It is recommended to configure the statistics table in advance, configure two history control
policies on the interface where the traffic is abnormal, configure the alarm for one or more
suspicious entries, set the high and low thresholds, and view the alarm information.
NOTE
RMON only stores traffic statistics and information or abnormalities but cannot avoid the generation of
these statistics or information. To clear abnormalities, you need to adopt the other management measures.
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring RMON, complete the following tasks:
l
Configuring parameters for Ethernet interfaces
l
Configuring basic SNMP functions
Data Preparation
To configure RMON, you need the following data.
No.
Data
1
Interface on which the statistics function is enabled
2
Statistics table to be used and related parameters
2.3.2 Enabling the RMON Statistics Function on the Interface
You need to enable traffic statistics function on the interface where traffic statistics are collected.
If the traffic statistics function is not enabled on the interface, statistics values of in both
ethernetStatsTable and HistoryControlTable are 0.
Context
Do as follows on the switch on which traffic statistics should be collected:
Procedure
Step 1
Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2
Run:
interface
{
ethernet | gigabitethernet | xgigabitethernet
}
interface-number
The interface view is displayed.
Step 3
Run:
rmon-statistics enable
The RMON statistics function is enabled on the interface.
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Quidway S9300 Terabit Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - Network Management
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