You can display a summary of device performance information or display the following categories of device performance information.
To display device performance information, select Device from the Monitor menu, or display the popup menu for the device by single-clicking on the device display. Then choose Monitor from the device popup menu.
See Also: Monitoring Device Performance for a Catalyst 6000 series.
Displays a summary of device performance information.
Displays CPU Utilization information for three different time periods.
Displays IP performance information for the device.
ICMP Traffic 1 and ICMP Traffic 2
Displays ICMP information for the device.
Monitors interfaces on which IGMP is enabled.
Displays TCP connection and traffic information for the device.
Monitors SNMP traffic on the device.
Displays Uplink Fast Convergence and Backbone Fast Convergence transition activity for a 6000-series device.
Monitors UplinkFast transition activity for the device.
Displays information about different types of memory pools in a device.
Use this feature to display statistics information for the selected running process.
Displays traffic meter information for the device.
Monitors the amount of power available and consumed by various components in the device.
Monitors the temperature of various device components.
Device>Monitor>Summary
To display a summary of device performance information, select Summary from the CATEGORY popup menu, if it is not already selected.
The following information is displayed:
Switch Load % (sysTraffic)
Traffic meter value. The traffic meter value is the percentage of bandwidth utilization for the previous polling interval.
Note: This field displays an absolute value.
Note: This field is not supported in VS Mode.
IP Traffic (ipInReceives + ipOutRequests + ipForwDatagrams)
IP traffic pattern for the device. The value below the display represents the current traffic level. IP traffic is measured as the sum of the following MIB variables:
IP Errors
Summary of IP errors for the specified device. The number of errors is based on the sum of the following MIB variables:
ipInHdrErrors + ipInAddrErrors + ipInUnknownProtos + ipInDiscards + ipOutDiscards + ipOutNoRoutes + ipReasmFails + ipFragFails + ipRoutingDiscards
ICMP Traffic (icmpInMsgs + icmpOutMsgs)
Summary of ICMP traffic for the specified device.
ICMP Errors (icmpInErrors + icmpOutErrors)
Summary of ICMP errors for the specified device.
UDP Traffic (udpInDatagrams + udpOutDatagrams)
Summary of the UDP traffic trends on the specific device.
UDP Errors (udpInErrors + udpNoPorts)
Pattern and current value of UDP errors.
TCP Traffic (tcpInSegs + tcpOutSegs + tcpRetransSegs)
Summary of TCP traffic for the device.
TCP Errors (tcpInErrs)
Pattern and current value of TCP errors.
SNMP Traffic (snmpInPkts + snmpOutPkts)
Pattern and current level of SNMP traffic.
SNMP Errors
Pattern and current value of SNMP errors. The summary is a combination of the following MIB variables:
snmpInBadVersions + snmpInBadCommunityNames + snmpInBadCommunityUses + snmpInASNParseErrs + snmpInTooBigs + snmpOutTooBigs + snmpInNoSuchNames + snmpOutNoSuchNames + snmpInBadValues + snmpOutBadValues + snmpInReadOnlys + snmpInGenErrs + snmpOutGenErrs
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
The fields in monitor dialog boxes display either absolute or differential values:
An absolute value indicates the value recorded for a monitor object at a specific polling time.
A differential value is determined by subtracting the value recorded for a monitor object at the previous polling interval from the value recorded at the current polling interval.
Unless otherwise noted, the fields in this dialog box display differential values.
Device>Monitor>CPU Utilization
Use this feature to display CPU Utilization information over three different time periods.
CPU Utilization % (5 sec): (cpmCPUTotal5secRev)
The overall CPU busy percentage over the last 5-second period. This object deprecates the cpmCPUTotal5sec object from the CISCO-PROCESS-MIB.
CPU Utilization % (1 min): (cpmCPUTotal1minRev)
The overall CPU-busy percentage over the last 1-minute period. This object deprecates the cpmCPUTotal1min object from the CISCO-PROCESS-MIB.
CPU Utilization % (5 min): (cpmCPUTotal5minRev)
The overall CPU-busy percentage over the last 5-minute period. This object deprecates the cpmCPUTotal5min object from the CISCO-PROCESS-MIB.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>IP
To display performance information for a device, from the CiscoView Monitor Device window, select IP. The following information is displayed:
IP Reassemble Request (ipReasmReqds)
Number of received IP fragments that need to be reassembled.
In Delivers (ipInDelivers)
Number of IP datagrams delivered to local protocols.
Fragments Created (ipFragCreates)
Number of IP datagram fragments created.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
The fields in monitor dialog boxes display either absolute or differential values:
An absolute value indicates the value recorded for a monitor object at a specific polling time.
