The statistics application uses the system clock for time-based reporting, so it is important to configure
the system clock (manually or through
) before using this feature.
To access this page, click
System
>
Statistics
>
Time Based
>
Group
in the navigation menu.
Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:
•
To add a set of time-based traffic group statistics to collect, click
Add
and configure the desired
settings.
•
To delete one or more time-based statistics groups, select each entry to delete and click
Remove
.
Table 142: Time Based Group Statistics Fields
Field
Description
Group
The type of traffic statistics to collect for the group, which is one of the following:
•
Received – The number of packets received on the interfaces within the
group.
•
Received Errors – The number of packets received with errors on the
interfaces within the group.
•
Transmitted – The number of packets transmitted by the interfaces within
the group.
•
Received Transmitted – The number of packets received and transmitted by
the interfaces within the group.
•
Port Utilization – The percentage of total bandwidth used by the port within
the specified time period.
•
Congestion – The percentage of time within the specified time range that the
ports experienced congestion.
Time Range
The name of the periodic or absolute time range to use for data collection. The
time range is configured by using the Time Range Summary and Time Range
Entry Summary pages. The time range must be configured on the system before
the time-based statistics can be collected.
Reporting Methods
The methods for reporting the collected statistics at the end of every configured
time range interval. The available options are:
•
None – The statistics are not reported to the console or an external server.
They can be viewed only by using the web interface or by issuing a CLI
command.
•
Console – The statistics are displayed on the console.
•
E-Mail – The statistics are sent to an e-mail address. The SNTP server and e-
mail address information is configured by using the appropriate Email Alerts
pages.
•
Syslog – The statistics are sent to a remote syslog server. The syslog server
information is configured on the Logging Hosts page.
Interfaces
The interface or interfaces on which data is collected. To select multiple
interfaces when adding a new group,
[Ctrl]
+ click each interface to include in
the group.
•
Click
Refresh
to refresh the data on the screen with the present state of the data in the switch.
•
To add a set of time-based traffic group statistics to collect, click
Add
and configure the desired
settings.
•
To delete one or more time-based statistics groups, select each entry to delete and click
Remove
.
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