Avaya P130 SMON User Manual

Avaya P130 SMON

User Guide

August 2003

Avaya P130 SMON User Guide

Copyright 2003 Avaya Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents

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

1

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

u

- 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.

Or

1. Open Avaya SMON Manager Enterprise Switch Statistics.

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

Or

- 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

.

.

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

Directory

Data in a Report Now includes only the statistics collected during the last
polling interval.

For more information on selecting a format and a default directory for
reports, refer to Appendix A, Using the General Options Dialog Box.

field in the General Options dialog box.

Reports

For more information on generating a Report Now, refer to 

Report Now Dialog Box on page 51. For more information on generation

Auto Reports, refer to 

Using the Auto Report Dialog Box on page 51.

Using the

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Switch Statistics

3

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 .

Or

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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Gauges and Pie Charts in the Switch Statistics Window

For Avaya P130 Devices, the gauges at the top of the window display the
following information:

Table 3-1. Gauge Variables in Switch Statistics

Variable 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.

For Avaya P130 Devices, the pie chart at the top of the window displays
the following information:

Table 3-2. Pie Chart Variables in Switch Statistics

Variable Description

Good Unicasts
Into Switch

Good Bcasts/
Mcasts Into
Switch

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.

Displays the percentage of non-unicast packets entering
the device.

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, then the graphs will display

the last data received until communications are restored.

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Traffic Graph in the Switch Statistics Window

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.

For more information about available traffic variables, refer to the table
below.

Table 3-3. Traffic Variables in Switch Statistics

Variable Description

Switch Statistics

Errors Filtered Out By
Switch

Good Bcasts/Mcasts
Into Switch

Good Pkts In Good packets traveling into the switch.

Good Unicasts Pkts In Good unicast packets traveling into the switch.

In Bandwidth (Kbits) Total number of Kilobits entering the device.

Total Pkts In Total packets traveling into the switch.

Error packets reaching the switch.

Good non-unicast packets traveling into 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 Appendix A,

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

.

The X axis of the graph represents time. The scale on the X axis can be
changed using the
box. For more information, refer to

Dialog Box

.

Samples Per Screen

field in the Switch Options dialog

Appendix A,

Using the General Options

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 Appendix A, Logarithmic Display).

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Chapter 3

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 (Kbps), and utilization,
which is a percentage.

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Port Statistics

4

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 

Using Port Statistics

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

Port Statistics Overview on page 5.

 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.

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. For more information, refer to

Appendix A,

Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box
Dialog Box

Using the Define Port Filter Dialog Box

.

, and Appendix A,

, Appendix A,

Using the Define TopN Filter

Using the

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Port Statistics Variables

The following graphics provide examples of Avaya P130 Port Statistics
windows. Each figure is followed by a list of variables available in each of
the windows.

Table 4-1. Port Statistics Variables - Packets

Variable Description

Collisions The number of collisions occurring on the port or

LAG.

Errors Filtered Out By
Switch

Good Pkts Out The number of good packets leaving the switch.

Good Unicast Pkts In The number of good unicast packets entering the

The number of error packets filtered out by the
switch.

switch.

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Port Statistics

Table 4-2. Port Statistics Variables - BandWidth

Variable Description

In Bandwidth (Kbits) The rate at which traffic is entering the port or LAG.

Out Bandwidth
(Kbits)

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

Figure 4-1. Port Statistics Window- Utilization

Table 4-3. Port Statistics Variables - Utilization

Variable Description

Utilization The percentage of the port or LAGs capacity

currently being utilized.

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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. In addition, the speed of the LAG is the
sum of the speed of all the ports within the LAG.

Figure 4-2. LAG Information Box

View

To display user defined names for ports, open the

Show User Defined Port Names

Defined Port Names

, and the user defined names for ports are displayed in

. A checkmark appears next to

menu and select

Show User

the Port Statistics window.

To hide user defined names for ports, open the

Show User Defined Port Names

Port Names

disappears, and port numbers are displayed in the Port

. The checkmark next to

View

menu and select

Show User Defined

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 Chapter 2,
Working with Device SMON Tools.

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Extended Port Statistics

5

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 

Overview on page 5.

Using Extended Port Statistics

To access the Extended Port Statistics window:

1. Depress .

Or

Extended Port Statistics

Select

2. Double-click the port or LAGs bar in the Port Statistics window.

The Extended Port Statistics application opens.

Actions > ExtPort Mode

Figure 5-1. Extended Port Statistics Window

.

