CFM Window Reference

Fields

The Add Device window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Name or IP Address	Host name or IP address of the Cisco server load balancing device to add.
Read Community	Read community string of the Cisco server load balancing device.

Buttons

The buttons in the Add Device window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
OK	Closes the window and adds the specified device to the Discovery Manager window.
Cancel	Closes the window and returns to the Discovery Manager without adding a new device.

Buttons

The buttons in the Delete Device window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
OK	Deletes the specified device and returns to the Discovery Manager window.
Cancel	Closes the window and returns to the Discovery Manager without deleting the device.

Fields

The Discovery Manager window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Device	Hostname or IP address of the device being monitored.
Read Community	Read community string for the device.
Status	Current discovery status of the device. The following values are possible: Discovering---CFM is sending an SNMP command to the device to determine whether or not it is available and SNMP-enabled. Not Responding---CFM did not receive a response to its SNMP request from the device. Unrecognized Device---Device responded, but the device is not a Cisco server load balancing device. Not In Service---Device is recognized as a Cisco server load balancing device, but the device is not participating in the load balancing system. In Service---Device is recognized as a Cisco server load balancing device and is participating in the load balancing system. Critical---Device was previously In Service but its community string has been changed to an invalid value.

Buttons

The buttons in the Discovery Manager window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
Add	Displays the Add Device window which enables you to add a new device to be monitored.
Edit	Displays the Edit Device window which enables you to edit the read community string for a selected device.
Remove	Displays the Delete Device window which enables you to confirm the deletion of a device that you no longer want to monitor.

Fields

The Edit Device window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Name or IP Address	Host name or IP address of the selected device.
Read Community	Read community string of the selected device.

Buttons

The buttons in the Edit Device window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
OK	Saves your changes, closes the window, and returns to the Discovery Manager window.
Cancel	Closes the window and returns to the Discovery Manager without saving your changes.

Fields

The Preferences window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Forwarding Agents	Polling period, in seconds, for collecting data from the forwarding agents.
Services Managers	Polling period, in seconds for collecting data from the services managers.

Buttons

The buttons in the Preferences window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
Reset	Resets the polling period for the forwarding agents and services managers to their previously saved settings.
Apply	Saves your changes.

The CFM Main window provides the following features:

• Status and availability for the aggregation of Cisco server load balancing devices

• Status and availability for each Cisco server load balancing device

• Association between a virtual server and Cisco server load balancing devices

• Access to detailed statistics for each Cisco server load balancing device

Fields

The CFM Main window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Load Balancing Components	Displays a list of the types of Cisco server load balancing devices being monitored by CFM.
Virtuals	Aggregate status and availability for all virtual servers being monitored by CFM. Clicking on Virtuals expands this item to show a list of all monitored virtual servers. Each virtual server expands to list the Cisco server load balancing devices associated with the virtual server.
Reals	Aggregate status and availability for all real servers being monitored by CFM. Clicking on Reals expands this item to show a list of all monitored real servers.
LocalDirectors	Aggregate status and availability for all LocalDirectors being monitored by CFM. Clicking on LocalDirectors expands this item to show a list of all monitored LocalDirectors.
Forwarding Agents	Aggregate status and availability for all forwarding agents being monitored by CFM. Clicking on Forwarding Agents expands this item to show a list of all monitored forwarding agents.

Buttons

The buttons in the CFM Main window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
Specify an Action	Lists the available actions that you can perform on the selected resources. The following values are possible: Show Details---Displays a window with detailed information about the selected device (Forwarding Agent Details window, LocalDirector Details window, Virtual Details window, or Real Details window). Show Available Services Managers---Displays the Services Managers window where you can select the services manager that you want to access.
Help	Displays helpful information on the current window.
Exit	Terminates your connection to the CFM server.

Buttons

The buttons in the CFM Services Managers window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
Load Balancing	Displays the Content Flow Monitor for monitoring Cisco server load balancing devices.

Fields

The Forwarding Agent Details window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
IP Address	Configured IP address of the Forwarding Agent. SNMP queries will be sent to this address to access CASA information.
CASA IP Address	Configured IP address of the CASA feature. This is also known as the control address.
State Notification	Indicates whether or not a ciscoCasaStateChange notification is generated when the state changes. The possible values are Enabled or Disabled.
Multicast IP Address	Multicast IP address for this CASA entity.
Multicast Port	Port which this CASA entity uses to exchange Wildcard Affinities with its CASA partner. This applies to the CASA IP address and the multicast address.
Multicast Password Timeout	Number of seconds that the previous password remains in effect after receiving the new password.

