Table of Contents

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W

Index

A

active threshold settings, changing to pending     5-20

adding

current threshold settings for RMON agents     5-21

device

keywords, FAQ     6-8

packages, support for     2-20

to a stack with StackMaker     3-5

managed devices, in the Properties dialog box     5-24

threshold settings

in the RMON agent     5-21

to multiple interfaces     5-34

agents

event notification parameters

Falling Event Type     5-14

Rising Event Type     5-14

log information, viewing     5-15

RMON--see RMON agents     5-11

when activated     5-2

alarm

Alarm Variable, profile identification parameter, description     5-13

definition     5-4

variable, default threshold value     5-24

avgBusy1 policy file, description     5-28

avgBusy5 policy file, description     5-28

B

bufferFail policy file, description     5-28

bufferNoMem policy file, description     5-28

C

Castlerock SNMPc CD, not supported in 5.0     1-6

changing managed devices     5-24

Cisco support

documentation

on the CD-ROM     ix

on the world-wide web     ix

reporting problems     6-11

CiscoView application

basic tasks (table)     2-19

color legend, understanding     2-10

configuration table

color scheme, explanation     2-19

illustration     2-18

Configure dialog box

action buttons in list format (table)     2-13

action buttons in table format (table)     2-15

illustration     2-12

description     1-3

display, understanding     2-17

features     2-2

graphical device display

device command buttons     2-5

device front or back panel     2-7

selecting devices for     2-5

icons     2-7

look and feel preferences, setting     2-8

main menu

buttons (table)     2-6

illustration     2-5

Monitor window

description     2-17

illustration     2-16

monitoring devices, overview     2-15

navigating     2-4

preferences, setting     2-8

screen features     2-4

starting     2-3

from CiscoWorks Windows     2-3

from WhatsUp Gold     2-3

troubleshooting     6-1

understanding     2-2

CiscoWorks Windows

applications, descriptions (table)

