Installation and Reference Guide (J3210A, J3212A, J3200A, J3202A, J3204A) 1996-08

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Management Module Features
Advanced Management: RMON and EASE Support
Management Module
Features
Advanced Management: RMON and
EASE Support
The Management Module supports RMON (Remote Monitoring) and EASE on
all four segments. This allows for troubleshooting and optimizing of your
network.
RMON
The following RMON groups are supported across all four segments and the
Switch Module simultaneously:
■ Ethernet statistics
■ alarm
■ history
■ event
You can access the Ethernet statistics, alarm, and event groups from
HP AdvanceStack Assistant.
By adding an optional memory upgrade (HP D2691A), you enable the remain-
ing 5 RMON groups. The other 5 groups are Host, Host Top N, Matrix, Filter,
and Packet Capture. They will be available on one segment chosen by the user.
Use an RMON-compliant application such as ProbeView for full RMON sup-
port.
EASE
EASE (Embedded Advanced Sampling Environment) is a network monitoring
and troubleshooting tool which analyzes traffic from a network-wide perspec-
tive. EASE notifies the user about trouble and identifies the end node at fault.
That information can be used to set up RMON to study the problem more
closely, if desired. Because it is based on statistical sampling instead of
RMON’s all-inclusive collection schema, EASE lessens the load on devices and
network bandwidth. Thus, EASE can monitor all 4 hub backplane segments
without the optional memory upgrade. See the Traffic Monitor portion of
HP AdvanceStack Assistant CD-ROM for more information on using EASE.