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Chapter 5

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

Traffic Graph in the

Extended Port Statistics Window on page 26.

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 Chapter 2, Working with Device SMON Tools.

Pie Charts in the Extended Port Statistics Window

For Avaya P130 Devices, there are two pie charts at the top of the
window. The leftmost pie chart displays Packets Length Distribution and
the rightmost pie chart displays Packets Distribution. The following tables
provide a list of the statistics found in each of the pie charts:

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

Variable Description

64 Octet 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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Table 5-2. Extended Port Statistics - Packets Distribution

Variable Description

Good Unicasts
Pkts In

Good Bcasts/
Mcasts On
Segment

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

Bad In Undersize Displays the distribution of undersize packets entering

Bad In Oversize Displays the distribution of oversize packets entering

Bad In Fragments Displays the distribution of fragmented packets

Bad In Jabber Displays the distribution of jabber packets entering the

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 non­unicast packets begin to increase, this indicates there
may be a problem.

Displays the distribution of non-unicast packets
entering the port.

with a CRC Alignment error.

the port.

the port.

entering the port.

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, then the graphs will display

the last data received until communications are restored.

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. To select a set of statistics to display:

1. Select

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Actions > ExtPort Counters

dialog box opens.

. The Extended Port Counters

Chapter 5

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. 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 Appendix A,

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

.

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

Table 5-3. Traffic Graph Counters in

Extended Port Statistics

Variable Description

Good Unicasts
Pkts 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.

Good Bcasts/
Mcasts On
Segment

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The number of non-unicast packets on the port
segment.

Extended Port Statistics

Table 5-3. Traffic Graph Counters in
Extended Port Statistics (Continued)

Variable Description

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 Jabber 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

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

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 Appendix A,

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

.

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 Appendix A,
Logarithmic Display).

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VLAN Statistics

6

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 

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 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.

Using VLAN Statistics

VLAN Statistics Overview

To access the VLAN Statistics window:

Click .

Or

Select
opens.

To select a set of statistics to display, click one of the radio 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.

View > VLAN Statistics

. The VLAN Statistics application

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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. For more information, refer to Appendix A,

Using the Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box
TopN Filter Dialog Box

VLAN Statistics Variables

The following graphics provide examples of VLAN Statistics windows.
Each figure is followed by a list of variables available in each of the
windows.

Figure 6-1. VLAN Statistics Window - Packets

VLAN Statistics

, and Appendix A,

Using the Define

.

Table 6-1. VLAN Statistics Variables - Packets

Variable Description

Good Broadcasts/
Multicasts Into Switch

Good Unicasts Into
Switch

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The number of good non-unicast packets
entering the switch.

The number of good unicast packets entering
the switch.

Chapter 6

Figure 6-2. VLAN Statistics Window - Bandwidth

Table 6-2. VLAN Statistics Variables - Bandwidth

Variable Description

In Bandwidth (Kbits) The rate at which traffic is entering the VLAN.

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 Appendix A, Display Mode).

 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 Chapter 2,
Working with Device SMON Tools.

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Alarms and Events

7

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.
The Alarms and Events tool consists of the following parts:

 Alarms Table - A table showing the alarms defined for the

device.

 Alarm Wizard - A wizard that enables you to add new Alarms.

 Device Event Log - A list of Events that occurred on the device.

Using Alarms and Events

To use Alarms and Events:

1. Add Alarms using the Alarm Wizard.

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

Alarms Table.

3. View Events in SMONs Device Event Log or in the Trap Log of

Avaya Network Management Console or HP-OV NNM.

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Chapter 7

Alarms Table

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

Click .

Or

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.

Port 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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Alarms and Events

Table 7-1. Alarms Table Fields (Continued)

Field Description

Method The method used for monitoring the variable. Possible

options are:

 Rate @ Interval - The Alarm uses the counters rate

in the last interval.

 Total - 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 @ Interval 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

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

The lower threshold for the counter.

created the Alarm.

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Tooltips

Tooltips in the Alarms and Events tool provide information about an
Alarm. When the cursor is held over the

Index

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 Tooltip with their
descriptions.

Table 7-2. Tooltip Fields

Field Description

Index A number identifying the Alarm.

Port 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.

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:

Alarms and Events

Table 7-2. Tooltip Fields (Continued)

Field Description

Last Falling Time The time of the last Falling Event.

1. Select an Alarm.

2. Click .

Or

Select

Edit > Delete Alarm

. The Alarm is deleted from the Alarms

Table.

