Monitor Cisco Systems Networks for higher performance and availability with WildMetrix™
Maximize Cisco performance, availability, and reliability with WildMetrix Cisco monitoring solutions.
Cisco
Systems network devices including routers, switches, vpn concentrators and wireless access
points
require monitoring of performance and availability of the core device as well as
important interfaces. Interface bandwidth, bit rates, errors and discards as well as
environmental and general performance. Monitoring Syslog and traps gives additional
insight into operational health and traffic details.
Benefits
of Monitoring Cisco Systems Network with WildMetrix
Helps administrators detect problems in their Cisco
Systems devices
Quickly diagnose exactly where and what the problems are
Resolves the problems from a single easy-to-use interface
Gain understanding of entire Cisco Systems devices inside and out
Cisco Systems networking devices have many different
roles. Depending on the role, the devices
architecture is designed to handle the roles
functionality. Interfaces and chassis are the most
common components and are monitored using SNMP,
Syslog and Traps.
Routers, Switches, Wireless, VPN
Device Availability and Packet Loss
Interface Traffic, Bandwidth, Errors, Exceptions and Link
Status
Processor, Memory, Buffer Utilization
IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP Errors and Rates
NBar and Netflow Aggregate Statistics
Temperature, Fan, and Power Supplies
Syslog Errors, Warnings, and Informational Events
Customizable Cisco Systems Network Dashboards
Live performance dashboards give you the performance metrics,
and events of Cisco Systems Network in a single view with quick link
access to powerful analytical charting. Dashboards include:
Network Performance Diagnostics
Network Performance Explorer
Wireless Performance Diagnostics
Powerful Analytics
The tools make the difference when finding the root-cause of
performance bottlenecks, application faults, and performing trend
analysis. Analytical Charting features include:
Correlation of Live or Historical Data
Drill-Down, Zoom, and Statistic Lines
OpenGL 3D Surface Analysis
Live, Second, Minute, Hourly, and Monthly Data Periods
Powerful Monitoring Solutions
Deployment of pre-built monitoring solutions is as simple as
Drag-n-Drop. Policies are customizable by adding performance
counters and setting your desired collection and retention intervals
as well as alerting rules.
The Cisco Systems Network monitoring policy includes:
(click nodes to drill down)
WildMetrix Monitoring Policies
Cisco System Network
Alerts
\Extended:General\AlertLog
The AlertLog extended counter is reference to an internal AlertLog counter added when a new device is added. The AlertLog counter is used to display respective alerts on charts and for data exploration in the Log Explorer.
Buffers
\SNMPe:Buffers\% Big Buffer Misses
The percentage of big buffer misses related to the number of big buffer hits.
\SNMPe:Buffers\% Huge Buffer Misses
The percentage of huge buffer misses related to the number of huge buffer hits.
\SNMPe:Buffers\% Large Buffer Misses
The percentage of large buffer misses related to the number of large buffer hits.
\SNMPe:Buffers\% Medium Buffer Misses
The percentage of medium buffer misses related to the number of medium buffer hits.
\SNMPe:Buffers\% Small Buffer Misses
The percentage of small buffer misses related to the number of small buffer hits.
\SNMPe:Buffers\Big Buffer Misses
Contains the number of big buffer misses.
\SNMPe:Buffers\Huge Buffer Misses
Contains the number of huge buffer misses.
\SNMPe:Buffers\Large Buffer Misses
Contains the number of large buffer misses.
\SNMPe:Buffers\Medium Buffer Misses
Contains the number of medium buffer misses.
\SNMPe:Buffers\Small Buffer Misses
Contains the number of small buffer misses.
