Avaya C460 SMON User Manual

Avaya C460 SMON

User Guide

August 2003

Avaya C460 SMON 5.2 User Guide

The products, specifications, and other technical information regarding 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 presented without warranty of any kind, express or implied, and users must take full responsibility for their application of any products specified in this document. Avaya disclaims responsibility for errors which may appear in this document, and it reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice, to make substitutions and modifications in the products and practices described in this document.

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

The Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Organization of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Chapter 1 — SMON Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What is RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

What is SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Overview of SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

SMON Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Filtering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Device SMON Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Switch Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Port Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Extended Port Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

VLAN Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Alarms and Events Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

AnyLayer SMON Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Protocol Distribution Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

DSCP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 2 — Using the Device SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Accessing Avaya C460 SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

The Device SMON User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Device SMON Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Dialog Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Working with Device SMON Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Mouse Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using Dialog Box Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Managing Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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Chapter 3 — Using Switch Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Accessing the Switch Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Chapter 4 — Using Port Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Accessing the Port Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using The Port Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Viewing Packet Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Viewing Bandwidth Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Viewing Utilization Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Selecting Ports to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Sorting the Port Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Chapter 5 — Using Extended Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Accessing the Extended Port Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Viewing Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics Window . . . . . .32

Viewing the Traffic Graph in the Extended Port Statistics Window .34

Chapter 6 — Using VLAN Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Accessing VLAN Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Using the VLAN Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Viewing VLAN Packet Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Viewing VLAN Bandwidth Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Selecting VLANs to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Sorting the VLAN Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Chapter 7 — Using Alarms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Alarms and Events Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Alarms Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Alarms Table Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Editing Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Overview of the Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Activating the Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Alarm Wizard Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Device Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

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Chapter 8 — Using AnyLayer SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Accessing AnyLayer SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

The AnyLayer SMON User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

AnyLayer SMON Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Tool Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Dialog Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Chapter 9 — Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics . . . . . 64

Using the Protocol Distribution Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Selecting Protocols to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Protocol Distribution Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Using the Protocol Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Default and User Defined Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

TCP/UDP Port Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using Protocol Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Viewing DSCP Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Appendix A — Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Switch Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Port/VLAN Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Proto Dist/DSMON Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Using the Report Now Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Using the Auto Report Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Using the Find Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Finding a Port or LAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Finding a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Using the Sort Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Appendix B — Setting Up the SMON License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Preface

Welcome to Avaya 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

purpose of this guide.

• Who Should Use This Guide

audience of this guide.

• Organization of This Guide

covered in each chapter of this guide.

The Purpose of This Guide

This guide contains the information needed to operate the Avaya C460 SMON switch monitoring application efficiently and effectively.

The following table provides information about where to find documentation about Enterprise SMON and Device SMON for other devices.

Table 1. SMON Documentation

Application Document

Enterprise SMON

Device SMON for Avaya M770 and M-MLS Devices

Device SMON for Avaya P120 Devices

Device SMON for Avaya P130 Devices

Device SMON for Avaya P330 Devices

Device SMON for Avaya P580/P882 Devices

- A description of the intended

- A brief description of the subjects

Avaya MultiService SMON User Guide

Avaya M770 and M-MLS SMON User Guide

Avaya P120 SMON User Guide

Avaya P130 SMON User Guide

Avaya P330 SMON User Guide

Avaya P580/P882 SMON User Guide

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Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for use by network managers familiar with network management and its fundamental concepts. It is assumed that the user has the basic responsibility for monitoring Avaya Technologies’ intelligent switching devices and the network traffic.

Organization of This Guide

This guide is structured to reflect the following conceptual divisions:

• Preface - This chapter describes the guide’s purpose, intended

audience, and organization.

Preface

• SMON Overview

RMON standard and Avaya Inc.’s SMON concepts and an introduction to the SMON tools.

• Using the Device SMON

Avaya C460 SMON and the Device SMON tools. It also describes the Device SMON user interface.

• Using Switch Statistics Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• Using Port Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• Using Extended Port Statistics Extended Port Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• Using VLAN Statistics Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• Using Alarms and Events Table and Alarm Wizard in detail.

- This chapter provides an overview of the

- This chapter describes how to launch

- This chapter describes the Switch

- This chapter describes the Port Statistics

- This chapter describes the

- This chapter describes the VLAN

- This chapter describes the Alarms

• Using AnyLayer SMON tools in detail.

• Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics chapter describes the Protocol Distribution and DSCP tools in detail.

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- This chapter describes the AnyLayer

- This

Preface

The following Appendices are included at the end of this guide:

• Using Avaya 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 Avaya C460 Devices.

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SMON Overview

This chapter describes SMON, Avaya Inc.’s switched network monitoring system. This chapter includes the following sections:

• What is RMON

• What is SMON

• Overview of SMON

• Device SMON Tools

• AnyLayer SMON Tools

What is RMON

RMON is the internationally recognized and approved standard for detailed analysis of shared Ethernet and Token Ring media. It ensures consistency in the monitoring and display of statistics between different vendors.

RMON’s advanced remote networking capabilities provide the tools needed to monitor and analyze the behavior of segments on a network. In conjunction with an RMON agent, RMON gathers details and logical information about network status, performance, and users running applications on the network.

- A brief description of the RMON standard.

- A general description of SMON switch

monitoring technology.

- An introduction to SMON.

- The Device SMON tools and how they

function.

- The anylayer SMON tool and how

they function.

An RMON agent is a probe that collects information about segments, hosts, and traffic, and sends it to a management station.

The network administrator uses software tools to view the information collected by the RMON agent on the management station.

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RMON has two levels:

• RMON I analyzes the MAC layer (Layer 2 in the OSI seven-layer

• RMON II analyzes the upper layers (Layers 3 and above).

RMON is an industry standard that Avaya Inc. and other companies have adopted in their network management applications. SMON takes the RMON standard and extends it to the switching environment.

What is SMON

SMON is an extension of the RMON standard. SMON adds to the monitoring capabilities of RMON in the following ways:

• It provides additional tools and features for monitoring in the

model).

switch environment.

• It provides a global view of traffic flow in a network with multiple switches.

Device SMON extends RMON I for the MAC layer, and AnyLayer SMON extends RMON II for the network layer and above. SMON monitoring collects and displays data in real-time.

Using SMON monitoring, you can get:

• A global view of traffic for all switches on the network.

• An overall view of traffic passing through a specific switch.

• Detailed data about the hosts transmitting packets through a switch.

• An analysis of traffic passing through each port connected to a switch.

• A view of traffic between various hosts connected to a switch.

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Overview of SMON

SMON is an RMON-compliant network management suite that implements the SMON extensions to RMON. SMON works with the other components of Avaya MultiService Network Manager to provide a full spectrum of in-depth monitoring of switch traffic and network performance.

SMON consists of a software console application on a workstation and remote monitoring probes in network devices that support SMON.

The SMON console communicates constantly with the SMON devices on your network. The console uses the SNMP protocol to gather information from the devices. SMON provides a suite of powerful graphic display tools to view this information.

SMON gives you detailed analysis of the traffic flow on your switched network, from a global view down to a specific host, and from total MAC layer traffic down to a specific application protocol - all in real-time.

SMON Overview

In addition, SMON allows you to set alarms based on traffic thresholds. When an alarm is triggered, a trap can be sent to the device’s manager, and the event that triggered the alarm can be entered in SMON’s Event Log.

This section describes the following topics:

SMON Devices

SMON provides monitoring capabilities for Avaya Inc.’s network devices that support the SMON extensions of the RMON standard.

For Avaya C460 Devices, SMON monitoring capabilities can be activated by purchasing an SMON license from Avaya Inc.

• SMON Devices

• Filtering Options

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Filtering Options

SMON tools provide different methods of filtering the information displayed on the screen. These methods include:

• Specific Filtering

• TopN Filtering

Specific Filtering

To pN Filtering

Specific filtering options provide the ability to specify the switches, VLANs, ports, hosts, subnets, or protocols for which you want to view SMON information.

TopN filtering provides the ability to filter information based on the amount of a particular type of traffic being monitored. When using TopN filtering, specify the number of switches, VLANs, ports, hosts, subnets, or protocols for which you want to view SMON information. Then select a statistic which will be used as the basis for the filtering.

Using TopN filtering you can, for example, view information on only the top 5 most active ports, or on the 8 switches generating the most error traffic.

TopN filtering is powerful in that it allows you to focus on the information that is important to you. For information on implementing TopN filtering, refer to “Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box” on page 86

Device SMON Tools

The following sections describe the Device SMON tools for Avaya C460:

• Switch Statistics Overview detailed information on traffic passing through the switch fabric.

• Port Statistics Overview detailed information on port traffic to help determine the precise cause of a problem.

• Extended Port Statistics Overview provides detailed information on the types of traffic on a specific port.

• VLAN Statistics Overview detailed information on switch traffic associated with a VLAN.

• Alarms and Events Overview provides notification of user defined events that help monitor a rise or fall of the rate of specified packets on selected ports.

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- Describes how the C460 provides

- Describes how the C460

- Describes how the C460 provides

- Describes how the C460

Switch Statistics Overview

The Switch Statistics tool provides details of the traffic passing through the switch fabric and allows you to detect 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 includes two sections:

• Pie charts and gauges showing traffic breakdown.

• A traffic graph that describes the characteristics of the traffic passing through the device.

You can use the Switch Statistics tool for the following purposes:

• Gaining an overall view of the switched traffic over a specific time period. This can help in discovering problems and analyzing traffic trends.

SMON Overview

• Discovering whether the device is being utilized efficiently or not.

• Monitoring the load distribution among switches.

• Detecting a large number of broadcast messages sent. This indicates there may be a problem with a station on the network.

• Treating any variable with abnormal behavior as an issue that should be investigated further using other SMON tools.

In general, the Switch Statistics tool can help you spot problems that only become apparent from a high-level view over time. By periodically viewing Switch Statistics, you can detect normal and abnormal behavior of the specific switch configuration.

SMON collects and displays all information in real-time. In addition, information collected during a session can be saved in a report. For more information on using the Switch Statistics tool, refer to Chapter 3,

Switch Statistics.

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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 packets from the device. You can sort the display by port name or by any of the packet types. You can see, for example, the ports generating the most errors.

If you notice that a particular port displays a disproportionate amount of errors, this may suggest that a device connected to the port is responsible for the problem.

You select the most active ports by using a rate base. SMON measures the rate base for all the ports to find the most active ports and then displays these ports and their statistics. This process is called Port TopN.

Using the Port Statistics tool in conjunction with VLAN Statistics and Switch Statistics makes it straightforward to discover the cause of a problem. For example, using Switch Statistics you may discover that there are too many errors on a specific switch. You could then use Port Statistics to help indicate the port from which the problem originates. For more information on using the Port Statistics tool, refer to Chapter 4,

Statistics.