A differential value is determined by subtracting the value recorded for a monitor object at the previous polling interval from the value recorded at the current polling interval.
Unless otherwise noted, the fields in this dialog box display differential values.
Device>Monitor>ICMP Traffic 1
The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is an essential part of IP. When the IP protocol runs into a problem delivering a datagram, an ICMP message is sent back to the source. From this dialog box, you can monitor the ICMP traffic activity on this device.
The following information is displayed:
In Source Quench (icmpInSrcQuenchs)
The number of ICMP Source Quench messages received.
Out Source Quench (icmpOutSrcQuenches)
The number of ICMP Source Quench messages sent.
In Redirect (icmpInRedirects)
Trend in the number of ICMP Redirect Messages. A host should update its routing table based on the Redirect information.
Out Redirect (icmpOutRedirects)
Pattern in the number of Redirect Messages sent by a router. A host does not send Redirect messages.
In Echo Request (icmpInEchos)
Pattern in the number of incoming ICMP Echo Request messages.
Out Echo Request (icmpOutEchos)
Pattern and latest number of outgoing ICMP Echo Request messages.
In Echo Reply (icmpInEchoReps)
Pattern and latest number of ICMP Echo Reply messages received.
Out Echo Reply (icmpOutEchoReps)
Pattern and latest number of ICMP Echo Reply messages sent.
In Timestamp Request (icmpInTimestamps)
The number of ICMP Timestamp Request messages received.
Out Timestamp Request (icmpOutTimestamps)
The number of ICMP Timestamp Request messages sent.
In Timestamp Reply (icmpInTimestampReps)
The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages received.
Out Timestamp Reply (icmpOutTimestampReps)
The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages sent.
The fields in monitor dialog boxes display either absolute or differential values:
An absolute value indicates the value recorded for a monitor object at a specific polling time.
A differential value is determined by subtracting the value recorded for a monitor object at the previous polling interval from the value recorded at the current polling interval.
Unless otherwise noted, the fields in this dialog box display differential values.
Device>Monitor>ICMP Traffic 2
The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is an essential part of IP. When the IP protocol runs into a problem delivering a datagram, an ICMP message is sent back to the source. From this dialog box, you can monitor the ICMP traffic activity on this device.
The following information is displayed:
In Address Mask Request (icmpInAddrMasks)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP Address Mask Requests received.
Out Address Mask Request (icmpOutAddrMasks)
Pattern and latest number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages sent.
In Address Mask Reply (icmpInAddrMaskReps)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP Address Mask Reply received messages.
Out Address Mask Reply (icmpOutAddrMaskReps)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP Address Mask Reply messages sent.
In Parameter Problem (icmpInParmProbs)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP Parameter Problem messages. These messages usually relate to problems in optional IP header fields.
Out Parameter Problem (icmpOutParmProbs)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP messages sent to report a parameter problem.
In Destination Unreachable (icmpInDestUnreachs)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP Destination Unreachable Messages.
Out Destination Unreachable (icmpOutDestUnreachs)
Pattern and latest number of ICMP messages sent to report unreachable destinations.
In Time Exceeded (icmpInTimeExcds)
Pattern and latest number of incoming ICMP Time Exceeded messages. These signal expired Time-To-Lives and timeouts on reassembly of fragments.
Out Time Exceeded (icmpOutTimeExcds)
Pattern and latest number of ICMP messages sent to report Time Exceeded.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
The fields in monitor dialog boxes display either absolute or differential values:
An absolute value indicates the value recorded for a monitor object at a specific polling time.
A differential value is determined by subtracting the value recorded for a monitor object at the previous polling interval from the value recorded at the current polling interval.
Unless otherwise noted, the fields in this dialog box display differential values.
Device>Monitor>TCP
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is an essential part of IP. When the IP protocol runs into a problem delivering a datagram, an ICMP message is sent back to the source. The CiscoView Monitor Device window displays information about incoming and outgoing ICMP messages.
Two categories of TCP information are monitored in the CiscoView Monitor Device window: information about connection statistics and information about traffic. Connection statistics count the outgoing and incoming connection attempts. TCP traffic counts indicate the network health of the host. For example, a large number of retransmissions indicates a problem.
To display TCP information for a device, from the CiscoView Monitor Device window, select TCP from the CATEGORY popup menu.
The CiscoView Monitor device window displays the following information:
Active Open (tcpActiveOpens)
Pattern and latest number of outgoing connection requests from this system.
Passive Open (tcpPassiveOpens)
Pattern and latest number of incoming connection requests from this system. The latest number is the number of connections that occurred during the last polling interval.