Environment
\SNMPe:Fan()\Operational Status
The current state of the internal fan:
1=normal
the status of the fan is normal
2=warning
the status of the fan is warning, non-critical
3=critical
the status of the fan is critical
4=shutdown
the fan is in a shutdown state
5=not present
the fan is not present
6=not functioning
the fan is not functioning
Abnormal fan status
\SNMPe:Power Supply()\Operational Status
The current state of the power supply:
1=normal
the status of the power supply is normal
2=warning
the status of the power supply is warning, non-critical
3=critical
the status of the power supply is critical
4=shutdown
the power supply is in a shutdown state
5=not present
the power supply is not present
6=not functioning
the power supply is not functioning
Power supply is in error
\SNMPe:Temperature()\Fahrenheit
The temperature of selected instance in Fahrenheit
\SNMPe:Temperature()\Operational Status
The current state of the temperature sensor:
1=normal
the status of the temperature sensor is normal
2=warning
the status of the temperature sensor is warning, non-critical
3=critical
the status of the temperature sensor is critical
4=shutdown
the temperature sensor is in a shutdown state
5=not present
the temperature sensor is not present
6=not functioning
the temperature sensor is not functioning
Abnormal temperature sensor status
\SNMPe:Temperature()\Threshold
The temperature threshold of selected instance in Fahrenheit
\SNMPe:Temperature()\Threshold Delta
The difference of the temperature threshold and the actual temperature in fahrenheit.
Device temperature is critical
\SNMPe:Temperature\Avg Fahrenheit
Avg temperature of all instances in Fahrenheit
Interfaces
\SNMP:Interface Exception()\Discards/sec
Total number of incomming and outgoing packets per second discarded.
Input Discards/sec + Output Discards/sec
Sustained interface discards
\SNMP:Interface Exception()\Errors/sec
Total number of incomming and outgoing packets per second that could not be delivered because of errors.
Input Errors/sec + Output Errors/sec
Sustained interface errors
\SNMP:Interface Exception()\Operational Status
Interface operational status (ifOperStatus) - Link Up
Link Down
\SNMP:Interface Packet()\NUcast Packets/sec
Total number of received and transmitted non-unicast packets per second.
Input NUcast Packets/sec + Output NUcast Packets/sec
\SNMP:Interface Packet()\Packets/sec
Total number of received and transmitted packets per second.
NUcast Packets/sec + Ucast Packets/sec
\SNMP:Interface Packet()\Queue Length
Interface output packet queue length (ifOutQLen)
Sustained Interface output packet queue length
\SNMP:Interface Packet()\Ucast Packets/sec
Total number of received and transmitted unicast packets per second.
Input Ucast Packets/sec + Output Ucast Packets/sec
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\% Receive
Percentage of receive interface capacity used per second.
Sustained Heavy Port Bandwidth Utilization
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\% Transmit
Percentage of transmit interface capacity used per second.
Sustained Heavy Port Bandwidth Utilization
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\% Utilization
Percentage of interface capacity used per second.
(((ifInOctets[Current] + ifOutOctets[Previous]) x 8) x 100) / (collection_interval x ifSpeed)
or
(((ifInHCOctets[Current] + ifOutHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) x 100) / (collection_interval x ifSpeed)
Sustained Heavy Port Bandwidth Utilization
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\Receive bps
Bits received per second on interface.
(((ifInOctets[Current] - ifInOctets[Previous]) x 8) / collection_interval)
or
(((ifInHCOctets[Current] - ifInHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) / collection_interval)
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\Receive Kbps
Kilobits received per second on interface.
((((ifInOctets[Current] - ifInOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000) / collection_interval)
or
((((ifInHCOctets[Current] - ifInHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000) / collection_interval)
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\Receive Mbps
Megabits received per second on interface.
((((ifInOctets[Current] - ifInOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000000) / collection_interval)
or
((((ifInHCOctets[Current] - ifInHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000000) / collection_interval)
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\Transmit bps
Bits transmitted per second on interface.
(((ifOutOctets[Current] - ifOutOctets[Previous]) x 8) / collection_interval)
or
(((ifOutHCOctets[Current] - ifOutHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) / collection_interval)
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\Transmit Kbps
Kilobits transmitted per second on interface.
((((ifOutOctets[Current] - ifOutOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000) / collection_interval)
or
((((ifOutHCOctets[Current] - ifOutHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000) / collection_interval)
\SNMP:Interface Traffic()\Transmit Mbps
Megabits transmitted per second on interface.
((((ifOutOctets[Current] - ifOutOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000000) / collection_interval)
or
((((ifOutHCOctets[Current] - ifOutHCOctets[Previous]) x 8) / 1000000) / collection_interval)
Logging
\Extended:Network\SysLog
The SysLog extended counter is a real-time redirect capturing reference for syslog data from a network appliance or other system.
Critical condition on this device
Debug message on this device
Normal Operation
Warning on this device
\SNMP:Trap\SNMPTrap
Capture any SNMP Trap OID and the VarBindings associated with the Trap.
