Chapter 27
Configuring RMON
Collecting Group History Statistics on an Interface
You must first configure RMON alarms and events to display collection information.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to collect group history statistics on an interface.
This procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
Step 3
rmon collection history index
[buckets bucket-number] [interval seconds]
[owner ownername]
Step 4
end
Step 5
show running-config
Step 6
show rmon history
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
To disable history collection, use the no rmon collection history index interface configuration
command.
Collecting Group Ethernet Statistics on an Interface
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to collect group Ethernet statistics on an
interface. This procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
OL-23389-01
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify the interface on which to collect history, and enter
interface configuration mode.
Enable history collection for the specified number of buckets and
time period.
For index, identify the RMON group of statistics The range
•
is 1 to 65535.
(Optional) For buckets bucket-number, specify the
•
maximum number of buckets desired for the RMON
collection history group of statistics. The range is 1 to
65535. The default is 50 buckets.
(Optional) For interval seconds, specify the number of
•
seconds in each polling cycle. The range is 1 to 3600. The
default is 1800 seconds.
•
(Optional) For owner ownername, enter the name of the
owner of the RMON group of statistics.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
Display the contents of the switch history table.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify the interface on which to collect statistics, and enter
interface configuration mode.
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