Using Port

Extended Port Statistics Overview

The Extended Port Statistics tool measures the traffic travelling through a specific port. SMON shows details of the traffic on the port, including packet types and error types.

If you notice that a particular port displays a disproportionate amount of errors, Extended Port Statistics can help you identify the type of error occurring most often. This can help you pinpoint the cause of the problem. For more information on using the Extended Port Statistics tool, refer to Chapter 5,

Using Extended Port Statistics.

VLAN Statistics Overview

The VLAN Statistics tool measures the switched traffic travelling through VLANs on the selected switch. A VLAN consists of stations connected logically rather than physically. A VLAN can be used, for example, to distribute network resources by department, even if the department’s stations are not all located in the same area. Therefore, a VLAN can incorporate stations from different devices.

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By comparing the load of each VLAN 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 bar chart. Using this tool in conjunction with Port Statistics and Switch Statistics makes it straightforward to discover the cause of a problem. For example, using VLAN Statistics you may discover that there are too many broadcast errors on a specific VLAN. You could then use Port Statistics to help indicate the port from which the problem originates. For more information on using the VLAN Statistics tool, refer to Chapter 6,

VLAN Statistics.

Alarms and Events Overview

SMON Overview

Using

The Alarms and Events tool reports when a specified counter on selected ports, or on a device, cross user defined thresholds. The Alarm Wizard provides a simple method for defining upper and lower thresholds of a counter on selected ports or on the device. This definition of the thresholds is an Alarm.

An event is the crossing of a defined threshold in the direction it was defined. For example, a Rising Event is when the rate of a specified counter on a selected port rises above the defined Rising (upper) Threshold. A Falling Event is when the rate of a specified counter on a selected port falls below the defined Falling (lower) Threshold.

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The following figure shows the scheme used to generate events.

Figure 1-1. Events Overview

Counter

Rate

Rising Threshold

Falling Threshold

- Rising

Event

- Falling Event

Time

The first event is a Rising Event, caused 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 a Rising Event. Note, that although the rate falls below the Rising Threshold and then rises above it again, no event is generated. A new Rising Event can only be generated after the rate falls below the Falling Threshold. Similarly, after the fourth event, although the rate rises above the Falling Threshold and then falls below it again, no event is generated. A new Falling Event can only be generated after the rate rises above the Rising Threshold.

If you want to be informed of the rise or fall of the rate of a particular type of packet on a port, you could use the Alarm Wizard to define thresholds for the packet type on the port. You could then specify whether an event causes a trap to be sent to the device’s manager, or is listed in SMON’s Device Event Log, or both.

If you suspect a problem on a port, you can use Alarms and Events to notify you when a problem occurs. You could then use the Port History tool to identify the duration and frequency of the problem. This can help you locate the cause of the problem. For more information on using the Alarms and Events tool, refer to Chapter 7,

Using Alarms and Events.

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AnyLayer SMON Tools

The following sections describe the AnyLayer SMON tools for Avaya C460:

SMON Overview

• Protocol Distribution Overview

provides detailed information on protocol traffic passing through the router module.

• DSCP Overview

information on DSCP tagged traffic passing through the router module.

- Describes how the C460 provides detailed

Protocol Distribution Overview

Protocol Distribution provides you with details about the protocols routed by an Avaya C460 routing module, and tracks the distribution of traffic through the device among various network and application layer protocols. Protocol Distribution collects all information in real-time, and displays it in a variety of powerful and easy to use graphic formats.

Protocol Distribution stores all data recently collected from the device. Protocol Distribution also allows you to save collected information in reports. You can learn what is normal and abnormal behavior for your specific network by viewing the reports and analyzing changes in your network’s traffic. This can help you discover problems in your network configuration. In general, the Protocol Distribution tool can help you see things that become apparent over time from a high-level view. For more information on C460 implementation of Protocol Distribution, refer to

Chapter 9,

Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics.

- Describes how the C460

DSCP Overview

Protocol Distribution for the Avaya C460 router modules includes monitoring of DSCP tagged traffic. DSCP is an extension of IP which provides a method of encoding QoS (Quality of Service) information in the IP header of traffic. This enables you to change the priority of packets to conform to standards for applications such as Voice over IP. Protocol Distribution for Avaya C460 router modules provides graphical representations of IP traffic with non-zero DSCP headers and IP traffic with zero DSCP headers.

A DSCP value between 0 and 63 is added to the IP header of data packets. For more information on the implementation of DSCP, refer to “Viewing

DSCP Statistics” on page 72.

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Using the Device SMON

This chapter provides information about SMON for Avaya C460 Devices, and contains the following sections:

• Accessing Avaya C460 SMON

Device SMON window.

• The Device SMON User Interface

the user interface for Avaya C460 SMON.

• Working with Device SMON Tools

Device SMON more effectively.

- Instructions on accessing the

Accessing Avaya C460 SMON

To access SMON for the Avaya C460, click the Avaya C460 Manager.

The Device SMON User Interface

The user interface consists of the following elements:

• Application Tabs

views of the Avaya C460 Device.

- Tabs for switching between the different

- A detailed description of

- Techniques for using

Device SMON

tab in the

• Menu Bar - Menus for accessing Device SMON functions.

• Device SMON Toolbar

important functions in Device SMON tools.

• Dialog Area

appear.

• Desktop

are displayed.

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- A resizeable window where all dialog boxes

- A resizeable window where Device SMON windows

- Buttons providing shortcuts to

Using the Device SMON

• Status Bar - An area at the bottom of each application window

where information about the current application is displayed.

• Status Line

- An area at the bottom of the Device SMON window where the communication status between Avaya C460 SMON and the Avaya C460 Device is displayed.

The figure below shows the user interface, with its various parts labeled.

Figure 2-1. The Avaya C460 SMON User Interface

Application

Tabs

Toolbar

Status Bar

Desktop

Menu Bar

Dialog Area

Status Line

Application Tabs

The Application Tabs provide a method for selecting the view of the device.

To switch to the device management view of the Avaya C460, click

Device Manager

To switch to the Device SMON view of the Avaya C460, click

Device SMON

To switch to the Routing Manager view of the Avaya C460, click

Routing Manager

. The Avaya C460 Device Manager opens.

. Avaya C460 SMON opens.

. Avaya C460 Routing Manager opens.

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Device SMON Toolbar

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.

Button Description Menu

Table 2-1. Toolbar Buttons

Activates the Switch Statistics tool. View > Switch

Statistics

Activates the Port Statistics tool. View > Port

Statistics

Activates the VLAN Statistics tool. View > VLAN

Statistics

Alarms

Opens the Alarms Table. Tools >

Table

Searches for a specific item. For more information, refer to “Using the Find

Dialog Box” on page 83.

Selects a specific list of ports for display and analysis.

Activates/deactivates the filter specified in Define Port Filter.

Selects a specific list of VLANs for display and analysis.

Activates/Deactivates the filter specified in Define VLAN Filter.

Temporarily stops and then restarts collection of SMON data. When the collection of SMON data is paused, the background of the chart appears white.

Opens the on-line help. Help > Help On

Edit > Find

Actions > Define Port Filter

Actions > Activate Port Filter

Actions > Define VLAN Filter

Actions > Activate VLAN Filter

Actions > Pause

If a tool is not active, clicking the corresponding Device SMON toolbar button launches the tool. If a tool is already active, clicking the corresponding Device SMON toolbar button brings the tool to the foreground. For more information about the individual tools, refer to

“Device SMON Tools” on page 4

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Dialog Area

Desktop

Status Bar

Using the Device SMON

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.

The left side of the application window is the Desktop. This area can be resized by dragging the vertical splitter bar with the mouse. Device SMON application windows can be resized and minimized. Minimized windows are shown at the bottom of the Desktop.

The status bar provides important information about the current window. The table below describes the items found in the status bar.

* Note: The table below describes all the items that can appear on

Avaya C460 SMON window status bars. Only some of the items appear in the status bar for each individual window.

Table 2-2. Status Bar Items

Item Description

Graph Status Status of the display. Possible statuses are: frozen, alive.

Last Poll Time when the last poll was made.

Next Poll Time remaining before the next poll.

Session Start Date and time at which this session started.

Sort By The active sort options (port or VLAN).

TopN The active TopN variable, or TopN is not active.

Total Number of Items

Total Number of Samples

Total number of items in the collection.

Total number of samples in the collection.

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Status Line

The status line provides important information about the communication status between the application and the Avaya C460 Device. The following table shows the messages and icons that can appear in the status line with a description of their meaning.

Table 2-3. Status Line Items

Message Icon Description

Ready

Communicating

Error

The application is ready to communicate with the device.

The application is currently communicating with the device.

The last attempted communication with the device was not successful.

Working with Device SMON Tools

The following sections describe techniques that can help you use Avaya C460 SMON tools more effectively. The topics include:

• Mouse Actions

various mouse actions.

• Using Dialog Box Options

options.

- Information on the application’s response to

- Instructions on using the dialog box

• Generating Reports

• Managing Windows - Instructions on how to manage

Device SMON windows.

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- Instructions on how to generate reports.

Mouse Actions

The mouse actions that can be performed in Avaya C460 SMON windows allow you added flexibility when using the applications. The table below describes some of the mouse actions available in some of the SMON applications.

Using the Device SMON

Table 2-4. Mouse Actions

Action Description

Movement on a graph, bar, or pie

Double-click in a graph

Press SHIFT and select a portion of the graph using the mouse

Left-click in a graph Unfreezes the graph.

Using Dialog Box Options

Information entered in a dialog box is not saved until you click the button. If you want to undo all changes made to the information in the dialog box, click it was when the dialog box was first opened. If you have already sent information to the device from the dialog box and you click information in the dialog box will revert to what it was when it was last saved.

Undo

The Info Box is displayed.

The graph freezes and is compressed to show all of the traffic on the device from the time the application was opened until the present.

The graph freezes, zooms in, and shows only the portion of the graph that was selected.

Apply

. The information in the dialog box reverts to what

Undo

, the

* Note: When clicking

Undo

, the application does not poll the device for information. It is therefore possible that the dialog box may not reflect the true state of the device.

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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 delimited format or a comma separated format. When a report is generated, it is saved to the directory specified in the

Managing Windows

Device SMON enables you to manage open windows easily.

To cascade all open windows, select

To bring the next window in the list to the front, select

To bring the previous window in the list to the front, select

To close all windows, select

To bring a window in the list to the front, select where

Window Name

Window > Cascade

Window > Close All

Window > Window Name

Window > Next

Window >

is the name of the window you want to view.

