GS700AT Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
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Monitoring the Switch
v1.0, October 2008
2.
Select the
Counter Name
from the list of MIB variable values in the provided field in the first
row.
3.
Enter the
Interface
in the provided field in the first row.
4.
Select the
Sample Type
from the list in the provided field in the first row.
5.
Select the
Startup Alarm
from the list in the provided field in the first row.
6.
If you selected Rising Alarm or Rising and Falling as the
Startup Alarm
, enter the
Rising
Threshold
and select the
Rising Event
number in the provided fields in the first row.
7.
If you selected Falling Alarm or Rising and Falling as the
Startup Alarm
, enter the
Falling
Threshold
and select the
Falling Event
number in the provided fields in the first row.
8.
Enter the
Interval
and
Owner
in the provided fields in the first row.
9.
Click
ADD
to update the device.
To remove an events control entry:
1.
Click
Monitoring > RMON
>
Advanced > Alarms
. The RMON Alarms screen displays.
2.
Select the alarm entry.
3.
Click
DELETE
to remove the alarm entry.
Port Mirroring
Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and
outgoing packets from one port to a monitoring port. Port mirroring can be used as a diagnostic
tool as well as a debugging feature. Port mirroring also enables switch performance monitoring.
Network administrators can configure port mirroring by selecting a specific port from which to
copy all packets, and other ports to which the packets are copied. The device supports one
destination port and up to eight source ports.
The
Port Mirroring
menu contains the following option:
•
“Port Mirroring”