAN. Only p

Chapter 4 41 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideTo remove all items from the Selected VLANs list, click Remove All. All VLANs are removed from the Selected

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 42Port StatisticsPort Statistics CountersTo select a set of statistics to display, click one of the option buttons on th

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide vTable of ContentsHistory Text Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Chapt

Chapter 4 43 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe following table lists the Port Statistics counters in the Bandwidth statistics set.The following table l

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 44Port StatisticsSearching for Ports and LAGsThe Find option allows you to locate a specific port in the Port Statistics

Chapter 4 45 Avaya SMON Manager User Guide• To search for a port or LAG by port number:a. Click the Port/LAG Number option button.b. Enter the port

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 465Voice Port StatisticsVoice Port Statistics allows you to see the data passing through each Avaya IP telephone in the

Chapter 5 47 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideUsing Voice Port StatisticsThe Voice Port Statistics window allows you to see the data passing through each

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 48Voice Port Statistics• The table below describes the items found in the Voice Port Statistics status bar.For more info

Chapter 5 49 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSelecting IP Telephones to PollTo reduce strain on the network, Avaya SMON Manager enables you to select the

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 50Voice Port Statistics* Note: Selecting Network or IP telephone type, selects all IP telephones under the selected obj

Chapter 5 51 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideFiltering the Voice Port Statistics DisplayBy default, information from all IP telephones selected in the Vo

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 52Voice Port StatisticsVoice Port Statistics CountersTo select a set of statistics to display, click one of the option b

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide viPrefaceWelcome to Avaya SMON Manager. This chapter provides an introduction to the structure and assumptions of the gu

Chapter 5 53 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe following table lists the Voice Port Statistics counters in the Bandwidth statistics set.The following t

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 54Voice Port StatisticsSearching for IP TelephonesThe Find option allows you to locate a specific IP telephone in the Vo

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 556Introduction to SMON HistoryThis chapter provides an introduction to SMON History, and contains the following section

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 56Introduction to SMON HistoryThe figure below shows the user interface, with its various parts labeled.Figure 6-1. SMO

Chapter 6 57 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideDesktopThe application window is the Desktop. SMON History windows can be resized and minimized. Minimized w

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 58Introduction to SMON HistoryWhen the cursor is placed over a point in a Port Chart, the Info Box displays the counter,

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 597Using SMON HistoryThis chapter provides information on how to use SMON History to monitor the traffic on your network

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 60Using SMON HistoryUsing Enterprise HistoryThis section provides information about using Enterprise History, and includ

Chapter 7 61 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe following table provides a list of the columns in the History Table and their descriptions.The following

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 62Using SMON HistoryLast DiscoveryThe date and time of the most recent discovery.Total DevicesThe number of devices list

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide viiPreface— Overview - This chapter provides an overview of the RMON standard and Avaya Inc.’s SMON concepts, a graphica

Chapter 7 63 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideCollection ParametersEach product family, such as the Avaya P130 or Avaya P882 Device, is assigned certain p

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 64Using SMON HistorySelect Actions > Start Collection. The selected collection is activated for the chosen devices.To

Chapter 7 65 Avaya SMON Manager User Guide2. Select Actions > Auto Save On. History Collections for the selected devices are saved automatically.W

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 66Using SMON History• Auto Save Time - The date and time at which the History Collection was saved.• Auto Save Status -

Chapter 7 67 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideSaving the Enterprise History WindowYou can save the information in the Enterprise History window to a comma

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 68Using SMON HistoryUsing Switch HistoryThis section provides information about using the Switch History window, and inc

Chapter 7 69 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideUnderstanding the Switch History WindowThe Switch History window provides a list of ports on the selected de

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 70Using SMON HistoryEach row in a Switch History Report represents a port on the selected device. The first column in a

Chapter 7 71 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideThe following table provides a description of the information displayed in the Switch History Status Bar.Sav

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 72Using SMON HistoryTo save a Switch History Report to a file:1. Click .OrSelect File > Save As. A file browser open

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 11OverviewThis chapter describes Avaya SMON Manager, Avaya Inc.’s switched network monitoring system, and includes the f

Chapter 7 73 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideUnderstanding the Port History ChartThe Port History Chart provides a graphical representation of the traffi

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 74Using SMON HistoryThe following table provides a description of the information displayed in the Port History Chart St

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 75AAvaya SMON Manager MenusThis appendix provides the full structure of the menus in Avaya SMON Manager.Online SMON Menu

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 76Avaya SMON Manager MenusView MenuWindow MenuFindOpens the Find dialog box.Table A-3. Enterprise SMON - View MenuItem

Appendix A 77 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideHelp MenuSMON History MenusThis section gives the full structure of the menus in the SMON History page of A

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 78Avaya SMON Manager MenusView MenuActions MenuWindow MenuTable A-8. SMON History - View MenuItem DescriptionSwitch His

Appendix A 79 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideHelp MenuTable A-11. SMON History - Help MenuItem DescriptionContentsOpens the on-line help to the Content

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 80BSetting Up the SMON LicenseAvaya Network Management does not include a license for using SMON. Instead, a trial versi

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 81IndexAAccessingHistory 55port statistics 34switch statistics 26voice port statistics 46Activatinghistory collection 63

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 82IndexGGeneral optionsdisplay mode 20polling interval 19GeneratingEnterprise reports 22Global network monitoring 3Group

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 2OverviewRMON is an industry standard that Avaya Inc. and other companies have adopted in their network management appli

83 Avaya SMON Manager User GuideIndexPort group configuration dialog box 37Port Historymodifying 74overview 13Port statisticsaccessing 34counters 42to

Avaya SMON Manager User Guide 84IndexVViewingthe Collection Log 65VLAN filter dialog box 40VLAN filtering 40Voice portgroup configuration dialog box 4