IBM 12.1(22)EA6 User Manual

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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 19 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

Specify the interface on which to collect history, and enter
interface configuration mode.

Step 3

rmon collection history index
[buckets bucket-number] [interval seconds]
[owner ownername]

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.

•

(Optional) For owner 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.

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.