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this command. This configuration also generates an SNMP trap when the event is triggered using the SNMP community string
“eventtrap”.
Dell(conf)#rmon event 1 log trap eventtrap description “High ifOutErrors” owner nms1
Configuring RMON Collection Statistics
To enable RMON MIB statistics collection on an interface, use the RMON collection statistics command in INTERFACE
CONFIGURATION mode.
● Enable RMON MIB statistics collection.
CONFIGURATION INTERFACE (config-if) mode
[no] rmon collection statistics {controlEntry integer} [owner owner-string]
○ controlEntry: specifies the RMON group of statistics using a value.
○ integer: a value from 1 to 65,535 that identifies the RMON Statistics Table. The value must be unique in the RMON
Statistic Table.
○ owner: (Optional) specifies the name of the owner of the RMON group of statistics.
○ owner-string: (Optional) records the name of the owner of the RMON group of statistics. The default is a null-
terminated string.
To remove a specified RMON statistics collection, use the no form of this command.
The following command example enables the RMON statistics collection on the interface, with an ID value of 20 and an owner of
john.
Dell(conf-if-te-0/40)#rmon collection statistics controlEntry 20 owner john
Configuring the RMON Collection History
To enable the RMON MIB history group of statistics collection on an interface, use the rmon collection history
command in INTERFACE CONFIGURATION mode.
● Configure the RMON MIB history group of statistics collection.
CONFIGURATION INTERFACE (config-if) mode
[no] rmon collection history {controlEntry integer} [owner owner-string] [buckets bucket-
number] [interval seconds]
○ controlEntry: specifies the RMON group of statistics using a value.
○ integer: a value from 1 to 65,535 that identifies the RMON group of statistics. The value must be a unique index in the
RMON History Table.
○ owner: (Optional) specifies the name of the owner of the RMON group of statistics. The default is a null-terminated
string.
○ owner-string: (Optional) records the name of the owner of the RMON group of statistics.
○ buckets: (Optional) specifies the maximum number of buckets desired for the RMON collection history group of
statistics.
○ bucket-number: (Optional) a value associated with the number of buckets specified for the RMON collection history
group of statistics. The value is limited to from 1 to 1000. The default is 50 (as defined in RFC-2819).
○ interval: (Optional) specifies the number of seconds in each polling cycle.
○ seconds: (Optional) the number of seconds in each polling cycle. The value is ranged from 5 to 3,600 (Seconds). The
default is 1,800 (as defined in RFC-2819).
To remove a specified RMON history group of statistics collection, use the no form of this command.
The following command example enables an RMON MIB collection history group of statistics with an ID number of 20 and an
owner of john, both the sampling interval and the number of buckets use their respective defaults.
Dell(conf-if-mgmt)#rmon collection history controlEntry 20 owner john
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