Attempt Fail (tcpAttemptFails)
Number of incoming and outgoing connection requests.
Close (tcpEstabResets)
Number of times the TCP connections have changed from the ESTABLISHED or CLOSE-WAIT state to the CLOSED state.
Current Established (tcpCurrEstab)
Pattern for and latest number of TCP connections that are in either ESTABLISHED or CLOSE-WAIT state.
Note: This field displays an absolute value.
Out Reset (tcpOutRsts)
Pattern for and number of TCP segments with the reset flag (RST) set to 1.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
The fields in monitor dialog boxes display either absolute or differential values:
An absolute value indicates the value recorded for a monitor object at a specific polling time.
A differential value is determined by subtracting the value recorded for a monitor object at the previous polling interval from the value recorded at the current polling interval.
Unless otherwise noted, the fields in this dialog box display differential values.
Device>Monitor>SNMP Traffic
CiscoView allows you to monitor SNMP traffic activity. The overall traffic and each of the SNMP message types (get-request, get-next-request, set-request, get-response, and trap) are monitored.
Monitoring this activity can help you determine the SNMP performance of your management station, for example, if too many MIB variables are being requested.
To display SNMP information for a device, from the CiscoView Monitor Device window, select SNMP Traffic from the CATEGORY popup menu.
The following information is displayed:
Total In Get Request (snmpInTotalReqVars)
Pattern for and latest total of local MIB objects that have been retrieved successfully as a result of incoming get-request and get-next-request messages.
Total In Set Request (snmpInTotalSetVars)
Pattern and latest total of local MIB objects that have been updated successfully as a result of incoming set-requests.
In Get Request (snmpInGetRequests)
Pattern and current number of incoming get-request messages that have been accepted and processed.
Out Get Request (snmpOutGetRequests)
Pattern and current number of outgoing get-request messages generated.
In GetNext Request (snmpInGetNexts)
Pattern and current number of incoming get-next-request messages that have been accepted and processed.
Out GetNext Request (snmpOutGetNexts)
Pattern and current number of outgoing get-next requests generated.
In Set Request (snmpInSetRequests)
Pattern and current number of incoming set-request messages generated.
Out Set Request (snmpOutSetRequests)
Pattern and current number of outgoing set-request messages generated.
In Get Response (snmpInGetResponses)
Pattern and current number of incoming get-response messages accepted and processed.
Out Get Response (snmpOutGetResponses)
Pattern and current number of outgoing get-responses generated.
In Traps (snmpInTraps)
Pattern and current number of incoming traps accepted and processed.
Out Traps (snmpOutTraps)
Pattern and current number of outgoing traps generated.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
The fields in monitor dialog boxes display either absolute or differential values:
An absolute value indicates the value recorded for a monitor object at a specific polling time.
A differential value is determined by subtracting the value recorded for a monitor object at the previous polling interval from the value recorded at the current polling interval.
Unless otherwise noted, the fields in this dialog box display differential values.
Device>Monitor>Spanning Tree
Use this option to do display UplinkFast Conversion/Convergence activity for a device.
The following information is displayed:
Transitions (stpxUplinkFastTransitions)
Cumulative number of UplinkFast transitions recorded on the device. An UplinkFast transition goes directly from the STP Blocking state to the STP Forwarding state.
Learning Frames (stpxUplinkStationLearningFrames)
Cumulative number of station-learning frames generated on the device due to UplinkFast transitions.
Click OK to continue. Click Apply to save the changes in the dialog box. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Device>Monitor>Process Utilization
Use this feature to display statistics for the selected running process.
Process ID (cpmProcessPID)
Numeric identifier assigned to a running process.
Process Name (cpmProcessName)
Name assigned to a running process.
Process Priority (cpmProcessExtPriorityRev)
Indicates the priority level of a running process.
With a running process selected, click Monitor and a new dialog box is opened. The following information is displayed:
Allocated Memory (cpmProcExtMemAllocated)
The sum of all the dynamically allocated memory that this process has received from the system. This includes memory that may have been returned. The sum of freed memory is provided by cpmProcExtMemFreed.
Freed Memory (cpmProcExtMemFreed )
The sum of all memory that this process has returned to the system.
# of Invocations (cpmProcExtInvoked)
The number of times since cpmProcessTimeCreated that the process has been invoked.
CPU Time (cpmProcExtRuntime)
The amount of CPU time the process has used, in microseconds.
Utilization (5 sec) (cpmProcExtUtil5sec)
This object provides a general idea of how busy a process caused the processor to be over a 5 -econd period. It is determined as a weighted decaying average of the current idle time over the longest idle time. Note that this information should be used as an estimate only.