To save the changes to the Alarms Table:

Click .

Or

Select

Edit > Apply

. All changes to the Alarm Table are saved.

To undo all unsaved changes to the Alarms Table:

Click .

Or

Select

Edit > Undo

. All changes to the Alarm Table are undone.

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Chapter 7

Alarm Wizard

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

 Overview of the Alarm Wizard - An overview of the function of

the Alarm Wizard.

 Activating the Alarm Wizard - Instructions on how to run the

Alarm Wizard.

 Alarm Wizard Screens - Detailed explanations about each of the

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

To activate the Alarm Wizard:

Click .

Or

Select
opens.

Edit > Add Alarm

. The Welcome screen of the Alarm Wizard

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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

Cancel

Alarms and Events

Next

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

Port

screen.

Next

. The Alarm Wizard continues with the Select

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Chapter 7

Select Port

The Select Port screen of the Alarm Wizard allows you to select ports and
LAGs to be monitored by the Alarm.

Figure 7-4. Alarm Wizard - Select Port

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

To remove ports or LAGs from the
LAG in the

Selected Ports

list. The selected port or LAG appears in the

Selected Ports

Selected Ports

list and appears in the

list. The selected port or LAG is removed from the

Device Ports

To define an Alarm for the entire device, add

list, double-click a port or

list.

Device

Selected Ports

to the

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 Interval and Counter

Next

. The

screen.

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Alarms and Events

Select
Interval and
Counter

The Select Interval and Counter 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 Interval and Counter 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

Next

. 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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Chapter 7

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 6.

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

Next

. The Alarm Wizard continues with the Descriptions screen.

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Alarms and Events

Descriptions

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

Figure 7-7. Alarm Wizard - Descriptions

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.

Next

. The Alarm

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Chapter 7

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 a
radio button in the
when a Falling Event occurs, select a radio button in the

Rising event

fields. To configure the action SMON takes

Falling event

fields.

The possible actions are:

 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 Network Management Console or
HP NNM.

 Log & Trap - The Event is recorded in SMONs Device Event Log

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

Next

When you finish configuring Event parameters, click

. If one or more

of the Event actions is Trap or Log & Trap, the Alarm Wizard continues
with the Set Trap Community
continues with the Summary

screen. Otherwise, the Alarm Wizard

screen.

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Alarms and Events

Set Trap
Community

The Set Trap Community screen of the Alarm Wizard allows you to
configure community for Rising and Falling Events. The community is
needed to send traps to the station of the devices manager.

Figure 7-9. Alarm Wizard - Set Trap Community

To configure the community for Events, enter the community of the
station of the devices manager in the

When you finish configuring the trap community, click
Wizard continues with the Summary

Rising

and

screen.

Falling

fields.

Next

. The Alarm

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Chapter 7

Summary

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

Figure 7-10. Summary

To make any changes to the summary information:

1. Click

2. Change the configuration parameters.

3. Click

To create the Alarm, click
Alarms Table.

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:

Click .

Or

Select

Back

until you reach the appropriate screen.

Next

until you reach the Summary screen.

Finish

. The Alarm is created and appears in the

View > Event Log

. The Device Event Log opens.

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Alarms and Events

Figure 7-11. Device Event Log

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. 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
Network Management Console or HP 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 Trap Community of the Event.

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Chapter 7

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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SMON Dialog Boxes

A

This appendix consists of dialog boxes that appear within the
Avaya P130 SMON tools.

Using the General Options Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to change the general options for SMON for
the Avaya P130 Device.

To access the General Options dialog box:

1. Click .

Or

Select

2. Click the

Options dialog box opens.

File > Options

General

Figure A-1. General Options Dialog Box

tab at the top of the dialog box. The General

. The Options dialog box opens.

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Appendix A

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

Polling Interval

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

 Polling Interval

 Display Mode

 Report Setting

min

and

sec

fields.

Display Mode

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

59 minutes and 59 seconds.

* Note: The new polling interval will take 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

Cumulative



the session.

Session Average Rate



interval since the start of the session.

- The statistics gathered since the last poll.

- The accumulated statistics gathered since the start of

- The average of the statistics per polling

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Report Setting

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:

SMON Dialog Boxes

1. Click

Browse

. A directory browser window opens.

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

3. Click

Open

. The path appears in the

Reports Directory

field.

Select a report format using the radio buttons.

The report format options are:

Tab-separated



CSV



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

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

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Appendix A

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 .