CiscoView     1-3

Show Commands     1-3

Threshold Manager     1-4

WhatsUp Gold     1-4

documentation

on the CD-ROM     ix

on the world-wide web     ix

related     xii

installing     1-4

new feature support with 5.0     1-6

overview     1-1

starting applications and utilities

CiscoView     2-3

Device Support utility     2-21

Show Commands     4-2

Threshold Manager     5-5

starting from

the Start menu     1-7

WhatsUp Gold     2-3

uninstalling     1-8

version compatibility     1-5

WhatsUp Gold, starting from     2-3

clearing devices from a stack, with StackMaker     3-5

color

legend, in CiscoView, understanding     2-10

scheme, in CiscoView configuration table, explanation     2-19

command buttons, graphically displayed in CiscoView     2-5

community strings

in managing devices     5-24

setting

FAQ     6-5

in CiscoView     2-8

config directory, installed by Threshold Manager     5-27

Configure dialog box, in CiscoView

action buttons in list format (table)     2-13

action buttons in table format (table)     2-15

illustration     2-12

Configure Thresholds dialog box

Current Threshold Settings pane     5-20

illustration     5-19

Policies pane     5-20

configuring device stacks, in StackMaker     3-7

customize profile, definition     5-4

D

debug parameters for devices, setting in CiscoView     2-8

deleting

current threshold settings for RMON agents     5-21

device support     2-20

events in the RMON agent     5-10

policy files     5-34

threshold settings     5-22

device

community strings, setting in CiscoView     2-8

configuration     2-11

debug parameters, setting in CiscoView     2-8

display or modification, FAQ     6-3

graphical display--see CiscoView application     2-5

keywords, adding, FAQ     6-8

managed devices, changing     5-24

monitoring--see CiscoView application     2-15

packages

FAQ     6-6, 6-7

understanding     2-20

SNMP, setting in CiscoView     2-8

stacking--see StackMaker     3-5

support, adding or deleting     2-20

Device Support utility, starting     2-21

displaying devices

FAQ     6-3

graphically--see CiscoView application     2-5

documentation

on the CD-ROM     ix

on the web     ix

other related     xii

E

enforcing threshold settings     5-20

etherStatsCollisions policy file, description     5-29

etherStatsCRCAlignErrors policy file, description     5-28

etherStatsFragments policy file, description     5-29

etherStatsOctets policy file, description     5-28

etherStatsOversizePkts policy file, description     5-29

etherStatsPkts policy file, description     5-28

etherStatsUndersizePkts policy file, description     5-29

Event Priority, profile identification parameter, description     5-14

events

deleting or overwriting, by the RMON agent     5-10

managing

in Threshold Manager     5-10

object identifier (OID)     5-10

no longer displayed, reasons     5-10

retrieving     5-16

severity, determining     5-9

sorting     5-17

threshold, viewing     5-11

F

Falling Event Type, profile identification parameter, description     5-14

filtering profiles     5-35

freeMem policy file, description     5-28

G

graphical device display--see CiscoView application     2-5

H

hardware platform for StackMaker     3-5

host name of a device, obtaining in StackMaker     3-5

HP Open View, not supported in 5.0     1-7

I

ifInOctets policy file, description     5-28

ifOutOctets policy file, description     5-28

installing CiscoWorks Windows     1-4

interface profile, definition     5-4

K

keywords

adding, FAQ     6-8

keyword-value pairs, in policy configuration files     5-33

L

locIfReliab policy file, description     5-28

locIfResets policy file, description     5-28

locIfRestarts policy file, description     5-28

M

managed devices

changing or adding, in the Properties dialog box     5-24

information about, viewing     5-22

MIB (Management Information Base)

log table, and RMON     5-5

variables, and threshold parameters     5-33

modifying

current threshold settings for the RMON agent     5-21

devices, FAQ     6-3

policy files     5-29

mon_EtherStats profile, definition     5-4

monitoring devices--see CiscoView application     2-15

N

naming policy files     5-27

notes, importance of     xi

O

object identifier (OID)