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Using Switch Statistics

Switch Statistics provides you with detailed information about the traffic passing through a switch. For a detailed overview of Switch Statistics, refer to “Switch Statistics Overview” on page 5

This section discusses the following topics:

• Accessing the Switch Statistics Window

• Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts

• Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph

Accessing the Switch Statistics Window

To access the Switch Statistics window:

Click .

Select opens.

File > New > Switch Statistics

Figure 3-1. Switch Statistics Window

. The Switch Statistics window

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Switch Statistics displays information using different types of graphs:

• Gauges that show error packets and capacity.

• A pie chart that shows the ratio of Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast packets.

• A pie chart that shows the ratio of packets by priority.

• A traffic graph section that contains line graphs describing the characteristics of the traffic traveling through the switch.

The title of the Switch Statistics window displays the Device IP Address.

The gauges, pie charts, and bar graph show data for the latest time currently visible on the traffic graph. For more information, refer to

“Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph” on page 19

You can use the gauges, pie charts, and traffic graph to view data from an earlier point in time by scrolling the traffic graph. For more information about modifying the display, refer to “Using the Options Dialog Box” on

page 74. For more information on the available toolbar, status bar, and

mouse movement options, refer to “Working with Device SMON Tools”

on page 14.

Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts

The gauges at the top of the window display the following information:

Table 3-1. Gauge Variables in Switch Statistics

Varia b le Description

Errors Displays the percentage of packets that contain errors going

through the device on a logarithmic scale. If this percentage is high, this indicates that there may be a problem.

Capacity Displays the proportion of traffic in relation to the device’s

configured capacity, as a percentage. If the capacity used nears the device’s total capability, this indicates there may be a problem.

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The pie charts at the top of the window display the following information:

Table 3-2. Pie Chart Variables in Switch Statistics

Varia b le Description

Unicasts in Displays the percentage of unicast packets entering the

device. On most networks, the unicast packets should constitute the vast majority of the pie graph. If non-unicast packets begin to increase, this indicates there may be a problem.

Bdcsts in Displays the percentage of broadcast packets entering the

device.

Mcsts in Displays the percentage of multicast packets entering the

device.

Priority x Packets

Displays the percentage of packets of priority x entering the device, where x has a value from 0 to 7.

SMON updates these gauges and pie charts in real-time according to the specified sampling interval. By viewing the relationships among these two variables, you can learn a lot about the general behavior of the switch.

* Note: If contact with the device is lost, the graphs will display the

last data received until communications are restored.

Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph

The lower portion of the Switch Statistics window is a traffic graph. The traffic graph displays selected variables as a line graph, in real-time. To select the color coded variables you want graphed, use the check boxes under the traffic graph.

The following table provides a list of the available traffic variables and their descriptions.

Table 3-3. Traffic Variables in Switch Statistics

Varia b l e Description

Bdcsts in Good broadcast packets entering into the switch.

Errors In Error packets entering the switch.

Good Pkts In Good packets entering the switch.

In BW Total number of kilobits entering the switch.

Mcsts in Good multicast packets entering the switch.

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Table 3-3. Traffic Variables in Switch Statistics (Continued)

Varia b l e Description

TPkts In Total packets entering the switch.

Uncsts in Good unicast packets entering the switch.

SMON continuously monitors statistics for all available Switch Statistics traffic variables, even those that are not currently selected. For information on finding the 5 highest peaks of traffic, refer to “Using the

Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box” on page 87.

The X axis of the graph represents time. The scale on the X axis can be changed using the

Samples Per Screen

field in the Switch Options dialog box. For more information, refer to “Using the Options Dialog Box” on

page 74.

The units of the Y axis for all variables are packets. The scale on the Y axis depends on the maximum value among all of the variables. If the spread of values is wide, the graphs of variables with small values may not be visible. In this case, use the logarithmic traffic display to produce better results. For more information, refer to “Logarithmic Display” on page 78

Comparing the traffic graphs to the meters can often point you in the right direction for locating a problem. For example, the pie chart may show an abnormal amount of non-unicast packets, while the bandwidth usage shown in the traffic graph has increased significantly. This may suggest that one of the stations attached to the switch is generating the non-unicast packets. By using VLAN Statistics you can locate the VLAN where the problem originates. By using Port Statistics you can locate the port to which the suspected station is attached.

* Note: All counters are in packets except counters that measure

bandwidth, which are in kilobits per second (Kbps).

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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 Window

• Using The Port Statistics Window

Accessing the Port Statistics Window

To access the Port Statistics window:

Click .

Select opens.

To select a set of statistics to display, click one of the option buttons on the lower right-hand corner of the window. The statistics sets are:

• Packets - Counters for selected packet types for each port and

LAG.

• Bandwidth - The rate at which traffic is entering and exiting

each port and LAG.

• Utilization - The utilized capacity of each port and LAG.

The variables relevant to the selected set of statistics appear under the graph. Check the variables you want displayed. Statistics for the checked variables are displayed as bar graphs.

File > New > Port Statistics

. The Port Statistics application

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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 represents ports and LAGs. Each row on the graph corresponding to a port or LAG is labeled on the Y axis with a port number, LAG number, or with the user defined name for a port.

• Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) are displayed. These are a group of ports serving as one logical link. When referencing the LAG’s information box (place your cursor over the LAG bar), each port within the LAG appears (refer to the figure below). In addition, the speed of the LAG is the sum of the speed of all the ports within the LAG.

Figure 4-1. LAG Information Box

To display user defined names for ports, select checkmark appears next to ports are displayed in the Port Statistics window.

To hide user defined names for ports, select checkmark next to in the Port Statistics window.

* Note: For high-speed ports with large polling intervals, bandwidth

and utilization counters may be inaccurate.

For more information about modifying the display, and the available toolbar, status bar, and mouse movement options, refer to “Working with

Device SMON Tools” on page 14.

User Names

disappears, and port numbers are displayed

, and the user defined names for

View > User Names

. A

. The

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This section provides information about the following topics:

• Viewing Packet Statistics

• Viewing Bandwidth Statistics

• Viewing Utilization Statistics

• Selecting Ports to Display

• Sorting the Port Display

Viewing Packet Statistics

The following graphic shows the Avaya C460 Port Statistics window with Packet Statistics displayed.

Figure 4-2. Port Statistics Window - Packets

Using Port Statistics

The following table provides a list of the variables available in the Port Statistics - Packets window.

Table 4-1. Packet Statistics Variables

Varia b le Description

Bdcsts In The number of good broadcast packets entering the switch.

Collisions The number of collisions occurring on the port or LAG.

Errors in The number of error packets filtered out by the switch.

Pkts Out The number of good packets leaving the switch.

Mcsts in The number of good multicast packets entering the switch.

Uncsts Pkts in The number of good unicast packets entering the switch.

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Viewing Bandwidth Statistics

The following graphic shows the Avaya 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.

Table 4-2. Bandwidth Statistics Variables

Varia b le Description

In BW The rate at which traffic is entering the port or LAG.

Out BW The rate at which traffic is exiting the port or LAG.

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Viewing Utilization Statistics

The following graphic shows the Avaya C460 Port Statistics window with Utilization Statistics displayed.

Figure 4-4. Port Statistics Window- Utilization

Using Port Statistics

The following table provides a list of the variables available in the Port Statistics - Utilization window.

Table 4-3. Utilization Statistics Variables

Varia b le Description

Util The percentage of the port or LAG’s capacity

currently being utilized.

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Selecting Ports to Display

By default, information from all ports and LAGs is displayed in the Port Statistics window. You can limit information being displayed to specific ports using Port, VLAN, and TopN filters. In addition, you can sort the display. For information on sorting the display, refer to “Sorting the Port

Display” on page 30.

This section provides information about the following topics:

• Port Filtering

• VLAN Filtering

• TopN Port Filtering

Port Filtering

You can filter the ports and LAGs displayed in the Port Statistics window. Only selected ports are displayed in the Port Statistics window. This makes it easier to concentrate on specific ports and LAGs in the network.

To open the Define Port Filter dialog box:

Click .

Select opens.

View > Define Port Filter

Figure 4-5. Define Port Filter Dialog Box

. The Define Port Filter dialog box

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Using Port Statistics

To add ports to the

Selected Ports

list:

Select ports and LAGs from the

Double-click ports and LAGs in the ports and LAGs appear in the

To select all ports and LAGs, click

Selected Ports

list.

To remove ports and LAGs from the

Select ports and LAGs in the

Double-click ports and LAGs in the ports and LAGs are removed from the

To remove all items from the are removed from the

Selected Ports

list.

Known Ports

Selected Ports

list and click >.

list. The selected

list.

. All ports and LAGs are added to the

Selected Ports

list:

list and click <.

Selected Ports

list. The selected

list.

list, click <<. All ports and LAGs

To refre s h the

Known Ports

list, click

To apply the port filter, click

Apply

Refresh

. The Port Statistics information is

filtered.

To define the port filter without applying it, click

To toggle the port filter:

Click .

Select

View > Activate Port Filter

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VLAN Filtering

You 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.

To open the Define VLAN Filter dialog box:

Click .

Select

View > Define VLAN Filter

. The Define VLAN Filter dialog box

opens.

Figure 4-6. Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box

To add VLANs to the

Select VLANs from the

Selected VLANs

Known VLANs

list:

list and click >.

Double-click VLANs in the appear in the

To select all VLANs, click

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Selected VLANs

. All VLANs are added to the

Known VLANs

list.

list. The selected VLANs

Selected VLANs

list.

Using Port Statistics

To remove VLANs from the

Select VLANs in the

Selected VLANs

list:

list and click <.

Double-click VLANs in the are removed from the

To remove all items from the removed from the

To refre s h the

Selected VLANs

Known VLANs

list, click

To apply the VLAN filter, click

Selected VLANs

list.

Refresh

Apply

. The Port Statistics information is

list. The selected VLANs

list.

list, click <<. All VLANs are

filtered.

To define the VLAN filter without applying it, click

To toggle the VLAN filter:

Click .

TopN Po rt Filtering

Select

View > Activate VLAN Filter

TopN filtering enables SMON to display only the items with the heaviest traffic. The TopN filter produces a report for the 1-15 (N) most active items on the network.

SMON selects the TopN items by a rate base which you select from the pull-down listbox in the Port Statistics window. SMON measures the rate base for all the items to find the TopN items and then displays these items and their statistics.

For information on defining the number of items to display using TopN filtering, refer to “Port/VLAN Tab” on page 79

To activate the TopN filter, click at the bottom of the Port Statistics window. To deactivate the TopN filter, click at the bottom of the Port Statistics window.

