
Using RMON Services
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Example
You specify a buffer size of 32 KB and a packet slice size of 1 KB. After checking
the available memory, the RMON agent allocates the buffer size you requested.
The buffer can hold a maximum of 32,768 / (1024 + 20) or 31 packets.
Enabling the Ethernet DCM Using Site Manager
Before you can begin using RMON to monitor a remote LAN segment, you must
first use Site Manager to enable and configure the Ethernet DCM for data
collection.
By enabling the Ethernet DCM, you automatically set up RMON Statistics and
History configurations; you can also choose to set up Matrix and Host
configurations by changing the default DCM configuration. To set up other
RMON configurations and to view RMON statistics, use Optivity
®
LAN or a
third-party RMON network management application.
Once the DCM is enabled and collecting statistics, you can use Optivity Analysis
software or a third-party RMON network management application to view and
analyze statistics.
Enabling the DCM
Enabling and configuring an Ethernet DCM involves
• Installing the Ethernet DCM
• Installing a new Ethernet DCM software image
• Enabling the DCMMW software
Note: The RMON agent allocates the full amount of memory you specify for
the packet slice size to each packet, even if the packet size is smaller than this
amount. For this reason, Bay Networks recommends that you set the packet
slice size to the smallest size possible. The maximum packet size is 2 KB.
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