Authentication Failure - Standard
Cold Start - Standard
EGP Neighbor Loss - Standard
Enterprise Specific - Standard
Link Down - Cisco OID
Link Down - Standard
Link Up - Cisco OID
Link Up - Standard
Warm Start - Standard
Memory
\SNMPe:Memory()\% Memory Used
The percentage of memory used for a specific instance such as I/O or Processor
Sustained high memory usage
\SNMPe:Memory\% Total Memory Used
Total Percentage of memory used for all instances
Sustained high memory usage
Nbar Stats
\SNMPe:Nbar(citrix)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(dhcp)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(dns)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(ftp)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(http)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(netbios)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(ntp)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(secure-http)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
\SNMPe:Nbar(smtp)\Traffic Kbps
The Kbps rate of inbound and outbound octets as determined by Protocol Discovery.
Netflow Stats
\SNMPe:Netflow\Icmp Bytes
Number of Bytes belonging to the same protocol and port, which were switched by netflow enabled interface(s). This counter contains the number of Bytes switched by all netflow enabled line cards.
Use the following:
1:tcpTelnet
2:tcpFtp
3:tcpFtpd
4:tcpWww
5:tcpSmtp
6:tcpX
7:tcpBgp
8:tcpNntp
9:tcpFrag
10:tcpOther
11:udpDns
12:udpNtp
13:udpTftp
14:udpFrag
15:udpOther
16:icmp
17:igmp
18:ipInIp
19:ipv6InIp
20:gre
21:ipOther
22:all
\SNMPe:Netflow\tcpDns Bytes
Number of Bytes belonging to the same protocol and port, which were switched by netflow enabled interface(s). This counter contains the number of Bytes switched by all netflow enabled line cards.
Use the following:
1:tcpTelnet
2:tcpFtp
3:tcpFtpd
4:tcpWww
5:tcpSmtp
6:tcpX
7:tcpBgp
8:tcpNntp
9:tcpFrag
10:tcpOther
11:udpDns
12:udpNtp
13:udpTftp
14:udpFrag
15:udpOther
16:icmp
17:igmp
18:ipInIp
19:ipv6InIp
20:gre
21:ipOther
22:all
\SNMPe:Netflow\tcpFtp Bytes
Number of Bytes belonging to the same protocol and port, which were switched by netflow enabled interface(s). This counter contains the number of Bytes switched by all netflow enabled line cards.
Use the following:
1:tcpTelnet
2:tcpFtp
3:tcpFtpd
4:tcpWww
5:tcpSmtp
6:tcpX
7:tcpBgp
8:tcpNntp
9:tcpFrag
10:tcpOther
11:udpDns
12:udpNtp
13:udpTftp
14:udpFrag
15:udpOther
16:icmp
17:igmp
18:ipInIp
19:ipv6InIp
20:gre
21:ipOther
22:all
\SNMPe:Netflow\tcpSmtp Bytes
Number of Bytes belonging to the same protocol and port, which were switched by netflow enabled interface(s). This counter contains the number of Bytes switched by all netflow enabled line cards.
Use the following:
1:tcpTelnet
2:tcpFtp
3:tcpFtpd
4:tcpWww
5:tcpSmtp
6:tcpX
7:tcpBgp
8:tcpNntp
9:tcpFrag
10:tcpOther
11:udpDns
12:udpNtp
13:udpTftp
14:udpFrag
15:udpOther
16:icmp
17:igmp
18:ipInIp
19:ipv6InIp
20:gre
21:ipOther
22:all
\SNMPe:Netflow\tcpTelnet Bytes
Number of Bytes belonging to the same protocol and port, which were switched by netflow enabled interface(s). This counter contains the number of Bytes switched by all netflow enabled line cards.
Use the following:
1:tcpTelnet
2:tcpFtp
3:tcpFtpd
4:tcpWww
5:tcpSmtp
6:tcpX
7:tcpBgp
8:tcpNntp
9:tcpFrag
10:tcpOther
11:udpDns
12:udpNtp
13:udpTftp
14:udpFrag
15:udpOther
16:icmp
17:igmp
18:ipInIp
19:ipv6InIp
20:gre
21:ipOther
22:all
\SNMPe:Netflow\tcpWww Bytes
Number of Bytes belonging to the same protocol and port, which were switched by netflow enabled interface(s). This counter contains the number of bytes switched by all netflow enabled line cards.