To select a rate base, select a TopN criteria from the

TopN

pull-down

listbox at the bottom of the Port Statistics window.

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Sorting the Port Display

You can sort the display by the port name or any of the counters available for the port.

To sort the display:

1. Click .

2. Select a sorting criterion from the

display is sorted by the selected criteria.

When sorting by name, the bars appear in ascending order from bottom to top. When sorting by packets, the bars appear in descending order (most traffic at the bottom, least traffic at the top).

Sort By

pull-down listbox. The

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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 Port Statistics, refer to “Extended Port Statistics

Overview” on page 6.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Accessing the Extended Port Statistics Window

• Viewing Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics

Window

• Viewing the Traffic Graph in the Extended Port Statistics

Window

Accessing the Extended Port Statistics Window

To access the Extended Port Statistics window, double-click the port or LAG bar in the Port Statistics window. The Extended Port Statistics application opens.

Figure 5-1. Extended Port Statistics

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Extended Port Statistics displays information using two types of graphs:

• Pie charts that shows the ratio of different types of packets.

• A traffic graph section that contains line graphs describing the characteristics of the traffic traveling through the port or LAG.

The title of the Extended Port Statistics window displays the name of the port or LAG selected.

The pie charts show data for the latest time currently visible on the traffic graph. For more information, refer to “Viewing the Traffic Graph in the

Extended Port Statistics Window” on page 34.

You can use the pie charts and the traffic graph to view data from an earlier point in time by scrolling the traffic graph. For more information on the available toolbar, status bar, and mouse movement options, refer to “Working with Device SMON Tools” on page 14

Viewing Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics Window

There are three pie charts at the top of the window. The leftmost pie chart displays Packets Length Distribution, the center pie chart displays Packets Distribution, and the rightmost pie chart displays Priority Distribution.

The following table provides a list of the statistics found in the Packets Length Distribution pie chart:

Table 5-1. Extended Port Statistics - Packets Length Distribution

Varia b l e Description

64 Octets Displays the distribution of packets on the port with a

packet length of 64 octets.

65 to 127 Octets Displays the distribution of packets on the port with a

packet length of between 65 and 127 octets.

128 to 255 Octets Displays the distribution of packets on the port with a

packet length of between 128 and 255 octets.

256 to 511 Octets Displays the distribution of packets on the port with a

packet length of between 256 and 511 octets.

512 to 1023 Octets Displays the distribution of packets on the port with a

packet length of between 512 and 1023 octets.

1024 to 1518 Octets Displays the distribution of packets on the port with a

packet length of between 1024 and 1518 octets.

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The following table provides a list of the statistics found in the Packets Distribution pie chart:

Table 5-2. Extended Port Statistics - Packets Distribution

Varia b l e Description

Bad In CRC Align Displays the distribution of packets entering the port

with a CRC alignment error.

Bad In Fragments Displays the distribution of fragmented packets

entering the port.

Bad In Jabbers Displays the distribution of jabber packets entering the

port.

Bad In Oversize Displays the distribution of oversize packets entering

the port.

Bad In Undersize Displays the distribution of undersize packets entering

the port.

Bdcsts in Displays the distribution of broadcast packets entering

the port.

Mcsts in Displays the distribution of multicast packets entering

the port.

Uncsts in Displays the distribution of unicast packets entering the

port. On most networks, the unicast packets should constitute the vast majority of the pie graph. If non-unicast packets begin to increase, there may be a problem.

The following table provides a list of the statistics found in the Priority Distribution pie chart:

Table 5-3. Extended Port Statistics - Priority Distribution

Varia b l e Description

Priority 0 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 0 entering the

port.

Priority 1 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 1 entering the

port.

Priority 2 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 2 entering the

port.

Priority 3 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 3 entering the

port.

Priority 4 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 4 entering the

port.

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Table 5-3. Extended Port Statistics - Priority Distribution (Continued)

Varia b l e Description

Priority 5 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 5 entering the

port.

Priority 6 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 6 entering the

port.

Priority 7 Displays the distribution of packets of priority 7 entering the

port.

SMON updates these pie charts in real-time according to the specified sampling interval. By viewing the relationships among these 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 communications are restored.

Viewing the Traffic Graph in the Extended Port Statistics Window

The lower portion of the Extended Port Statistics window is a traffic graph. The traffic graph displays selected variables as a line graph, in realtime.

The X axis of the graph represents time. The units of the Y axis for all variables are packets. The scale on the Y axis depends on the maximum value among all of the variables. If the spread of values is wide, the graphs of variables with small values may not be visible. In this case, use the logarithmic traffic display to produce better results (refer to “Logarithmic

Display” on page 78).

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To select a set of statistics to display:

Using Extended Port Statistics

1. Select

Actions > Define Extended Port Counters

. 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 maximum of 9 counters can be displayed in the traffic

graph.

3. Click

Apply

. The selected counters appear under the traffic graph.

4. At the bottom of the Extended Port Statistics window, check the

variables you want displayed. Statistics for the checked variables are displayed as line graphs.

SMON continuously monitors statistics for all available Extended Port Statistics traffic variables, even those that are not currently selected. For information on finding the 5 highest peaks of traffic, refer to “Using the

Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box” on page 87.

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The following table lists the counters available for display in the Extended Port Statistics traffic graph.

Table 5-4. Extended Port Statistics Counters

Varia b l e Description

Uncsts In The number of unicast packets entering the port. On

most networks, the unicast packets should constitute the vast majority of the pie graph. If non-unicast packets begin to increase, this indicates there may be a problem.

Mcsts In The number of multicast packets entering the port.

Bdcsts In The number of broadcast packets entering the port.

Bad In CRC Align The number of packets entering the port with a CRC

alignment error.

Bad In Undersize The number of undersize packets entering the port.

Bad In Oversize The number of oversize packets entering the port.

Bad In Fragments The number of fragmented packets entering the port.

Bad In Jabbers The number of jabber packets entering the port.

64 Octet The number of packets on the port with a packet length

of 64 octets.

65 to 127 Octets The number of packets on the port with a packet length

of between 65 and 127 octets.

128 to 255 Octets The number of packets on the port with a packet length

of between 128 and 255 octets.

256 to 511 Octets The number of packets on the port with a packet length

of between 256 and 511 octets.

512 to 1023 Octets The number of packets on the port with a packet length

of between 512 and 1023 octets.

1024 to 1518 Octets

Priority x The number of packets of priority x entering the device,

In BW The rate at which traffic is entering the port.

The number of packets on the port with a packet length of between 1024 and 1518 octets.

where x has a value between 1 and 8.

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Using VLAN Statistics

VLAN Statistics displays detailed statistics for each VLAN. These statistics can help you maintain proper VLAN configuration. They can also help you pinpoint problems you may discover using Switch Statistics. For a detailed overview of VLAN Statistics, refer to “VLAN Statistics Overview”

on page 6.

* Note: The statistics collected for each VLAN only include the

packets that are sent to and from stations connected to the switch fabric of the device being analyzed. Therefore, any traffic that does not pass through the switch fabric of the selected device is not included in the statistics.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Accessing VLAN Statistics

• Using the VLAN Statistics Window

Accessing VLAN Statistics

To access the VLAN Statistics window:

Click .

Select opens.

To select a set of statistics to display, click one of the option buttons on the lower right-hand corner of the window. The statistics sets are:

• Packets - Counters for selected packet types for each VLAN.

• Bandwidth - The rate at which traffic is entering and exiting

each VLAN.

The variables relevant to the selected set of statistics appear under the graph. Check the variables you want displayed. Statistics for the checked variables are displayed as bar graphs.

File > New > VLAN Statistics

. The VLAN Statistics application

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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” on page 76

• The Y axis relates to the VLAN name. Only VLANs with member ports or LAGs appear in the window. If no VLANs have been defined, the “Default” or “Generic” VLAN includes all traffic.

For more information about modifying the display, and the available toolbar, status bar and mouse movement options, refer to “Working with

Device SMON Tools” on page 14.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Viewing VLAN Packet Statistics

• Viewing VLAN Bandwidth Statistics

• Selecting VLANs to Display

• Sorting the VLAN Display

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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.

Using VLAN Statistics

Table 6-1. VLAN Statistics Variables - Packets

Varia b le Description

Good Bcast/Mcast Pkts In The number of good non-unicast packets

entering the switch.

Uncsts In The number of good unicast packets entering

the switch.

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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.

Table 6-2. VLAN Statistics Variables - Bandwidth

Varia b le Description

In BW (Kbps) The rate at which traffic is entering the VLAN.

Selecting VLANs to Display

By default, information from all VLANs is displayed in the VLAN Statistics window. You can limit information being displayed to specific VLANs using VLAN and TopN filters. In addition, you can sort the display. For information on sorting the display, refer to “Sorting the VLAN Display” on

page 43.

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VLAN Filtering

You 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 network.

To open the Define VLAN Filter dialog box:

Click .

Select

View > Define VLAN Filter

. The Define VLAN Filter dialog box

opens.

Figure 6-3. Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box

To add VLANs to the

Select VLANs from the

Selected VLANs

Known VLANs

list:

list and click >.

Double-click VLANs in the appear in the

To select all VLANs, click

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Selected VLANs

. All VLANs are added to the

Known VLANs

list.

list. The selected VLANs

Selected VLANs

list.

Chapter 6

To remove VLANs from the

Select VLANs in the

Selected VLANs

list:

list and click <.

Double-click VLANs in the are removed from the

To remove all items from the removed from the

To refre s h the

Selected VLANs

Known VLANs

list, click

To apply the VLAN filter, click

Selected VLANs

list.

Refresh

Apply

. The VLAN Statistics information is

list. The selected VLANs

list.

list, click <<. All VLANs are

filtered.

To define the VLAN filter without applying it, click

To toggle the VLAN filter:

Click .

TopN VLAN Filtering

Select

View > Activate VLAN Filter

TopN filtering enables SMON to display only the items with the heaviest traffic. The TopN filter produces a report for the 1-15 (N) most active items on the network.

SMON selects the TopN items by a rate base which you select from the pull-down listbox in the VLAN Statistics window. SMON measures the rate base for all the items to find the TopN items and then displays these items and their statistics.

For information on defining the number of items to display using TopN filtering, refer to “Port/VLAN Tab” on page 79

To activate the TopN filter, click at the bottom of the VLAN Statistics window. To deactivate the TopN filter, click at the bottom of the VLAN Statistics window.

To select a rate base, select a TopN criteria from the

TopN

pull-down

listbox at the bottom of the VLAN Statistics window.

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Sorting the VLAN Display

You can sort the display by the VLAN name or any of the counters available for the VLAN.