Or

Select

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

a. Click

File > Report Now

Figure A-2. Report Now Dialog Box

Browse

. A file browser window opens.

. The Report Now dialog box opens.

b. Select a directory and filename for the reports.

3. Click

Report

. The report is generated.

Using the Auto Report Dialog Box

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

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To access the Auto Report dialog box:

SMON Dialog Boxes

1. Select

File > Auto Report

. The Auto Report dialog box opens.

Figure A-3. Auto Report Dialog Box

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

a. Click

Browse

. A file browser window opens.

CAUT

b. Select a directory and filename for the reports.

3. Click

Start

. The first report is generated immediately. Subsequent

reports are generated according to the polling interval.

To stop generating Auto Reports:

1. Select

2. Click

File > Auto Report

Stop

.

. The Auto Report dialog box opens.

Or

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

Auto Reports are no longer generated.

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

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Appendix A

Using the ExtPort/Switch Options Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to change the display options for Switch
Statistics and Extended Port Statistics for the Avaya P130 Device.

To access the Switch Options dialog box:

1. Click .

Or

Select

2. Click the

Extended Port/Switch Options dialog box opens.

File > Options

ExtPort/Switch

Figure A-4. ExtPort/Switch Options Dialog Box

. The Options dialog box opens.

tab at the top of the dialog box. The

* Note: Changes made in the ExtPort/Switch Statistics Options dialog

box apply to Extended Port Statistics and Switch Statistics.

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

 Samples Per Screen

 Samples To Store

 Logarithmic Display

 Level Indicators

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Samples Per Screen

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

Samples To Store

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

500.

8000.

Samples To Store

Samples Per Screen

field.

SMON Dialog Boxes

field.

Logarithmic Display

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

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

Logarithmic Display

checkbox.

Level Indicators

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.

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

Logarithmic

checkbox.

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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Using the Port/VLAN Options Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to change the display options for Port and
VLAN Statistics for the Avaya P130 Device.

To access the Port/VLAN Options dialog box:

1. Click .

Or

Select

2. Click the

Options dialog box opens.

File > Options

Port/VLAN

Figure A-5. Port/VLAN Options Dialog Box

. The Options dialog box opens.

tab at the top of the dialog box. The Port/VLAN

The Port/VLAN Options dialog box enables you to change the following
option:

 Items Per Screen

Items Per Screen

The Items Per Screen option enables you to configure the number of
ports, LAGs, and VLANs visible in the Port and VLAN Statistics windows.
To change the number of items visible on the screen, enter a number in

Items Per Screen

the

* Note: The number of items per screen must be between 1 and 15.

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field.

Using the Find Dialog Box

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

To sea r ch:

1. Click .

Or

SMON Dialog Boxes

Select

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

Edit > Find

Figure A-6. Find Dialog Box (for Ports)

. The Find dialog box opens.

For more detail, refer to 

VLAN on page 57, Finding a LAG on page 57.

2. Enter the information in the dialog box and click

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.

* Note: The

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Find

button changes to

search information have been found.

Finding a Port on page 57, Finding a

Find

. The VLAN/

Find Next

until all instances of the

Appendix A

* Note: Since the number of VLANs/ports/LAG intersections may

Finding a VLAN

There are several ways to enter a value to find a VLAN. The following is a
list of the types of values to enter in the Find dialog box:

Finding a Port

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.

 The full VLAN Name, such as Marketing.

 The first part of the VLANs name, such as Mark. SMON will find

the first time the value appears.

The VLAN Number.

Finding a LAG

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

To search for a port by name:

Find

Find

Port Name

.

.

radio button.

Port

Port Name

field.

1. Click the

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

3. Click

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

time the value appears.

To search for a port by number:

1. Enter the port number in the

2. Click

To find a LAG:

field.

Find

Port Name

.

radio button.

Port Name

field.

1. Click the

2. Enter the LAG name in the

3. Click

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Using the Define Port Filter Dialog Box

To open the Define Port Filter dialog box:

1. Click .

Or

SMON Dialog Boxes

Select

Actions > Define Port Filter

. The Define Port Filter dialog box

opens.

Figure A-7. Define Port Filter Dialog Box

* Note: Filtering changes are only applied after clicking

Apply

.

To add ports to the

Select ports from the

List of Selected Ports

List of Known Ports

:

and click

Add

.

Or

Double-click ports in the
appear in the

To select all ports, click

Ports

.

