Monitoring AccessPath Systems Using APM

Table 6-1: Stack Display Information

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP1 poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Shelf number	Location of the shelf in the physical AccessPath stack.
Device bitmap	Devices reachable by APM display in gray. Devices that are unreachable by APM display in red.
Status	Reachable---If the device has responded to the last SNMP poll request. Unreachable---If the device did not respond to the last SNMP poll request.
Name	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
Type	Device type of the shelf, which can be one of the following: Cisco AS5200 Access Server Shelf Cisco AS5300 Access Server Shelf Cisco 2511 Console Management Shelf Cisco 3640 Console Management Shelf Cisco 7206 Router Shelf Catalyst 5000 Switch Shelf Catalyst 5002 Switch Shelf
IP	Network management (SNMP) IP address for the shelf.

1SNMP = Simple Network Management Protocol.

The Shelf Status screen provides the following channel status information for a selected stack or shelf:

Table 6-3: Shelf Status Channel Status Information

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Status	Reachable (green circle)---If the device has responded to the last SNMP poll request. Unreachable (red circle)---If the device did not respond to the last SNMP poll request.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
#DS1	Number of DS1s that are available (operational status up).
#B/DS0	Number of DS0s (B channels) that are available for use.
#Active	Number of currently active channels.
%Utilize	Percentage of available channels that are currently in use.
#Analog	Number of active analog channels.
%Analog	Percentage of available channels that are carrying analog traffic.
#ISDN	Number of currently active ISDN channels.
%ISDN	Percentage of available channels that are carrying ISDN traffic.

The Shelf Status screen provides the following information for modem status for a selected stack or shelf:

Table 6-4: Shelf Modem Status

Parameter	Description
Status	Reachable (green circle)---If the device has responded to the last SNMP poll request. Unreachable (red circle)---If the device did not respond to the last SNMP poll request.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
#Modems	Number of installed modems.
#Avail	Number of installed modems that are available for calls. A modem is available if it is in the on-hook state.
%Avail	Number of currently active channels.
%Utilize	Percentage of modems installed that are available for calls.
%Unavail	Percentage of modems installed that are unavailable for calls.
#In use	Number of modems that are currently in use. An in use modem is a modem in one of the following states: connected, off hook, loopback, or download firmware.
%In use	Percentage of modems that are currently in use.
#Off	Number of modems that are currently held administratively offline.
%Off	Percentage of modems that are currently held administratively offline.
#Dead	Number of modems that are currently in the dead state. A dead modem is a modem with the state bad or download firmware failed.
%Dead	Percentage of modems that are currently in the dead state.
#Reject	Number of modem calls that have been rejected since the device was last booted. This is the total of ISDN and analog calls.

The Modem Status screen provides the following modem status information for a selected stack:

Table 6-5: Stack-Level Modem Status Information

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
Modem icon display	For each shelf in the stack, a list of modem icons displays that represents the state of each modem. The icons are coded by color: Blue---dormant Purple---testing Red---fail Orange---down Green---up Gray---unknown

The Modem Status screen provides the following modem status information for a selected shelf:

Table 6-6: Shelf-Level Modem Status Information

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
Modem icon display	For each shelf in the stack, a list of modem icons displays that represents the state of each modem. The icons are coded by color: Blue---dormant Purple---testing Red---fail Orange---down Green---up Gray---unknown
Modem physical port mapping	The slot.port number under each icon represents the physical slot and port of the modem.

The Channel Status screen provides the following information for a selected stack:

Table 6-7: Channel Status for Stack

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
Channel icon display	For each shelf in the stack, a row of channel icons displays that represents the state of each channel of an active DS1 line. Only active DS1 lines are displayed. The icons are coded by shape and color. The shapes are: Square---modem Triangle---ISDN Circle---not in use The colors used for modem states are: Blue---dormant Purple---testing Red---fail Orange---down Green---up Gray---unknown The colors used for ISDN/unused channel states are: Blue---not in use Green---in use Red---out of service

The Channel Status screen provides the following information for a selected shelf:

Table 6-8: Channel Status for Shelf

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
Channel icon display	For each shelf in the stack, a row of channel icons displays that represents the state of each channel of an active DS1 line. Only active DS1 lines are displayed. The icons are coded by shape and color. The shapes are: Square---modem Triangle---ISDN Circle---not in use The colors used for modem states are: Blue---dormant Purple---testing Red---fail Orange---down Green---up Gray---unknown The colors used for ISDN/unused channel states are: Blue---not in use Green---in use Red---out of service
Channel mapping	DS0 channel is displayed under each channel icon.

The Line Statistics screen provides the following information for the selected stack or shelf:

Table 6-9: Line Statistics

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the device.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Status	Operational status of the DS1 line.
Shelf	Case-sensitive, unique name for the shelf. The shelf name is the host name specified during APM configuration.
Slot index	Chassis slot containing the DS1 card.
Port index	Chassis port address of the DS1 card.
PPS	Current packets per second of this DS1 line.
BPS	Current bits per second of this DS1 line.
#Analog	Current number of analog calls on this DS1 line.
#ISDN	Current number of ISDN calls on this DS1 line.

The Throughput screen provides the following information:

Table 6-10: Throughput

Parameter	Description
Last poll time	Date and time of the last SNMP poll request to the stack.
System up since	Date and time when this session began.
Number of active DS1 lines	Number of DS1s that are operational.
Number of PPS	Current packets per second of this shelf or stack.
Number of BPS	Current bits per second of this shelf or stack.
Number of packet drops	Number of packets that were dropped on this stack or shelf between the current and previous polling intervals. The number of packet drops is the total of all DS1 interface inErrors, outDiscards, and outErrors.
PPS utilized	Graphical representation of the PPS value as it relates to the total possible PPS for this stack or shelf.
BPS utilized	Graphical representation of the BPS value as it relates to the total possible BPS for this stack or shelf.