To sort the display:

1. Click .

Using VLAN Statistics

2. Select a sorting criterion from the

display is sorted by the selected criteria.

When sorting by name, the bars appear in ascending order from bottom to top. When sorting by packets, the bars appear in descending order (most traffic at the bottom, least traffic at the top).

Sort By

pull-down listbox. The

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Using Alarms and Events

The Alarms and Events tool provides a method for defining thresholds for packet types on a port. When a threshold 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 Events Tool

how to use the Alarms and Events feature.

• Alarms Table

device.

• Alarm Wizard

• Device Event Log

- A table showing the alarms defined for the

- A wizard that enables you to add new alarms.

- A list of events that occurred on the device.

Using the Alarms and Events Tool

To use the Alarms and Events tool:

1. Add alarms using the Alarm Wizard. For information on the

Alarm Wizard, refer to “Alarm Wizard” on page 49

2. Review, edit, and delete alarms defined for the device in the

Alarms Table. For information on the Alarms Table, refer to

“Alarms Table” on page 45

3. View events in SMON’s Device Event Log or in the Trap Log of

Avaya MultiService Console or HP-OV NNM. For information on the SMON Device Event Log, refer to “Device Event Log” on

page 57.

- An overview explaining

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Alarms Table

To view a table of all the alarms defined for the device:

Using Alarms and Events

Click .

Select

All the alarms defined for the device are listed in the Alarms Table.

Tools > Alarms Table

Figure 7-1. Alarms Table

. The Alarms Table opens.

Alarms Table Fields

The following table provides a list of the fields in the Alarms Table with their description.

Table 7-1. Alarms Table Fields

Field Description

Index A number identifying the alarm.

Interface The port or LAG for which the alarm was configured.

Counter The counter being monitored by the alarm.

Interval The interval at which the counter is compared to the

defined thresholds.

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Table 7-1. Alarms Table Fields (Continued)

Field Description

Sample Type The method used for monitoring the variable. Possible

options are:

• Rate - The alarm uses the counter’s rate in the last

interval.

• Tota l - The alarm uses the absolute number of the

counter from the time the device was last reset.

* Note: The Alarms and Events tool can only

configure alarms using the Rate method. To configure alarms based on the absolute number of packets, use the CLI (Command Line Interface) or a third-party application.

Startup Alarm The type of event that can be generated as the first event

for the alarm. Possible types are:

• Rising - The first event that can be generated must

be a Rising Event. If the rate falls below the Falling Threshold before it rises above the Rising Threshold, a Falling Event is not generated.

• Falling - The first event that can be generated must

be a Falling Event. If the rate rises above the Rising Threshold before it falls below the Falling Threshold, a Rising Event is not generated.

• Rising and Falling - The first event generated can

be a Rising or a Falling Event.

Rising Threshold The upper threshold for the counter.

Falling Threshold The lower threshold for the counter.

Owner The owner of the alarm. This is usually the person who

created the alarm.

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Tooltips

Using Alarms and Events

Tooltips in the Alarms and Events tool provide information about an

Index

alarm. When the cursor is held over the

field of a row in the Alarms

Table a tooltip appears.

Figure 7-2. Alarm Tooltip

The tooltip provides information about the alarm’s definition. In addition, it shows the ‘raw’ number of packets (or octets) which will generate a Rising or Falling Event. The raw number is the actual number of packets (or octets) that must enter the port in order to generate an event. This number is equal to the defined rate times the interval.

For example, if an alarm is defined for Broadcast packets with an Interval of 15 seconds, a Rising Threshold of 1,000 packets per second and a Falling Threshold of 100 packets per second, the raw number for a Rising Event is 15,000 and for a Falling Event 1,500. If 15,000 or more Broadcast packets enter the port in a 15 second interval, a Rising Event is generated.

The following table provides a list of the fields in a tooltip with their descriptions.

Table 7-2. Tooltip Fields

Field Description

Index A number identifying the alarm.

Interface The port or LAG for which the alarm was configured.

Counter The counter being monitored by the alarm.

Last Value The value of the counter calculated for the last interval.

Rising Threshold [raw]

Last Rising Time The time of the last Rising Event.

The Rising Threshold expressed as the number of packets or octets in an interval.

Falling Threshold [raw]

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The Falling Threshold expressed as the number of packets or octets in an interval.

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Editing Alarms

Alarms can be edited and deleted using the Alarms Table.

To edit an alarm, change the alarm’s parameters in the Alarms Table.

To delete an alarm:

Table 7-2. Tooltip Fields (Continued)

Field Description

Last Falling Time The time of the last Falling Event.

1. Select an alarm.

2. Select

Edit > Delete Alarm

. The alarm is deleted from the Alarms

Table.

To save the changes to the Alarms Table, select

Edit > Apply Alarm

changes to the Alarm Table are saved.

To undo all unsaved changes to the Alarms Table, select

Alarm

. All changes to the Alarm Table are undone.

. All

Edit > Undo

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Alarm Wizard

This section provides the information you need to use the Alarm Wizard. It contains the following topics:

Using Alarms and Events

• Overview of the Alarm Wizard

the Alarm Wizard.

• Activating the Alarm Wizard

Alarm Wizard.

• Alarm Wizard Screens

steps in the Alarm Wizard.

Overview of the Alarm Wizard

The Alarm Wizard consists of several screens designed to enable you to easily define alarms for ports on the device. You can use the wizard to define an alarm for a single port or for multiple ports. When defining an alarm for more than one port, the wizard creates a separate alarm for each port.

* Note: A maximum of 150 alarms can be defined on a single device.

Activating the Alarm Wizard

- An overview of the function of

- Instructions on how to run the

- Detailed explanations about each of the

To activate the Alarm Wizard, select screen of the Alarm Wizard opens.

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Actions > Alarm Wizard

. The Welcome

Chapter 7

Alarm Wizard Screens

This section provides detailed information on each of the Alarm Wizard’s screens. To accept the default options for any screen, click to an earlier screen, click any changes, click

The following sections describe each of the Alarm Wizard screens.

Cancel

Back

. To exit the Alarm Wizard without making

. To return

Welcome to the Alarm Wizard

Welcome to the Alarm Wizard. The Alarm Wizard provides a simple method for defining alarms for the device.

Figure 7-3. Alarm Wizard - Welcome Screen

To continue, click

Ports

screen.

. The Alarm Wizard continues with the Select

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Select Ports

The Select Ports screen of the Alarm Wizard 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.

To select ports and LAGs to monitor, double-click a port or LAG in the

Device Ports

list. The selected port or LAG appears in the

To remove ports or LAGs from the LAG in the

Selected Ports

list. The selected port or LAG is removed from the

list and appears in the

Selected Ports

Device Ports

list, double-click a port or

list.

Selected Ports

list.

When defining an alarm for more than one port, a separate alarm is created for each port.

* Note: A maximum of 150 alarms can be defined on a device.

When you finish selecting ports and LAGs to monitor, click Alarm Wizard continues with the Select Variable

screen.

. The

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Select Variable

The Select Variable screen of the Alarm Wizard enables you to select a variable to be monitored by the alarm, and the interval at which SMON gets the rate for the counter from the device.

Figure 7-5. Alarm Wizard - Select Variable Screen

Enter a number in the SMON will get the rate of the counter from the device.

Select a counter from the that will be monitored by the alarm.

When you finish configuring the polling interval and selecting a counter to monitor, click

Thresholds

screen.

Alarm Interval

Alarm Counters

. The Alarm Wizard continues with the Set

field. This is the interval at which

pull-down list. This is the counter

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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 Threshold and a Falling Threshold. If the rate of the selected counter rises above the selected Rising Threshold, an event is generated. If the rate of the selected counter falls below the selected Falling Threshold, an event is generated. For more information about Thresholds, refer to “Alarms and Events Overview” on page 7

Figure 7-6. Alarm Wizard - Set Thresholds

To configure the behavior of the Alarms and Events tool when SMON is started, select a radio button in the

Alarm Startup

field. The options are:

• Rising - The first event that can be generated must be a Rising

Event. If the rate falls below the Falling Threshold before it rises above the Rising Threshold, a Falling Event is not generated.

• Falling - The first event that can be generated must be a Falling

Event. If the rate rises above the Rising Threshold before it falls below the Falling Threshold, a Rising Event is not generated.

• Rising and Falling - The first event generated can be a Rising or a

Falling Event.

To configure the thresholds, enter values in the

Rising

and

Falling

fields. The

threshold levels are in packets or octets per second.

When you finish configuring the startup behavior and thresholds, click

. The Alarm Wizard continues with the Set Description screen.

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Set Description

The Set Descriptions screen enables you to give names to the Rising and Falling Events of the alarm.

Figure 7-7. Alarm Wizard - Set Description

To configure the names of Rising and Falling Events, enter a description in the appropriate fields. These descriptions will appear in SMON’s Device Event Log.

* Note: When configuring alarms for multiple ports, the event

descriptions will be identical for the events of all the alarms being created.

When you finish configuring event descriptions, click Wizard continues with the Set Event

screen.

. The Alarm

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Set Event

The Set Event screen of the Alarm Wizard allows you to determine the action SMON takes when an event occurs.

Figure 7-8. Alarm Wizard - Set Event

To configure the action SMON takes when a Rising Event occurs, select an option button in the takes when a Falling Event occurs, select an option button in the

event

fields. The possible actions are:

Rising event

fields. To configure the action SMON

Falling

• None - No action is taken when the event occurs.

• Log - The event is recorded in SMON’s Device Event Log.

• Trap - A trap is sent to the manager of the device. This trap can be

viewed in the Trap Log in Avaya MultiService Console or HP-OV NNM.

• Log & Trap - The event is recorded in SMON’s Device Event Log

and a trap is sent to the manager of the device.

When you finish configuring event parameters, click Wizard continues with the Summary

screen.

. The Alarm

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Summary

The Summary screen of the Alarm Wizard provides a summary of the options selected in the previous screens.

Figure 7-9. Summary

To make any changes to the summary information:

Back

1. Click

until you reach the appropriate screen.

2. Change the configuration parameters.

3. Click

To create the alarm, click

until you reach the Summary screen.

Finish

. The alarm is created and appears in the

Alarms Table.

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Device Event Log

The Device Event Log provides a list of events that triggered alarms with an action of Log. To view the Event Log, select Device Event Log opens.

Using Alarms and Events

View > Event Log

Figure 7-10. Device Event Log

. The

The Device Event Log has two tabs, one for Rising Events and one for Falling Events. To view the Device Event Log for Rising or Falling Events:

1. Select an alarm in the Alarms Table.

2. Click the appropriate tab. The Device Event Log opens to the

selected event type for the alarm.