Use the following:
1:tcpTelnet
2:tcpFtp
3:tcpFtpd
4:tcpWww
5:tcpSmtp
6:tcpX
7:tcpBgp
8:tcpNntp
9:tcpFrag
10:tcpOther
11:udpDns
12:udpNtp
13:udpTftp
14:udpFrag
15:udpOther
16:icmp
17:igmp
18:ipInIp
19:ipv6InIp
20:gre
21:ipOther
22:all
Network Errors
\SNMPe:Network\ICMP Error Rate
The percentage of ICMP messages which were errors
ICMP Error Detected
\SNMPe:Network\IP Error Rate
The percentage of IP datagrams received which were errors
IP Errors Detected
\SNMPe:Network\TCP Error Rate
The percentage of TCP segments received which were errors
TCP Error Detected
\SNMPe:Network\UDP Error Rate
The percentage of UDP datagrams received which were errors
UDP Error Detected
Network Traffic
\SNMPe:Network\ICMP Messages Rate
ICMP messages received per second
\SNMPe:Network\IP Datagrams Rate
IP datagrams received per second
\SNMPe:Network\TCP Segments Rate
TCP segemnts received per second
\SNMPe:Network\UDP Datagrams Rate
UDP datagrams received per second
Power Ethernet
\SNMPe:System\Available Power
A table of objects that display and control attributes of the main power source in a PSE device. Ethernet switches are one example of boxes that would support these objects. Values of all read-write objects in this table are persistent at restart/reboot.
\SNMPe:System\Consumed Power
Measured usage power expressed in Watts.
\SNMPe:System\Power Remaining
The the available power remaining
Processor
\SNMPe:Processor\% Utlization
CPU busy percentage in the last 5 second period. Not the last 5 realtime seconds but the last 5 second period in the scheduler.
Heavy Processor Usage
\SNMPe:Processor\% Utlization2
The overall CPU busy percentage in the last 5 second period. This object obsoletes the busyPer object from the OLD-CISCO-SYSTEM-MIB. This object is deprecated by cpmCPUTotal5secRev which has the changed range of value (0..100).
Heavy Processor Usage
System
\SNMPe:System\Uptime (Days)
The time since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized.
Wireless
\SNMPe:Wireless\Active Wireless Clients
This is the number of wireless clients currently associating with this device on this interface.
\SNMPe:Wireless\CRC Frame Errors
This counter shall increment when a frame received has any MAC CRC error.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Fragment Rate
This counter shall be incremented for each successfully received MPDU of type Data or Management.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Frame Check Sequence Errors
This counter shall increment when an FCS error is detected in a received MPDU.
\SNMPe:Wireless\ICV Error Rate
This counter shall increment when a frame is received with the WEP subfield of the Frame Control field set to one and the value of the ICV as received in the frame does not match the ICV value that is calculated for the contents of the received frame.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Receive Ack Failure
This counter shall increment when an ACK is not received when expected.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Signal Quality
This is a device-dependent measure of the signal quality of the most recently received packet from this client.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Signal Strength
This is a device-dependent measure of the signal strength of the most recently received packet from this client.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Successful Multiple Retries
This counter shall increment when an MSDU is successfully transmitted after more than one retransmission.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Successful Retries
This counter shall increment when an MSDU is successfully transmitted after one or more retransmissions.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Transmit Deferred Energy Detected
This counter shall increment when a frame transmission is deferred due to energy detection.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Transmit Failures
This counter shall increment when an MSDU is not transmitted successfully due to the number of transmit attempts exceeding either the dot11ShortRetryLimit or dot11LongRetryLimit.
\SNMPe:Wireless\Transmit Power Level (mW)
The TxPowerLevel N currently being used to transmit data. Some PHYs also use this value to determine the receiver sensitivity requirements for CCA.
Cisco
Systems network devices including routers, switches, vpn concentrators and wireless access
points
require monitoring of performance and availability of the core device as well as
important interfaces. Interface bandwidth, bit rates, errors and discards as well as
environmental and general performance. Monitoring Syslog and traps gives additional
insight into operational health and traffic details.
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