Statistics

The Forwarding Agent Details window provides the following statistics:

Field	Description
Cache Entries	Number of affinities in the affinity cache.
Cache High Water Mark	Maximum number of affinities (high water mark) concurrently held in the affinity cache.
Cache Drops	Count of affinities which CFM was unable to enter in the affinity cache because of low memory conditions.
Total Flows	Total number of flows that this forwarding agent processed since startup.
Wildcard Affinity Total Packets	Number of packets that matched any wildcard affinity.

Tabs

The tabs in the Forwarding Agent Details window provide the following functions:

Button	Description
Wildcard Affinities	Displays the Forwarding Agent Wildcard Affinities window for this forwarding agent.

Fields

The Forwarding Agent Summary Details window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
IP Address	Configured IP address of the Forwarding Agent. SNMP queries will be sent to this address to access CASA information.
CASA IP Address	Configured IP address of the CASA feature. This is also known as the control address.
State Notification	Indicates whether or not a ciscoCasaStateChange notification is generated when the state changes. The possible values are Enabled or Disabled.
Multicast IP Address	Multicast IP address for this CASA entity.
Cache Entries	Number of affinities in the affinity cache.
Cache High Water Mark	Maximum number of affinities (high water mark) concurrently held in the affinity cache.
Cache Drops	Count of affinities which CFM was unable to enter in the affinity cache because of low memory conditions.
Total Flows	Total number of flows that this forwarding agent processed since startup.
Wildcard Affinity Total Packets	Number of packets that matched any wildcard affinity.

Fields

The Forwarding Agent Wildcard Affinities window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
Source Address	Source IP address specified in this wildcard affinity.
Source Mask	IP source mask specified in this wildcard affinity.
Destination Address	Destination IP address specified in this wildcard affinity.
Destination Mask	IP destination mask specified in this wildcard affinity.
Source Port	Source port specified in this wildcard affinity. A value of 0 means all port numbers will match.
Destination Port	Destination port specified in this wildcard affinity. A value of 0 means all port numbers will match.
Protocol	Protocol number specified in this wildcard affinity. A value of 0 means all protocol numbers will match.
Fragment	A checkmark indicates that fragments that match the source and destination IP address are to be sent to the LocalDirector. No checkmark indicates that the fragment must pass this wildcard affinity before sending to the LocalDirector.
Packets Forwarded	Number of packets which matched this wildcard affinity or any fixed affinity associated with this wildcard affinity, that were forwarded to the destination IP address.
Current Flows	Current number of flows resulting from packets received which matched this wildcard affinity. This number is also the number of fixed affinity entries in the fixed affinity cache, resulting from packets matching this wildcard affinity.

Fields

The LocalDirector Details window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
IP Address	IP address of the LocalDirector.
Fail Over	Enabled or disabled depending on whether fail over is enabled or not.
Fail Over Unit Type	Indicates LocalDirector's role in fail over setup. Primary or secondary.
Fail Over Unit Status	LocalDirector's fail over activity. Active or standby.
Fail Over Cable Status	Indicates state of serial fail over cable between LocalDirector units.

Fields

The Real Server Details window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
IP Address	IP address of the real server.
Port	IP port of the real server.
Bind Id	Bind ID parameter for this real server.
State	Service state of the real machine.
Protocol	Protocol ID used in sending packets to this real server.
Weight	Weight for the real server. Reflects the availability of a real server. Larger numbers for weight indicate a higher availability of the real server to perform work. A value of 0 is equivalent to placing the server out of service.
Total Connections	Total number of connections to this machine since the last reboot.
Total Packets	Total number of packets flowing between the real server and clients as seen by this LocalDirector.

Fields

The Virtual Server Details window contains the following fields:

Field	Description
IP Address	IP address of the virtual server.
Port	IP port of the virtual server.
Bind ID	Bind ID parameter for this virtual server.
State	Current state of the virtual server.
Protocol	Protocol supported by this virtual server.
Weight	Sum of the weights of all real servers bound to the virtual server. Higher values indicate higher availability for the virtual server to perform work. A value of 0 indicates that the virtual server is not available to perform work.
Total Connections	Total number of connections to or from the virtual machine since the last reboot.
Total Packets	Total number of packets flowing between the virtual server and clients as seen by the LocalDirector. This also includes packets exchanged between the LocalDirector and forwarding agents for the purpose of transferring fixed affinity information.