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List of Selected Ports

Add All

List of Known Ports

. The selected ports

.

. All ports are added to the

List of Selected

Appendix A

To remove ports from the

Select the ports in the

List of Selected Ports

List of Selected Ports

Or

Double-click ports in the
removed from the

List of Selected Ports

To remove all items from the
are removed from the

List of Selected Ports

To refresh the list of ports in the

To activate the port filter, click

List of Selected Ports

List of Selected Ports

Known Ports

Apply

To deactivate the port filter, click .

:

and click

Remove

.

. The selected ports are

.

, click

Remove All

. All ports

.

list, click

Refresh

.

.

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SMON Dialog Boxes

Using the Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box

To open the Define VLAN Filter dialog box:

Click .

Or

Select

Actions > Define VLAN Filter

. The Define VLAN Filter dialog

box opens.

Figure A-8. Define VLAN Filter Dialog Box

* Note: Filtering changes are only applied after clicking

Apply

.

To add VLANs to the

Select VLANs from the

List of Selected VLANs

List of Known VLANs

:

and click

Add

.

Or

Double-click VLANs in the
appear in the

To select all VLANs, click

Selected VLANs

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.

List of Selected VLANs

Add All

List of Known VLANs

.

. All VLANs are added to the

. The selected VLANs

List of

Appendix A

To remove VLANs from the

Select the VLANs in the

List of Selected VLANs

List of Selected VLANs

Or

Double-click on a VLAN the
VLANs are removed from the

To remove all items from the

List of Selected VLANs

VLANs are removed from the

To refresh the list of VLANs in the

To activate the VLAN filter, click

List of Selected VLANs

List of Selected VLANs

List of Selected VLANs

Known VLANs

Apply

To deactivate the VLAN filter, click .

2. Enter the subnet mask in the

Mask

.

field.

:

and click

. The selected

, click

Remove All

.

list, click

Remove

.

Refresh

.

. All

.

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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 .

SMON Dialog Boxes

Or

Select
box opens.

Actions > Define TopN Filter

Figure A-9. 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

.

Appendix A

The dialog box contains the following fields:

TopN Number



activate TopN.

Based On



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

- Enter the number of items to be displayed when you

- Select the criterion for deciding which items fall in the

Using the Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

In Switch 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 .

Or

Select

Edit > Find

Figure A-10. Find Top5 Peaks Dialog Box

. The Find Top5 Peaks dialog box opens.

2. Select a counter.

3. Click Find

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

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. The display scrolls the graph to the peak value and a

To find the next highest peak:

SMON Dialog Boxes

1. Click

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

Find Next

in the graph.

. The displays scrolls to the next highest peak value

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

Actions > Sort

Figure A-11. Sort Dialog Box

. The Sort dialog box opens.

2. Select the appropriate sorting criterion from the

listbox.

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

Sort By

drop-down

Setting Up the SMON

B

License

The Avaya SMON Manager (with Avaya Network Management) package
contains a license which allows you to use SMON on a permanent basis.
Avaya Network Management 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 P130 Devices.

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

SMON Embedded License

To use SMON with Avaya P130 Devices, you must enter a valid
embedded license via the Avaya P130 CLI. A unique License is required
for each Avaya P130 Device. A group License is valid for the number of
devices for which it was purchased.

For information on entering the Avaya P130 embedded SMON License,
refer to the SMON Installation Guide.

Device SMON for Avaya P130 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.