alarm, defining     5-30

associated with events     5-10

in event management     5-10

setting new thresholds for     5-30

P

pending threshold settings, changing to active     5-20

policies

configuration file contents     5-33

interface-specific, defining     5-26

loading into Threshold Manager     5-27

Policy Description, profile identification parameter, description     5-13

policy files

configuration file contents     5-33

contents     5-25

creating new     5-30

customizing     5-3

default, using     5-28

deleting     5-34

descriptions (table)     5-28

formatting     5-25

modifying     5-29

named

avgBusy1     5-28

avgBusy5     5-28

bufferFail     5-28

bufferNoMem     5-28

etherStatsCollisions     5-29

etherStatsCRCAlignErrors     5-28

etherStatsFragments     5-29

etherStatsOctets     5-28

etherStatsOversizePkts     5-29

etherStatsPkts     5-28

etherStatsUndersizePkts     5-29

freeMem     5-28

ifInOctets     5-28

ifOutOctets     5-28

locIfCarTranslocIfCarTransloc policy file, description     5-28

locIfReliab     5-28

locIfResets     5-28

locIfRestarts     5-28

naming     5-27

thd extensions on     5-27

using     5-24

profile identification parameters

Alarm Variable     5-13

Event Priority     5-14

Falling Event Type     5-14

Policy Description     5-13

Profile     5-13

Rising Event Type     5-14

Startup Alarm     5-14

threshold parameters

Interval     5-13

Rising Threshold     5-13

Sampling Type     5-13

Profile, profile identification parameter, description     5-13

profiles

filtering     5-35

named, definition of

Customize     5-4

Interface     5-4

mon_EtherStats     5-4

Profile     5-13

System     5-4

R

refresh timer, in managing devices     5-24

removing devices from a stack, with Stackmaker     3-5

reporting problems to Cisco     6-11

restoring devices to a stack, with StackMaker     3-5

retrieving events     5-16

Rising Event Type, profile identification parameter, description     5-14

RMON

agents--see RMON agents     5-11

alarm group definition     5-4

MIB log table     5-5

RMON agents

alarm OIDs, defining     5-30

current threshold settings

adding     5-21

deleting     5-22

making pending or active     5-20

modifying     5-21

printing     5-21

retreiving     5-21

viewing     5-20

default threshold values     5-24

events

generating     5-5

writing over or deleting     5-10

generating log time     5-9

retrieving events from     5-16

settings in

viewing     5-11

which thresholds to set     5-20

writing over or deleting events     5-10

S

Save Output dialog box, displaying     4-6

setting

CiscoView preferences     2-8

community strings

FAQ     6-5

in CiscoView     2-8

debug parameters for devices     2-8

device SNMP, in CiscoView     2-8

look and feel preferences     2-8

new thresholds for object identifier (OID)     5-30

SNMP timeouts and retries, in CiscoView     2-8

settings

current threshold, for RMON agents

adding     5-21

modifying     5-21

viewing     5-11

current threshold, for the RMON agent

active, changing to pending     5-20

deleting     5-22

determining which to set     5-20

enforcing     5-20

obtaining current     5-20

pending, changing to active     5-20

threshold

adding     5-21

Show Commands application

description     1-3

display options     4-6

look and feel preferences, setting     4-6

main window

description     4-4

illustration     4-5

options (table)     4-6

navigating     4-4

Save Output dialog box

displaying     4-6

starting     4-2

troubleshooting     6-8

Single Event View dialog box, in Threshold Manager

action buttons (table)     5-16

Agent Log Information pane     5-15

description     5-11

illustration     5-12

Profile Identification pane     5-12

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

community strings, in stacking devices     3-7

error messages, FAQ     6-5

timeouts and retries, setting in CiscoView     2-8

SNMPc CD, not supported in 5.0     1-6

sorting events     5-17

stackable neighboring devices, viewing with StackMaker     3-5

StackMaker

adding devices to a stack with     3-5

building the stack with     3-7

clearing devices from a stack with     3-5

configuring stacks with     3-7

device description field     3-5

device membership in multiple stacks     3-7

hardware platform for     3-5

host names for devices, obtaining in     3-5

removing devices from a stack with     3-5

restoring devices to a stack with     3-5

stack

members, viewing with     3-5

starting     3-3

viewing stackable neighbors with     3-5

starting

CiscoView application

from CiscoWorks     2-3

from WhatsUp Gold     2-3

CiscoWorks Windows applications and utilities

CiscoView     2-3

Device Support utility     2-21

Show Commands application     4-2

Threshold Manager application     5-5

Device Support utility     2-21

Show Commands application     4-2

Threshold Manager application     5-5

Startup Alarm, profile identification parameter, description     5-14

system profile, definition     5-4

T

technical support

online

for CiscoView     2-22

for Show Commands     4-8

for Threshold Manager     5-35

reporting problems to Cisco     6-11

thd file extensions on policy files     5-27

threshold

adding, to multiple interfaces     5-34

configuring--see Threshold Manager application     5-18

definition of     5-3

events, viewing     5-11

modifying     5-21

policies, naming convention for     5-27

settings

active, changing to pending     5-20

adding     5-21

deleting     5-22

enforcing     5-20

modifying     5-21

obtaining current     5-20

pending, changing to active     5-20

viewing     5-20

Threshold Manager application

adding

a threshold setting     5-21

thresholds to multiple interfaces     5-34

changing managed devices     5-24

configuring thresholds     5-18

Configure Thresholds dialog box, illustration     5-19

current threshold settings, viewing     5-20

policies, displaying information on     5-20

default policy files, using     5-28

deleting a threshold setting     5-22

description     1-4

Events List display window, description     5-9

loading policies     5-27

main window

description     5-6

illustration     5-7

options (table)     5-8

modifying a threshold setting     5-21

Single Event View dialog box

action buttons (table)     5-16

Agent Log Information pane     5-15

description     5-11

illustration     5-12

Profile Identification pane     5-12

starting

from WhatsUp Gold     5-5

running multiple instances     5-34

terminology     5-2

threshold events, viewing     5-11

troubleshooting     6-10

viewing managed device information     5-22

threshold profile identification parameters, descriptions

Falling Threshold     5-13

Interval     5-13

Rising Threshold     5-13

Sampling Type     5-13

timeout interval, in managing devices     5-24

troubleshooting CiscoWorks Windows     6-1

CiscoView application     6-1

connectivity and setup     6-2

reporting problems to Cisco     6-11

Show Commands application     6-8

Threshold Manager application     6-10

U

uninstalling CiscoWorks Windows     1-8

V

viewing stackable neighboring devices, with StackMaker     3-5

W

WhatsUp Gold application

description     1-4

starting

CiscoView from     2-3

Show Commands from     4-2

Threshold Manager from     5-5

world-wide web, documentation on     ix

Posted: Fri Jan 7 13:00:32 PST 2000
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