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Manual Documentation Number: EIRM-EXTEND-8-1411m
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SNMP & RMON Management
This chapter describes the Ethernet Extender Switch’s Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON)
capabilities.
Overview
RMON is an abbreviation for the Remote Monitoring MIB (Management
Information Base). RMON is a system defined by the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF) document RFC 2819, which defines how networks can
be monitored remotely.
RMONs typically consist of two components: an RMON probe and a
management workstation:
- The RMON probe is an intelligent device or software agent that
continually collects statistics about a LAN segment or VLAN. The RMON
probe transfers the collected data to a management workstation on request
or when a pre-defined threshold is reached.
- The management workstation collects the statistics that the RMON probe
gathers. The workstation can reside on the same network as the probe, or it
can have an in-band or out-of-band connection to the probe.
The Ethernet Extender Switch provides RMON capabilities that allow
network administrators to set parameters and view statistical counters
defined in MIB-II, Bridge MIB, and RMON MIB. RMON activities are
performed at a Network Management Station running an SNMP network
management application with graphical user interface.