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Chapter 16 Configuring RMON
Configuring RMON
Configuring RMON Collection 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:
To disable history collection, use the no rmon collection history index interface configuration
command.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to collect group Ethernet statistics on an
interface:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id
Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the interface on
which to collect history.
Step 3
rmon collection history index
[owner ownername] [buckets bucket-number]
[interval seconds]
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 ownername, enter the name of the owner of
the RMON group of statistics.
•
For 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.
•
For seconds, specify the number of seconds in each polling
cycle.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
show running-config
Verify your entries.
Step 6
show rmon history
Display the contents of the switch history table.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id
Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the interface on
which to collect statistics.
Step 3
rmon collection stats index [owner ownername] Enable RMON statistic collection on the interface.
•
For index, specify the RMON group of statistics. The range
is from 1 to 65535.
•
(Optional) For ownername, enter the name of the owner of
the RMON group of statistics.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
show running-config
Verify your entries.