Avaya P120 SMON User Manual

Avaya P120 SMON

User Guide

April 2002

Avaya P120 SMON 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.

Avaya™, Cajun™, P550™, LANstack™, CajunView™, and SMON™ are trademarks of Avaya Inc.

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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

Filtering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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

Switch Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Port Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

VLAN Statistics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Alarms and Events Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Chapter 2 — Device SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Accessing Device SMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

The Device SMON User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Application Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Device SMON Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Dialog Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Working with Device SMON Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Mouse Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using Dialog Box Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Chapter 3 — Switch Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Switch Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Gauges and Pie Charts in the Switch Statistics Window . . . . . .17

Traffic Graph in the Switch Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

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Chapter 4 — Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Selecting Ports to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Port Statistics Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The Port Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Chapter 5 — VLAN Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using VLAN Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Selecting VLANs to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

VLAN Statistics Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

VLAN Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Chapter 6 — Alarms and Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using Alarms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Alarms Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Alarms Table Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Editing Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Overview of the Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Activating the Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Alarm Wizard Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Device Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Appendix A — SMON Dialog Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the General Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Polling Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Report Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Using the Report Now Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Using the Auto Report Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Using the Switch Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Samples Per Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Samples To Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Logarithmic Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Level Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Using the Port/VLAN Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Items Per Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Using the Find Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Finding a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Finding a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Finding a LAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Using the Define Port Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Using the Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Using the Sort Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Appendix B — Setting Up the SMON License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

SMON Embedded License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Preface

Welcome to A vaya P120 SMON. This chapter provides an introduction to the structure and assumptions of the guide. It includes the following sections:

• The Purpose of this Guide - A description of the intended purpose of this guide.

• Who Should Use this Guide - A description of the intended audience of this guide.

• Organization of the Guide - A brief description of the subjects covered in each chapter of this guide.

The Purpose of this Guide

This guide contains the information needed to operate Avaya P120 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 Avaya MultiService SMON User Guide SMON for Avaya M770 Devices Avaya M770 and M-MLS SMON User

Guide

SMON for Avaya P130 Devices SMON for Avaya P330 Devices SMON for Avaya P580/P882

Devices

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 A v aya 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.

• Overview - This chapter provides an overview of the RMON standard and Avaya Inc’s SMON concepts and an introduction to the SMON tools.

Preface

• Device SMON - This chapter describes how to launch Avaya P120 SMON and the Device SMON tools. It also describes the Device SMON user interface.

• Switch Statistics - This chapter describes the Switch Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• Port Statistics - This chapter describes the Port Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• VLAN Statistics - This chapter describes the VLAN Statistics tool in detail, including sample screens and filtering options.

• Alarms and Events - This chapter describes the Alarms Table, Alarms Wizard, and Device Event Log in detail, with instructions on how to define and activate alarms.

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

• Appendix A - Dialog boxes that appear in SMON tools.

• Appendix B - How to set up the SMON license so that SMON will work with Avaya P120 Devices.

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SMON Overview

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

• What is RMON - A brief description of the RMON standard.

• What is SMON - A general description of SMON switch

• Overview of SMON - An introduction to SMON.

• Device SMON Tools - The Device SMON tools and how they

What is RMON

monitoring technology.

function.

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.

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

SMON Overview

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.

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.

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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.

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.

SMON Devices

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

Filtering Options

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

• Specific filtering

• TopN filtering

For information on how to use filters, refer to Appendix A, SMON Dialog Boxes.

Specific Filtering

TopN Filtering

Specific filtering options provide the ability to specify the switches, VLANs, or ports 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, or ports 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.

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T opN filtering is powerful in that it allows you to focus on the information that is important to you.

Device SMON Tools

The Device SMON tools for Avaya P120 Devices include:

• Switch Statistics - Detailed information on traffic passing through the switch fabric.

• VLAN Statistics - Detailed information on switch traffic associated with a VLAN.

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

• Alarms and Events - Notification of user defined Events that help monitor a rise or fall of the rate of specified packets on selected ports.

SMON Overview

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.

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

• Monitoring the load distribution among VLANs.

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

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• 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.

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 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. Y ou could then use Port Statistics to help indicate the port from which the problem originates.

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.

By comparing the load of each VLAN you can discover which VLANs are:

• Utilizing their full capacity.

• Under capacity.

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• 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 from which port the problem originates.

Alarms and Events Overview

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.

