Configuring the RMON Statistics Table

Use the RMON Add/Modify Statistics Table Row window to configure the RMON statistics control table so that you can collect statistical data for an interface.

To use RMON to collect statistics, you supply information that identifies the table row you are creating in the statistics control table, the interface you want to monitor, and the owner of the row.

Adding a Row to the RMON Statistics Table

Procedure:

Step Action
1 From the RMON - Statistics Configuration window, click Add.

The RMON Add/Modify Statistics Table Row window is displayed.

2 Enter the owner for the row.  This text field can be up to 256 characters long.
3 Enter the index (a unique identifier) for the row.
4 Enter the interface index (interface number) for the interface you want to monitor.  You can display a list of the interfaces for this VNswitch from the Interface Configuration window.  (From the application tree, click Interfaces > Configuration.)
5 Click Apply.

Modifying a Row in the RMON Statistics Table

Procedure:

Step Action
1 From the RMON - Statistics Configuration window, locate the row you want to modify and click Mod.

The RMON Add/Modify Statistics Table Row window is displayed.  

2 To change the owner of the row, edit the owner field. This text field can be up to 256 characters long.
3 To change the index for the row, edit the index field.
4 To change the interface index (interface number), edit the ifindex field.  You can display a list of the interfaces for this VNswitch from the Interface Configuration window.  (From the application tree, click Interfaces > Configuration.)
5 Click Apply.

Field Descriptions

Owner Specifies the owner of this row in the statistics table. This text field can be up to 256 characters long.
Index Specifies an integer that uniquely identifies a row in the history table.
ifIndex Specifies an integer that identifes the interface that is the source of the data for samples defined by this row in the history table.