Avaya P130 SMON User Manual

Avaya P130 SMON

User Guide

August 2003

Avaya P130 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, P130 and SMON are trademarks of Avaya Inc.

© 2003 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks identified by the ® or TM are registered trademarks or trademarks, respectively, of Avaya Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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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

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

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

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Chapter 5  Extended Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using Extended Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . .25

Traffic Graph in the Extended Port Statistics Window . . . . . . .26

Chapter 6  VLAN Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using VLAN Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Selecting VLANs to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

VLAN Statistics Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

VLAN Statistics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Chapter 7  Alarms and Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using Alarms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Alarms Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Alarms Table Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Editing Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Overview of the Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Activating the Alarm Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Alarm Wizard Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Device Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Appendix A  SMON Dialog Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using the General Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Polling Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Report Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Using the Report Now Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Using the Auto Report Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Using the ExtPort/Switch Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Samples Per Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Samples To Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Logarithmic Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Level Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Using the Port/VLAN Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Items Per Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Using the Find Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Finding a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

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Finding a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Finding a LAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Using the Define Port Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Using the Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Using the Define TopN Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Using the Sort Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Appendix B  Setting Up the SMON License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

SMON Embedded License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Preface

Welcome to Avaya P130 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 P130 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

SMON for Avaya M770 Devices

SMON for Avaya P120 Devices

SMON for Avaya P330 Devices

SMON for Avaya P580/P882 Devices

Avaya SMON User Guide

Avaya M770 and M-MLS SMON User Guide

Avaya P120 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.

 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 P130

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.

 Extended Port Statistics - This chapter describes the Port

Extended 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 P130 Devices.

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SMON Overview

This describes SMON, Avaya 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 Network Management 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,

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.

SMON Dialog

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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TopN 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 P130 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.

 Extended Port Statistics - Detailed information on a specific

ports traffic to help determine the precise cause of a problem.

SMON Overview

 Alarms and Events - Notification of user defined Events that

help monitor a rise or fall of the rate of specified packets on selected ports.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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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.

 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.

SMON Overview

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.

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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.

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Device SMON

This chapter provides information about SMON for Avaya P130 Devices, and contains the following sections:

 Accessing Device SMON

SMON window.

 The Device SMON User Interface

the user interface for Avaya P130 SMON.

 Working with Device SMON Tools

Device SMON more effectively.

Accessing Device SMON

To access SMON for the Avaya P130 Devices, click the in the Avaya P130 Manager.

1. Open Avaya SMON Manager Enterprise Switch Statistics.

2. Double-click on the bar corresponding to an Avaya P130 Device.

- Instructions on accessing the Device

- A detailed description of

- Techniques for using

Device SMON

tab

Right-click on the bar corresponding to an Avaya P130 Device and select P130 Device opens.

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Execute Device SMON

. SMON for the selected Avaya

Chapter 2

The Device SMON User Interface

The user interface consists of the following elements:

 Application Tabs

views of the Avaya P130 Device.

 Menu Bar - Menus for accessing SMON functions.

 Device SMON Toolbar

important functions in SMON tools.

 Dialog Area

 Desktop

displayed.

 Status Bar

where information about the current application is displayed.

 Status Line

the communication status between Avaya P130 SMON Avaya P130 Device is displayed.

- A resizeable window where SMON windows are

- An area at the bottom of each application window

- An area at the bottom of the SMON window where

Figure 2-1. Avaya P130 SMON User Interface

- Tabs for switching between the different

- Buttons providing shortcuts to

- A resizeable window where all dialog boxes appear.

and the

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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 P130, click

Device Manager

To switch to the Device SMON view of the Avaya P130, click

Device SMON

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

. The Avaya P130 Device Manager opens.

. Avaya P130 SMON opens.

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

Toggles Extended Port Statistics. Actions > ExtPort

Mode

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.

File > Options

File > Report Now

Alarms

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

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Edit > Find

Chapter 2

Table 2-1. Toolbar Buttons (Continued)

Button Description Menu

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

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.

Actions > Pause

Actions > Poll Now

Actions > Define Port Filter

Actions > Activate Port Filter

Actions > Define VLAN Filter

Actions > Activate VLAN Filter

Actions > Define TopN Filter

Activates/Deactivates the filter specified in Define 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

Actions > Activate TopN Filter

Delete Alarm

Apply

Edit >

Undo

Event Log

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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 P130 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 P130 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 P130 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

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- Instructions on how to generate reports.

Mouse Actions

The mouse actions that can be performed in Avaya P130 SMON windows allow you added flexibility when using the applications. 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 se l e ct a portion of t h e 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.

Revert

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.

Apply

. The information in the dialog box reverts to what

Revert

, the

Revert

* Note: When clicking

, 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

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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

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 

Using Switch Statistics

To access the Switch Statistics window:

Switch Statistics Overview on page 4.

Click .

Select opens.

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 to Non-Unicast

packets.

 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 time furthest to the right currently visible on the traffic graph. For more information, refer to 

You can use the gauges, pie charts, and the 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 Appendix A,

General Options Dialog Box

status bar, and mouse movement options, refer to Chapter 2, Working with Device SMON Tools.

View > Switch Statistics

Traffic Graph in the Switch Statistics Window on page 18.

. For more information on the available toolbar,

. The Switch Statistics window

Using the

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