The Device Event Log window has two parts. The upper part provides a description of the event.

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The following table provides a list of the fields describing the event and their descriptions.

Table 7-3. Event Description Fields

Field Description

Event A user defined description of the event.

Type The action taken by SMON. Possible actions are:

• None - No action was taken when the event

occurred.

• Log - The event was recorded in SMON’s Device

Event Log.

• Trap - A trap was sent to the manager of the device.

This trap can be viewed in the Trap Log in Avaya MultiService Console or HP-OV NNM.

• log & trap - The event was recorded in SMON’s

Device Event Log and a trap was sent to the manager of the device.

Time Last Sent The latest date and time this event occurred.

Trap Community The community of the trap recipient.

The lower part of the window is the Alarm’s Events. Entries will appear in the

Log List

. This is a log of the selected

Log List

only if the Type of Event

is Log or log & trap. The following table provides a list of the fields in the

Log List

and their descriptions.

Table 7-4. Event Log Fields

Field Description

Time The date and time of the event.

Description A detailed description of the traffic that triggered the

event.

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Using AnyLayer SMON

AnyLayer SMON is used to monitor the Layer 3 protocols routed by the C460 module. This chapter provides information about AnyLayer SMON for Avaya C460 Devices, and contains the following sections:

• Accessing AnyLayer SMON

AnyLayer SMON window.

• The AnyLayer SMON User Interface

of the user interface for Avaya C460 AnyLayer SMON tools.

Accessing AnyLayer SMON

To access AnyLayer SMON for the Avaya C460:

1. Click the

opens.

2. Click the left-most icon on the AnyLayer SMON Toolbar to view

the Protocol Distribution tool, or the icon to view the DHCP tool.

The figure below shows the user interface, with its various parts labeled.

Figure 8-1. The Avaya C460 AnyLayer SMON User Interface

AnyLayer SMON

- Instructions on accessing the

- A detailed description

tab in the Avaya C460 Manager. The tab

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The AnyLayer SMON User Interface

The user interface consists of the following elements:

Application Tabs

The Application Tabs provide a method for selecting the view of the device.

• Application Tabs of the Avaya C460 Device.

• Menu Bar - Menus for accessing AnyLayer SMON functions.

• AnyLayer SMON Toolbar important functions in AnyLayer SMON tools.

• Desktop are displayed.

• Dialog Area

• Status Bar where information about the current tool is displayed.

• Status Line window where the communication status between the AnyLayer SMON application and the Avaya C460 Device is displayed.

- A resizeable window where AnyLayer SMON windows

- An area at the bottom of each application window

- Tabs for switching between the various views

- Buttons providing shortcuts to

- A resizeable window where all dialog boxes appear.

- An area at the bottom of the AnyLayer SMON

To switch to the Avaya C460 Device Manager, click Avaya C460 Device Manager opens.

To switch to the Routing Manager view of the Avaya C460, click

Routing Manager

To switch to the Device SMON view of the Avaya C460, click

Device SMON

To switch to the AnyLayer SMON view of the Avaya C460, click

AnyLayer SMON

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. Avaya C460 Routing Manager opens.

. Avaya C460 SMON opens.

. Avaya C460 AnyLayer SMON opens.

Device Manager

. The

AnyLayer SMON Toolbar

The Toolbar 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.

Button Description Menu

Using AnyLayer SMON

Table 8-1. Toolbar Buttons

Opens the Protocol Distribution window on the desktop for viewing protocol distribution statistics. For more information, refer to

Chapter 9, DSCP Statistics.

Opens the DSMON window on the desktop for viewing DSCP statistics. For more information, refer to “Viewing DSCP

Statistics” on page 72.

Opens the General Options dialog box. For more information, refer to “Using the

Options Dialog Box” on page 74.

Produces a report file for importing to a spreadsheet or database program. For more information, refer to “Using the Report Now

Dialog Box” on page 81.

Searches for a specific item. For more information, refer to “Using the Find Dialog

Box” on page 83.

Sorts the items in the list. For more information, refer to “Using the Sort Dialog

Box” on page 88.

Using Protocol Distribution and

File > New > Protocol Distribution Statistics

File > New > Dscp Distribution Statistics

File > Options

File > Report Now

Edit > Find

Actions > Sort

Temporarily stops and then restarts collection of SMON data.

Displays a list of protocols that can be included in the Protocol Distribution statistics. For more information, refer to

“Using the Protocol Directory” on page 66

Saves changes to the device. Actions > Commit

Selects the criterion and number of items for TopN filtering. For more information, refer to

“Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box” on page 86.

Activates/Deactivates the filter specified in Define TopN Filter.

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Actions > Pause

Actions > Protocol Directory

Actions > Define Top N Filter

Actions > Activate Top N Filter

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Desktop

Tool Tabs

Table 8-1. Toolbar Buttons (Continued)

Button Description Menu

Opens the online-help. Help > Help On

The central area of the application window 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.

The Tool Tabs provide a method for viewing the AnyLayer SMON tools. To switch to a different tool, click the appropriate Tool Tab. The selected tool opens on the Desktop.

Dialog Area

Status Bar

To apply the changes made in the dialog box, click values are applied.

To return the settings in a dialog box to the currently configured settings,

Revert

click configuration.

The Status Bar provides important information about the current window. The table below describes the items found in the status bar.

* Note: The table below describes all the items that can appear on

. The settings in the dialog box display the last applied

Avaya C460 AnyLayer SMON window status bars. Only some

Apply

. The changed

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Status Line

Using AnyLayer SMON

of the items appear in the status bar for each individual window.

Table 8-2. Status Bar Items

Item Description

Next Poll Time remaining before the next poll.

Last Poll Time when the last poll was made.

Sort By The active sort option.

TopN The active TopN variable, or TopN is not active.

Total Number of Items Total number of items in the collection.

The Status Line provides important information about the communication status between the application and the Avaya C460 Device. The following table shows the messages and icons that can appear in the Status Line with a description of their meaning.

Table 8-3. Status Line Items

Message Icon Description

Ready The application is ready to

communicate with the device.

Communicating The application is currently

communicating with the device.

Error The last attempted

communication with the device was not successful.

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Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics

Protocol Distribution provides a detailed analysis of how the traffic passing through an Avaya C460 with a router module is distributed among network layer and application layer protocols. For a detailed overview of Protocol Distribution, refer to “Protocol Distribution

Overview” on page 9.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Using the Protocol Distribution Tool

Protocol Distribution, understanding the window, and using the available options.

• Using the Protocol Directory

constant and user defined protocols, and how TCP/UDP port numbers are used, as well as instructions on starting Protocol Directory and understanding the dialog box.

• Viewing DSCP Statistics

Statistics, understanding the window, and using the available options.

- Includes an overview of

- Instructions on starting DSCP

Using the Protocol Distribution Tool

To use the Protocol Distribution tool:

Protocol Distribution

Click opens.

For information on selecting protocols for which you want to gather statistics, refer to “Using the Protocol Directory” on page 66

. The Protocol Distribution window

- Instructions on starting

* Note: Changes made to the Protocol Directory will be reflected in

the Protocol Distribution bar graph after the device is polled.

For information on generating reports, refer to “Generating Reports” on

page 16.

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Selecting Protocols to Display

Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics

By default, information from all protocols listed in the

User Protocols

in the Protocol Distribution window. You can limit the information being displayed to the most active protocols using TopN filters. For more information, refer to “Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box” on

page 86.

windows of the Protocol Directory dialog box are displayed

Protocol Distribution Window

The following graphic provides an example of the Protocol Distribution window.

Figure 9-1. Protocol Distribution Window

Default Protocols

and

The Protocol Distribution window is organized as follows:

• The title of the Protocol Distribution window shows the IP address of the switch.

• The upper part of the window includes a pie chart displaying the relative amounts of the top 5 IP protocols compared to the other protocols.

The pie chart is updated each time the device is polled. It is also updated when the display mode is changed in the Option dialog box (refer to “Using the Options Dialog Box” on page 74

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• 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 traffic through the device in packets per second. Each bar represents the number of packets per second for a specific protocol.

• Checkboxes enable displaying packets or bandwidth in the bar graph.

* Note: If the device stops responding, Protocol Distribution will

display the last data received until communication is restored.

Using the Protocol Directory

Using the Protocol Directory dialog box, you can view and configure the protocols and specific TCP/UDP ports that an Avaya C460 router module is monitoring. Based on the protocols and TCP/UDP ports selected in Protocol Directory, you can use the Protocol Distribution tool to monitor network traffic organized by protocol and TCP/UDP port number.

This section contains the following topics:

• Default and User Defined Protocols and user defined protocols.

• TCP/UDP Port Numbers numbers are used in Protocol Directory.

• Using Protocol Directory Directory dialog box.

- An overview of how TCP/UDP port

- Instructions on using the Protocol

- An overview of constant

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Default and User Defined Protocols

Protocol Directory automatically includes a number of popular protocols for the Avaya C460 router modules to monitor, referred to as Default Protocols, listed in the table below. In addition, you can include other protocols for monitoring by specifying corresponding TCP/UDP ports, referred to as User Defined Protocols.

Default Protocols include a number of network and transport protocols (Layers 3 and 4 in the OSI seven-layer model), such as IP and ARP, as well as many popular application protocols (Layer 7), such as Telnet and SMTP.

User Defined Protocols are TCP/UDP port numbers corresponding to application protocols (Layer 7) you select for the Avaya C460 router module to monitor.

The following table provides a list of the Default Protocols with a description of the protocols.

Table 9-1. Default Protocols

Protocol Description

IP Total IP packets travelling through the device.

ARP ARP packets travelling through the device.

VRRP VRRP packets travelling through the device.

ICMP ICMP packets travelling through the device.

OSPF OSPF packets travelling through the device over IPX.

RIP RIP packets travelling through the device.

The following table provides a list of the seven initial User Protocols with a description of the protocols.

Table 9-2. User Protocols

Protocol Description

FTP over TCP/IP FTP packets travelling through the device over IP.

Telnet over TCP/IP Telnet packets travelling through the device

SMTP over TCP/IP SMTP packets travelling through the device.

HTTP over TCP/IP HTTP packets travelling through the device

POP3 over TCP/IP POP3 packets travelling through the device.

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Protocol Description

SNMP over UDP/IP SNMP packets travelling through the device.

SNMPtrap over UDP/IP SNMP trap packets travelling through the device.

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 protocol. The TCP/UDP port number indicates how to apply an application layer protocol to the data at the receiving end. For example, port 25 is associated with the SMTP application protocol, and port 23 is associated with the Telnet application protocol. A single application may use several different TCP/UDP port numbers for various kinds of communication functions it performs.