Avaya P130 SMON User Guide 65

Index

A

Accessing

Device SMON
extended port statistics
switch statistics
VLAN statistics

Activating

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

VLAN statistics
Alarm tooltip
Alarm wizard

activating

descriptions

overview

10

38

32

33

screens

select interval and counter

select port

set event

set thresholds

set trap community

summary

welcome screen
Alarms and events

overview

using
Alarms table

fields
Application

tabs
Auto report dialog box
Avaya Device SMON Guide

purpose
Avaya Device SMON User Guide

intended readers

organization of this guide

8

24

16

29

37

11

10

10

37

11

11

10

35

37

37

42

37

40

39

43

41

44

45

38

32

6

33

51

vi

vii

vii

C

Changing

display mode
general options
polling interval

Configuring

4

56

37

12

10

alarms
number of items per screen
samples per screen

Creating alarms

D

Deactivating

port filter
TopN filter

VLAN filter
Defining Top5 filter
Defining TopN filter
Desktop
Device event log

description

opening
Device SMON

accessing

toolbar

tools

user interface

working with the tools
Dialog area
Dialog boxes

auto report

find

general options

port options

report now

switch options

VLAN options
Display mode

E

Editing alarms
Extended port statistics

45

8

11

12

11

46

11

51

55

51

49

49

36

37

9

55

49

45

53

48

48

63

54

62

13

55

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Index

accessing 24

24

tool

F

Filtering

57

3

57

57

3

3

56

57

57

17

48

49

10

49

15

11

37

54

49

37

63

62

36

57

57

57

15

36

10

50

10

10

specific

TopN
Filtering options
Find dialog box
Finding

host, subnet, or protocol

LAG

Port

source and/or destination host

VLAN

G

Gauges in switch statistics
General options

dialog box

display mode

opening dialog box

polling interval
Generating reports

H

Help, online
How to

activate the alarm wizard

configure number of samples to store

configure samples per screen

configure the polling interval

create alarms

define Top5 filter

define TopN filter

edit alarms

find a LAG

find a port

find a VLAN

generate reports

modify alarms

search for a graph

select directory to save reports

select view of device

switch to Device SMON view

use define host filter dialog box

use define matrix filter dialog box

use define port filter dialog box

use define subnet filter dialog box

61

58

61

61

54

use define VLAN filter dialog box

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14

5

11

54

37

55

6

36

4

17

24

11

8

3
54

6

2

16

29

14

56

64

5

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49

45

use Device SMON
use dialog box options
use display mode option
use port statistics
use switch statistics
use the find dialog box
use the polling interval option
use the sort dialog box
use VLAN statistics
view alarms
view the device event log
work with the Device SMON tools

I

Immediate polling
Intended users
Introduction
Items per screen

L

LAG, finding
Level indicators
License, purchasing
Logarithmic display

M

Modifying alarms
Mouse actions

O

Online help
Organization of this guide
Overview

alarm wizard
alarms and events
extended port statistics
port statistics
RMON
SMON
switch statistics
VLAN statistics

Overview of SMON

P

Pie charts

switch statistics

Polling

immediately

33

1

57

11

1

2

49

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interval 49

5

10

5

21

54

10

15

12

48

49

50

1

50
10

10

11

30

20

vi

10

50

55

51

50

3

11

65

setting interval
Port options dialog box
Port segment statistics

20

57

3

65

22

12

54

overview
Port statistics

activating

overview

tool

variables

window
Ports

finding

selecting to display
Producing a report file
Purchasing an SMON license
Purpose of this guide

R

Report now dialog box
Reports

format options

generating

producing a file

selecting a directory
Resetting polling interval timer
Resizing

Desktop

Dialog area
RMON standard

S

Samples

per screen

to store
Searching

in a graph
Selecting

criterion for TopN filtering

directory to save reports

ports for display

report formats

view of device

VLANs to display
Setting up the SMON license
SMON

devices

dialog boxes

license

11

12

13

16

3

35

12

2

63

62

1

16

10

4

12

64

18,

35

12

13

3

3

10

2

26

54

18,

11

32

54

54

26

53

4

11

51

61

61

overview
probes

standard
SMON overview
Sorting

the display
Specific filtering
Starting collection of SMON data
Status

bar

line
Stopping collection of SMON data
Switch options dialog box
Switch statistics

accessing

activating

overview

tool

traffic graph

T

Toolbar buttons
Tools for Device SMON
tooltip fields
Tooltips
Top5 filter

defining
TopN filter

defining

selecting criterion
TopN filtering
Traffic graph

logarithmic display

samples per screen

samples to store

switch statistics

U

Updating data immediately
User interface

desktop

dialog area

status bar

status line
Using

alarms and events

auto report dialog box

define host filter dialog box

define matrix filter dialog box

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define port filter dialog box 58
define subnet filter dialog box
define Top5 filter dialog box
define TopN filter dialog box
define VLAN filter dialog box

24

64

56

16

29

14

51

55

55

dialog box options
find dialog box
general options dialog box
port options dialog box
port statistics
report now dialog box
sort dialog box
switch options dialog box
switch statistics
VLAN options dialog box
VLAN statistics

V

VLAN options dialog box

53

55

48

63

62

61

60

VLAN statistics

29

29

57

30

31

29

10

6

11,

30

1

2

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accessing

activating

overview

tool

using

variables

window
VLANs

finding

selecting to display

W

Welcome to Avaya Device SMON
What is RMON?
What is SMON?
Who should use this guide

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