Utilization (1 min): (cpmProcExtUtil1Min)
This object provides a general idea of how busy a process caused the processor to be over a 1 minute period. It is determined as a weighted decaying average of the current idle time over the longest idle time. Note that this information should be used as an estimate only.
Utilization (5 min): (cpmProcExtUtil5Min)
This object provides a general idea of how busy a process caused the processor to be over a 5 minute period. It is determined as a weighted decaying average of the current idle time over the longest idle time. Note that this information should be used as an estimate only.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Switching Bus Traffic
Use this option to display traffic meter information for the device.
Supervisor Module (sysTrafficMeter)
Traffic meter value for supervisor module WS-X5530; the percentage of bandwidth utilization for the previous polling interval.
Bus A (sysTrafficMeter)
Traffic meter value for Bus A; the percentage of bandwidth utilization for the previous polling interval.
Bus B (sysTrafficMeter)
Traffic meter value for Bus B; the percentage of bandwidth utilization for the previous polling interval.
Bus C (sysTrafficMeter)
Traffic meter value for Bus C; the percentage of bandwidth utilization for the previous polling interval.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization
Use the Memory Pool Utilization options to monitor information about different types of memory pools in a device.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization>DRAM
From this dialog box, you can monitor DRAM memory utilization.
Memory Pool Utilization (ciscoMemoryPoolUsed)
Memory utilization indicates the amount of memory used.
Note: Devices running Catalyst OS version 7.1.1 or later display the following three fields instead.
Memory Pool Utilization (1 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization1Min)
Memory pool utilization for 1 minute.
Memory Pool Utilization (5 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization5Min)
Memory pool utilization for 5 minutes.
Memory Pool Utilization (10 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization10Min)
Memory pool utilization for 10 minutes.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization>Flash
From this dialog box, you can monitor Flash memory utilization.
Memory Pool Utilization (ciscoMemoryPoolUsed)
Memory utilization indicates the amount of memory used.
Note: Devices running Catalyst OS version 7.1.1 or later display the following three fields instead.
Memory Pool Utilization (1 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization1Min)
Memory pool utilization for 1 minute.
Memory Pool Utilization (5 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization5Min)
Memory pool utilization for 5 minutes.
Memory Pool Utilization (10 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization10Min)
Memory pool utilization for 10 minutes.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization>NVRAM
From this dialog box, you can monitor NVRAM memory utilization.
Memory Pool Utilization (ciscoMemoryPoolUsed)
Memory utilization indicates the amount of memory used.
Note: Devices running Catalyst OS version 7.1.1 or later display the following three fields instead.
Memory Pool Utilization (1 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization1Min)
Memory pool utilization for 1 minute.
Memory Pool Utilization (5 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization5Min)
Memory pool utilization for 5 minutes.
Memory Pool Utilization (10 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization10Min)
Memory pool utilization for 10 minutes.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization>MBUF
From this dialog box, you can monitor MBUF memory utilization.
Memory Pool Utilization (ciscoMemoryPoolUsed)
Memory utilization indicates the amount of memory used.
Note: Devices running Catalyst OS version 7.1.1 or later display the following three fields instead.
Memory Pool Utilization (1 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization1Min)
Memory pool utilization for 1 minute.
Memory Pool Utilization (5 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization5Min)
Memory pool utilization for 5 minutes.
Memory Pool Utilization (10 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization10Min)
Memory pool utilization for 10 minutes.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization>Cluster Memory
From this dialog box, you can monitor Cluster Memory utilization.
Memory Pool Utilization (ciscoMemoryPoolUsed)
Memory utilization indicates the amount of memory used.
Note: Devices running Catalyst OS version 7.1.1 or later display the following three fields instead.
Memory Pool Utilization (1 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization1Min)
Memory pool utilization for 1 minute.
Memory Pool Utilization (5 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization5Min)
Memory pool utilization for 5 minutes.
Memory Pool Utilization (10 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization10Min)
Memory pool utilization for 10 minutes.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.
Device>Monitor>Memory Pool Utilization>MALLOC
From this dialog box, you can monitor MALLOC memory utilization.
Memory Pool Utilization (ciscoMemoryPoolUsed)
Memory utilization indicates the amount of memory used.
Note: Devices running Catalyst OS version 7.1.1 or later display the following three fields instead.
Memory Pool Utilization (1 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization1Min)
Memory pool utilization for 1 minute.
Memory Pool Utilization (5 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization5Min)
Memory pool utilization for 5 minutes.
Memory Pool Utilization (10 Min): (ciscoMemoryPoolUtilization10Min)
Memory pool utilization for 10 minutes.
To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.
Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.