There are three ranges of TCP/UDP port numbers:

Table 9-2. User Protocols (Continued)

• TCP/UDP ports 0 - 1023 - Well Known Port Numbers. Well Known Port Numbers represent basic network services that are widely available using standard TCP/UDP port numbers. Well Known Port Numbers are assigned by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority). On many platforms, the ways in which these TCP/UDP ports can be used are restricted by the system.

• TCP/UDP ports 1024 - 49151 - Registered Port Numbers. Registered Port Numbers represent specific network services that have been registered by the IANA at the request of a vendor or organization.

• TCP/UDP ports 49152 - 65535 - Private Port Numbers. Private Port Numbers are available for unrestricted use by applications. The same Private Port Number might be used for different purposes by different applications.

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Using Protocol Directory

To configure the protocols to monitor:

1. Click . The Protocol Directory dialog box opens.

Figure 9-2. Protocol Directory Dialog Box

Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics

The Protocol Directory dialog box is organized as follows:

• The upper section of the Protocol Directory dialog box displays a list of

Default Protocols

on one tab and a list of

User Protocols

on the other tab, both which are read from the device. These are the protocols that the device monitors. There are six permanent Default Protocols, and initially seven User Protocols that you can replace with protocols from the tabs below.

• The lower section of the Protocol Directory dialog box displays a

Protocol List

of known protocols. This list is used to select the protocols that you want to monitor. In addition, you can add a new protocol to the list, using the

Update the

User Protocols

list and click

User Defined

Apply

to update the device. The

tab.

changes in the Protocol Directory will be reflected in Protocol Distribution after the next time the device is polled.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Adding Protocols

• Adding a User Defined Protocol

• Deleting Protocols

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• Refreshing the Protocol List

• Searching for a Protocol

Adding Protocols

Adding a User Defined Protocol

User Protocols

The protocol when there are already seven, you must remove a protocol from the list. For more information on deleting protocols, refer to “Deleting

Protocols” on page 71.

To add listed protocols to the

Double-click the protocol to monitor in the

Select one or more protocols in the selected protocol is added to the in cyan.

This feature enables you to add a new protocol that does not exist in the

Protocol List

To add a new protocol:

1. Select the

list can only contain seven protocols. Before adding a

Active Protocols List

User Defined

User Protocols

tab.

list:

Protocol List

User Protocols

Protocol List

, and click

list and is highlighted

Add

. The

Figure 9-3. User Defined Protocol Dialog Box

2. Enter the protocol description in the

3. Enter the port number in the

4. Select the port type, UDP or TCP, from the

Add

5. Click

highlighted in cyan.

6. Click

. The new protocol is added to the

Apply

. The new protocol information is sent to the device.

Port

Description

field, an integer from 1 to 8191.

field.

Type

pull-down list box.

User Protocols

list

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Using Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics

Deleting Protocols

Refreshing the Protocol List

Searching for a Protocol

To delete protocols from the list of protocols to monitor:

1. Double-click the protocol to delete in the

Select one or more protocols to delete in the

Remove

click

2. Click

To refresh the list of Active Protocols from the device, click device is polled, and all currently active protocols are listed in the

Protocols

To search for a specific protocol in the

1. Click in the list you want to search to make it active.

2. Enter a number to search for the Port Number.

Apply

protocols.

list, and the

. The removed protocol is highlighted in red.

. The protocol is removed from the device’s list of

User Protocols

list is refreshed.

Active List

User Protocols List

Refresh

Protocol List

and

. The

Active

Enter a letter to search for the Protocol Name.

Find

3. Click

* Note: In each of the lists, you can type the first number of the port

number or the first letter of the Protocol Name to go to the next instance in the list.

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Viewing DSCP Statistics

The following graphic provides an example 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 shows the IP address of the switch.

• The upper part of the window displays a pie chart with the relative distribution of the traffic of the top 5 non-zero DSCP protocols compared to all other non-zero DSCP protocols.

The pie chart is updated each time the device is polled. It is also updated when the display mode is changed in the Option dialog box (refer to “Using the Options Dialog Box” on page 74

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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 DSCP headers.

• Checkboxes enable displaying packets or bandwidth in the bar graph.

* Note: If the device stops responding, DSCP displays the last data

received until communication is restored.

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Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

This appendix consists of dialog boxes that appear within Avaya 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 Dialog Box

• Using the Auto Report Dialog Box

• Using the Find Dialog Box

• Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box

• Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

• Using the Sort Dialog Box

Using the Options Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to change the options for Device SMON for the Avaya C460 Device.

To access the Options dialog box:

Click .

Select

File > Options

. The Options dialog box opens.

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General Tab

Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

The Options dialog box contains the following tabs, depending on the module selected:

• General Tab

• Switch Tab

• Port/VLAN Tab

• Proto Dist/DSMON Tab

This dialog box enables you to change the options for Device SMON for the Avaya C460 Device.

To open the General tab, click the dialog box. The General tab opens.

Figure A-1. Options Dialog Box - General Tab

The General Options dialog box enables you to change the following options:

General

tab at the top of the Options

• Polling Interval

• Display Mode

• Report Setting

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Polling Interval

Display Mode

The Polling Interval option allows you to configure the way in which information is collected. If you make the polling interval smaller, you receive more accurate data at the expense of using more network resources. The objective is to use the ideal polling interval that provides accurate data using minimum network resources.

To change the polling interval, enter the number of minutes and seconds for the new polling interval in the

* Note: The polling interval must be between 15 seconds and

59 minutes and 59 seconds.

* Note: The new polling interval takes effect when the device is next

polled.

The Display Mode option allows you to select one of three display modes. Select a display mode using the radio buttons.

The display mode options are:

•

Last Interval Rate

- The statistics gathered since the last poll.

min

and

sec

fields.

Report Setting

Cumulative

• the session.

Session Average Rate

• interval since the start of the session.

The Report Setting option enables you to select a default directory for saving reports and configure the report format.

To select a default directory for saving reports:

1. Click

2. Navigate to the directory in which you want to save reports.

3. Click

Select a report format using the radio buttons.

The report format options are:

Tab-separated

•

- The accumulated statistics gathered since the start of

- The average of the statistics per polling

Browse

Open

. A directory browser window opens.

. The path appears in the

- The report is formatted as a tab-delimited file.

Reports Directory

field.

CSV

•

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- The report is formatted as a comma-delimited file.

Switch Tab

Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

This tab enables you to change the display options for Switch Statistics for the Avaya C460 Device.

To access the Switch tab, click the dialog box. The Switch tab opens.

Figure A-2. Options Dialog Box - Switch Tab

* Note: Changes made in the Switch Statistics Options dialog box

apply to Switch Statistics and Extended Port Statistics.

Switch

tab at the top of the Options

The Switch Options dialog box enables you to change the following options:

• Samples Per Screen

• Samples To Store

• Logarithmic Display

• Level Indicators

Samples Per Screen

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The Samples Per Screen option enables you to configure the number of samples visible in the Traffic Graph. To change the number of samples visible on the screen, enter a number in the

* Note: The number of samples per screen must be between 3 and

500.

Samples Per Screen

field.

Appendix A

Samples To Store

Logarithmic Display

Level Indicators

The Samples To Store option enables you to configure the number of samples saved in the Traffic Graph. You can scroll the Traffic Graph to view all of the saved samples. To change the number of stored samples, enter a number in the

* Note: The number of samples to store must be between 100 and

8000.

The Logarithmic Display option enables you to specify whether or not you want the Traffic Graph to be displayed on a logarithmic scale. This is useful when the values in the graph are small.

To view the traffic graph with a logarithmic display, check the

Display

checkbox.

To view the traffic graph with a non-logarithmic display, uncheck the

Logarithmic Display

The Level Indicators option enables you to change the appearance of the gauges at the top of the Switch Statistics window. This allows you to determine the range corresponding to the colors of the gauge.

Samples To Store

checkbox.

field.

Logarithmic

To configure the level indicators, slide the markers for each of the gauges to the desired percentages.

The leftmost marker sets the percentage at which the color on the gauge changes from green to yellow. The rightmost marker sets the percentage at which the color on the gauge changes from yellow to red.

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Port/VLAN Tab

This tab enables you to change the display and TopN filtering options for Port and VLAN Statistics for the Avaya C460 Device.

Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

To 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 Dialog Box - Port/VLAN Tab

The Port/VLAN Options dialog box enables you to configure the number of ports, LAGs, and VLANs visible in the Port and VLAN Statistics windows and the number of ports, LAGs, and VLANs displayed when TopN filtering is active.

• To change the number of items visible on the screen, enter a number in the

Items Per Screen

field. The number of items per screen

must be between 1 and 15.

• To change the number of items displayed when TopN filtering is

TopN

active, enter a number in the

field. The number of items must

be between 1 and 15.

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Proto Dist/DSMON Tab

This tab enables you to change the display options for Protocol Distribution and DSCP Statistics for the Avaya C460 Device.

To access the Proto Dist/DSMON tab, Click the the top of the Options dialog box. The Proto Dist/DSMON tab opens.

Figure A-4. Options Dialog Box - Proto Dist/DSMON Tab

The Proto Dist/DSMON tab enables you to configure the number of items visible in the Protocol Distribution and DSMON windows.

Proto Dist/DSMON

tab at

• To change the number of items visible on the screen, enter a number in the must be between 1 and 15.

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Items Per Screen

field. The number of items per screen

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.

To access the Report Now dialog box:

1. Click .

Select

2. To change the filename and directory in which to save the report:

File > Report Now

Figure A-5. Report Now Dialog Box

. The Report Now dialog box opens.

a. Click

b. Select a directory and filename for the reports.

c. Click

3. Click

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Browse

Open

Report

. A file browser window opens.

. The report is generated.

Appendix A

Using the Auto Report Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to start and stop generating reports automatically.

To access the Auto Report dialog box:

1. Select

2. To change the filename and directory in which to save the reports:

File > Auto Report

Figure A-6. Auto Report Dialog Box

. The Auto Report dialog box opens.

a. Click

b. Select a directory and filename for the reports.

c. Click

3. Click

reports are generated according to the polling interval.

Auto Reports are automatically saved to the network management station (NMS). If Auto Reports are generated on

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many devices for a long period of time, and none of the files are deleted, the NMS’s hard disk may become full.

If this occurs, stop the applications that are generating automatic reports and delete the files that are not required.

Browse

Open

Start

. A file browser window opens.