SMON Overview

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

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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 co uld then specify whethe r an Even t 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.

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Device SMON

This chapter provides information about SMON for Avaya P120 Devices, and contains the following sections:

• Accessing Device SMON - Instructions on accessing the Device SMON window.

• The Device SMON User Interface - A detailed description of the user interface for Avaya P120 SMON.

• Working with Device SMON Tools - Techniques for using Device SMON more effectively.

Accessing Device SMON

To access SMON for the Avaya P120 Devices, click the Device SMON tab in the Avaya P120 Manager.

1. Open Avaya MultiService SMON Manager Enterprise Switch

Statistics.

2. Double-click on the bar corresponding to an Avaya P120 Device. Or

Right-click on the bar corresponding to an Avaya P120 Device and select P120 Device opens.

Execute Device SMON. SMON for the selected Avaya

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The Device SMON User Interface

The user interface consists of the following elements:

• Application Tabs - Tabs for switching between the different views of the Avaya P120 Device.

• Menu Bar - Menus for accessing SMON functions.

• Device SMON Toolbar - Buttons providing shortcuts to important functions in SMON tools.

• Dialog Area - A resizeable window where all dialog boxes appear.

• Desktop - A resizeable window where SMON windows are displayed.

• 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 SMON window where the communication status between Avaya P120 SMON Avaya P120 Device is displayed.

and the

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

Figure 2-1. Avaya P120 SMON User Interface

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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 P120, click

Device Manager. The Avaya P120 Device Manager opens.

To switch to the Device SMON view of the Avaya P120, click

Device SMON. Avaya P120 SMON opens.

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.

Device SMON

Table 2-1. Toolbar Buttons

Button Description Menu

Activates the Switch Statistics tool. View > Switch

Statistics

Activates the Port Statistics tool. View > Port

Statistics

Activates the VLAN Statistics tool. View > VLAN

Statistics

Opens the Alarms Table. Tools >

Table

Opens the General Options dialog box. For more information, refer to Appendix A, Using the General Options Dialog Box.

Produces a report file for importing to a spreadsheet or word processor. For more information, refer to Appendix A, Report Setting.

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

File > Options

File > Report Now

Edit > Find

Alarms

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

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Table 2-1. Toolbar Buttons (Continued)

Button Description Menu

Updates the data immediately rather than at the next specified polling time. Resets the polling interval timer.

Selects a specific list of ports for display and analysis. For more information, refer to Appendix A, Using the Define Port Filter Dialog Box.

Activates or deactivates the filter specified in Define Port Filter.

Selects a specific list of VLANs for display and analysis. For more information, refer to Appendix A, Using the Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box.

Activates/Deactivates the filter specified in Define VLAN Filter.

Selects the criterion and number of items for TopN filtering. For more information, refer to Appendix A, Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box.

Activates/Deactivates the filter specified in Define TopN Filter.

Actions > Poll Now

Actions > Define Port Filter

Actions > Activate Port Filter

Actions > Define VLAN Filter

Actions > Activate VLAN Filter

Actions > Define TopN Filter

Actions > Activate TopN Filter

Starts the Alarm Wizard. Edit > Add Alarm

Deletes the selected Alarm. Edit >

Saves all changes to the Alarms Table. Edit >

Undoes all unsaved changes to the Alarms Table.

Opens the Device Event Log. View >

Opens the online-help. Help > Contents

Delete Alarm

Apply

Edit >

Undo

Event Log

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 Chapter 1, Device SMON Tools.

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Dialog Area

Desktop

Status Bar

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 P120 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). T opN 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 P120 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 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.

Working with Device SMON Tools

The following sections describe techniques that can help you use Avaya P120 SMON tools more effectively. The topics include:

• Mouse Actions - Information on the application’s response to various mouse actions.

• Using Dialog Box Options - Instructions on using the dialog box options.

• Generating Reports - Instructions on how to generate reports.

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Mouse Actions

The mouse actions that can be performed in Avaya P120 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.

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 Apply 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.

Revert. The information in the dialog box reverts to what

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 now.

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

Revert, the

* Note: When clicking

Revert, 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.

To apply the changes made in the dialog box, click

To undo all changes made in the dialog box, click

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Apply.

Revert.

Chapter 2

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. Whe n a report is generated, it is saved to the directory specified in the