. The first report is generated immediately. Subsequent

To stop generating Auto Reports:

Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

1. Select

2. Click

1. Close the application for which you are running the Auto Report.

File > Auto Report

Stop

Auto Reports are no longer generated.

Using the Find Dialog Box

Depending on the application from which you have initiated this option, the Find option allows you to locate a specific VLAN/port/LAG intersection in the application window.

To sear c h :

1. Click .

Select

Edit > Find

. The Find dialog box opens.

. The Auto Report dialog box opens.

The information you are prompted for in the Find dialog box differs depending on the application from which you have initiated it.

For more detail, refer to “Finding a Port or LAG” on page 84 or “Finding a VLAN” on page 85.

2. Enter the information in the dialog box and click

VLAN/port/LAG intersection found is highlighted in the application for easy identification.

To remove the highlight from the application window, click the graph. The highlight disappears.

Find

* Note: The

search information have been found.

* Note: Since the number of VLANs/ports/LAGs may change between

sampling intervals, the one you search for may move out of focus with the next refresh. In this case, you may search again or scroll the display.

button changes to

Find Next

until all instances of the

Find

. The

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Appendix A

Finding a Port or LAG

There are several ways to enter a value to find a port or LAG.

To search for a port or LAG by name:

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

3. Click

Find

field.

* Note: If you enter only part of the name, SMON will find the first

time the value appears.

To search for a port or LAG by number:

1. Click the

2. Enter the port or LAG number in the

3. Click

Port/LAG Name

Find

option button.

Port/LAG Number

field.

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Finding a VLAN

There are several ways to enter a value to find a VLAN.

To search for a VLAN by name:

Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

1. Click the

2. Enter the VLAN name or part of the port or name in the

VLAN Name

option button.

VLAN Name

field.

Find

3. Click

* Note: If you enter only part of the name, SMON will find the first

time the value appears.

To search for a VLAN by number:

1. Click the

2. Enter the VLAN number in the

3. Click

VLAN Name

Find

option button.

VLAN Number

field.

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Appendix A

Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box

You can also filter using the TopN option. TopN filtering differs from item filtering in that SMON chooses the items with the heaviest traffic. The TopN filter produces a report for the 1-15 (N) most active items on the network.

SMON chooses the TopN items by a rate base which you select from the Define TopN Filter dialog box. SMON measures the rate base for all the items to find the TopN items and then displays these items and their statistics.

* Note: If you previously defined a filter, TopN will select the TopN

items from the specified subset.

To select the criterion for TopN Configuration:

1. Click .

Select box opens.

Actions > Define Top N Filter

Figure A-7. Define TopN Filter Dialog Box

. The Define TopN Filter dialog

2. Select the number of items and the criterion for the TopN filter.

* Note: Filtering changes are only applied after clicking

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Apply

Using Avaya C460 SMON Dialog Boxes

The dialog box contains the following fields:

TopN Number

• activate TopN.

- Enter the number of items to be displayed when you

Based On

• TopN. The rate base can be any one of the available counters.

- Select the criterion for deciding which items fall in the

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

In Switch Statistics and Extended Port Statistics, you can use the Find Top5 Peaks option to find the largest value of any counter. This can help you find when a problem occurred or when a problem was most severe.

To select the criterion for Find Top5 Peaks:

1. Click .

Select

Edit > Find

Figure A-8. Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

. The Find Top5 Peaks dialog box opens.

2. Select a counter in Switch Statistics or Extended Port Statistics.

3. Click

To find the next highest peak, click next highest peak value in the graph.

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Find

. The display scrolls the graph to the peak value and a vertical line appears at the peak value. The pie values at the top are correct for this time period. The graph is frozen.

Find Next

. The displays scrolls to the

Appendix A

In Switch Statistics and Extended Port Statistics, all counters are listed in the Find Top5 Peaks dialog box, including those counters not currently displayed in the Traffic Graph.

Using the Sort Dialog Box

You may sort the display by one of the available categories in the list.

To perform a sort:

1. Select

2. Select the appropriate sorting criterion from the

listbox.

Actions > Sort

Figure A-9. Sort Dialog Box

. The Sort dialog box opens.

Sort By

drop-down

Sort

3. Click

each subsequent polling.

When sorting by Name, the bars appear in ascending order from bottom to top. When sorting by packets, the bars appear in descending order (most traffic at the bottom, least traffic at the top).

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. Sorting begins immediately. New information is sorted at

Setting Up the SMON License

The Avaya MultiService Network Manager with SMON Manager package contains a license that allows you to use SMON on a permanent basis. The Avaya MultiService Network Manager package does not include this license. Instead, a trial version of SMON is included. This trial version expires 60 days after its first use. In addition, an embedded license is required for SMON for Avaya C460 Devices.

For information on entering the SMON license, refer to the Avaya MultiService SMON Manager User Guide.

To use SMON with Avaya C460 Devices, you must enter a valid embedded license via the Avaya C460 CLI. A unique License is required for each Avaya C460 Device regardless of the number of modules in the device. A group License is valid for the number of devices for which it was purchased.

For information on entering the Avaya C460 embedded SMON License, refer to the SMON for Avaya C460 Installation Guide.

Device SMON for Avaya C460 Devices does not require a license for the first 60 days. After 60 days, this application will not run unless you enter a valid embedded SMON license.

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Index

Accessing

AnyLayer SMON Device SMON port statistics protocol distribution switch statistics VLAN statistics

Activating

alarm wizard filters port filter port statistics switch statistics the LANE Wizard VLAN filter VLAN statistics

Adding

protocols

user defined protocol Alarm tooltip Alarm wizard

activating

descriptions

overview

screens

select interval and counter

select port

set event

set thresholds

summary

welcome screen Alarms and events

overview Alarms table

fields AnyLayer SMON

accessing

toolbar

tools

user interface

Application

tabs

74 76

vii

Auto report dialog box Avaya C460 SMON Guide

13,

purpose

Avaya C460 SMON User Guide

intended readers organization of this guide

C460 SMON dialog boxes Changing

display mode general options polling interval

Configuring

alarms samples per screen

Creating alarms

Deactivating

filters port filter

VLAN filter Default protocols Defining

Top5 filter

TopN filter Deleting protocols Desktop Device event log

description Device SMON

accessing

toolbar

tools

user interface

working with the tools Dialog area Dialog boxes

auto report

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Index

find 83

79,

general options port options report now switch options

VLAN options Display mode DSCP

29,

26, 28,

84,

overview

Editing alarms Extended port statistics

tool

Filter

TopN

VLAN Filtering

specific

TopN Filtering options Find dialog box Finding

Port

Gauges in switch statistics General options

dialog box

display mode

polling interval Generating reports

Help, online History

managing windows How to

activate the alarm wizard

add a user defined protocol

add protocols

configure number of samples to store

configure samples per screen

configure the polling interval

create alarms

define Top5 filter

vii

26, 27,

3 78

define TopN filter delete protocols

84,

30,

edit alarms filter ports and LAGs find a port generate reports manage History windows modify alarms refresh the protocol list search for a graph search for a protocol select directory to save reports select view of device sort ports switch to device management view switch to Device SMON view use AnyLayer SMON use define host filter dialog box use define matrix filter dialog box use define port filter dialog box use define subnet filter dialog box use define VLAN filter dialog box use Device SMON use dialog box options use display mode option use port statistics use protocol distribution use switch statistics use the find dialog box use the polling interval option use the sort dialog box use TopN port filtering use TopN VLAN filtering use VLAN statistics view alarms view an AnyLayer SMON tool work with the Device SMON tools

IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Author-

ity) Intended users Introduction

Level indicators License, purchasing Logarithmic display

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Index

Managing

84,

29,

65,

79,

26, 27,

windows Modifying alarms Mouse actions

Online help Organization of this guide Overview

alarm wizard

alarms and events

DSCP

extended port statistics

port statistics

protocol distribution

RMON

SMON

switch statistics

VLAN statistics Overview of SMON

Pie charts

protocol distribution

switch statistics Polling

interval

setting interval Port numbers, TCP/UDP

private

registered

well known Port options dialog box Port segment statistics

overview Port statistics

accessing

activating

overview

tool

variables

window Ports

filtering the display

finding

selecting to display

TopN filtering

76 11

Protocol directory

default protocols user defined protocols

using

Protocol distribution

65,

accessing bar graph overview

vii

pie charts using window

Protocols

adding adding a user defined deleting private refreshing the list registered searching selecting

well known Purchasing an SMON license Purpose of this guide

Refreshing the protocol list Report now dialog box Reports

format options

generating

selecting a directory Resizing

Desktop

Dialog area RMON standard

Samples

per screen

to store Searching

for a protocol

in a graph Selecting

directory to save reports

ports for display

protocols to display

report formats

view of device

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Avaya C460 SMON User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface

The Purpose of This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide

Organization of This Guide

SMON Overview

What is RMON

What is SMON

Overview of SMON

SMON Devices

Filtering Options

Device SMON Tools

Switch Statistics Overview

Port Statistics Overview

Extended Port Statistics Overview

VLAN Statistics Overview

Alarms and Events Overview

AnyLayer SMON Tools

Protocol Distribution Overview

DSCP Overview

Using the Device SMON

Accessing Avaya C460 SMON

The Device SMON User Interface

Application Tabs

Device SMON Toolbar

Dialog Area

Desktop

Status Bar

Status Line

Working with Device SMON Tools

Mouse Actions

Using Dialog Box Options

Generating Reports

Managing Windows

Using Switch Statistics

Accessing the Switch Statistics Window

Viewing the Switch Statistics Gauges and Pie Charts

Viewing the Switch Statistics Traffic Graph

Using Port Statistics

Accessing the Port Statistics Window

Using The Port Statistics Window

Viewing Packet Statistics

Viewing Bandwidth Statistics

Viewing Utilization Statistics

Selecting Ports to Display

Sorting the Port Display

Accessing the Extended Port Statistics Window

Viewing Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics Window

Viewing the Traffic Graph in the Extended Port Statistics Window

Using VLAN Statistics

Accessing VLAN Statistics

Using the VLAN Statistics Window

Viewing VLAN Packet Statistics

Viewing VLAN Bandwidth Statistics

Selecting VLANs to Display

Sorting the VLAN Display

Using Alarms and Events

Using the Alarms and Events Tool

Alarms Table

Alarms Table Fields

Tooltips

Editing Alarms

Alarm Wizard

Overview of the Alarm Wizard

Activating the Alarm Wizard

Alarm Wizard Screens

Device Event Log

Using AnyLayer SMON

Accessing AnyLayer SMON

The AnyLayer SMON User Interface

Application Tabs

AnyLayer SMON Toolbar

Desktop

Tool Tabs

Dialog Area

Status Bar