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10.

 

ENCRYPTFLAG

 – This flag appears only when 

v3 

is selected as the 

SNMPVERSION

. By 

default, the eG agent does not encrypt SNMP requests. Accordingly, the 

ENCRYPTFLAG

 is 

set  to 

NO 

by  default.  To  ensure  that  SNMP  requests  sent  by  the  eG  agent  are  encrypted, 

select the 

YES 

option.   

11.

 

ENCRYPTTYPE

 – If the 

ENCRYPTFLAG

 is set to 

YES

, then you will have to mention the 

encryption type by selecting an option from the 

ENCRYPTTYPE

 list. SNMP v3 supports the 

following encryption types: 

 

DES 

– Data Encryption Standard 

 

AES 

– Advanced Encryption Standard 

12.

 

ENCRYPTPASSWORD

 – Specify the encryption password here. 

13.

 

CONFIRM PASSWORD

 – Confirm the encryption password by retyping it here.

 

14.

 

TIMEOUT 

Specify the duration (in seconds) within which the SNMP query executed by this 

test should time out in the 

TIMEOUT

 text box. The default is 10 seconds.

 

15.

 

DATA  OVER  TCP 

 

By  default,  in  an  IT  environment,  all  data  transmission  occurs  over 

UDP.  Some  environments  however,  may  be  specifically  configured  to  offload  a  fraction  of 
the  data  traffic  –  for  instance,  certain  types  of  data  traffic  or  traffic  pertaining  to  specific 
components  –  to  other  protocols  like  TCP,  so  as  to  prevent  UDP  overloads.  In  such 
environments, you can instruct the eG agent to conduct the SNMP data traffic related to the 
Juniper EX Switch over TCP (and not UDP). For this, set the 

DATA OVER TCP

 flag to 

Yes

By default, this flag is set to 

No

.  

 

Outputs of the 
test 

One set of results for each hardware component of the target Juniper EX Switch that is to be 
monitored 

Measurements 
made by the 
test 

Measurement 

Measurement 

Unit 

Interpretation 

Memory: 

Indicates  the  total  memory 
allocated  to  this  hardware 
component. 

MB 

 

 

Buffer utilization: 

Indicates  the  percentage  of 
buffer memory utilized by this 
hardware component. 

Percent 

A  low  value  is  desired  for  this  measure.  A 
gradual/sudden  increase  in  the  value  of  this 
measure  is  a  cause  of  concern  which 
indicates  that  the  buffer  memory  is  running 
short  of  resources.  You  can  either  increase 
the size of the buffer memory or free up the 
space  that  is  already  utilized  to  contain  the 
value of this measure within possible limits. 

Comparing  the  value  of  this  measure  across 
the  hardware  components  will  help    you  in 
identifying  the  hardware  component  that  is 
utilizing the memory resources extensively. 

 

Summary of Contents for Juniper EX

Page 1: ...Monitoring Juniper EX Switch eG Enterprise v6 ...

Page 2: ...regard to the software and documentation including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows NT Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in United States and or other countries The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be th...

Page 3: ...ting System Layer 2 1 1 1 CPU Utilization Test 2 1 1 2 Uptime Test 4 1 1 3 Memory Test 6 1 1 4 Temperature Test 8 1 1 5 Temperature Traps Test 9 1 1 6 Power Supplies Test 11 1 1 7 Fans Test 14 1 2 The JEX Service Layer 16 1 2 1 Switch Details Test 16 CONCLUSION 19 ...

Page 4: ...ically polls the SNMP MIB of the switch to measure the CPU usage temperature and memory of each hardware component of the switch and notifies administrators of potential resource crunches and failures of the power supply fans etc Figure 1 The layer model of the Juniper EX Switch Using the metrics reported administrators can find quick and accurate answers for the following performance questions Is...

Page 5: ...ch of CPU resources Purpose Monitors the current CPU utilization of the Juniper EX Switch Target of the test A Juniper EX Switch Agent deploying the test An external agent Configurable parameters for the test 1 TEST PERIOD How often should the test be executed 2 HOST The IP address of the Juniper EX Switch 3 SNMPPORT The SNMP Port number of the Juniper EX Switch 161 typically 4 SNMPVERSION By defa...

Page 6: ...flag appears only when v3 is selected as the SNMPVERSION By default the eG agent does not encrypt SNMP requests Accordingly the ENCRYPTFLAG is set to NO by default To ensure that SNMP requests sent by the eG agent are encrypted select the YES option 11 ENCRYPTTYPE If the ENCRYPTFLAG is set to YES then you will have to mention the encryption type by selecting an option from the ENCRYPTTYPE list SNM...

Page 7: ...ddress of the Juniper EX Switch 3 SNMPPORT The SNMP Port number of the Juniper EX Switch 161 typically 4 SNMPVERSION By default the eG agent supports SNMP version 1 Accordingly the default selection in the SNMPVERSION list is v1 However if a different SNMP framework is in use in your environment say SNMP v2 or v3 then select the corresponding option from this list SNMPCOMMUNITY The SNMP community ...

Page 8: ...andard 12 ENCRYPTPASSWORD Specify the encryption password here 13 CONFIRM PASSWORD Confirm the encryption password by retyping it here 14 TIMEOUT Specify the duration in seconds within which the SNMP query executed by this test should time out in the TIMEOUT text box The default is 10 seconds 15 DATA OVER TCP By default in an IT environment all data transmission occurs over UDP Some environments h...

Page 9: ...st uses to communicate with the firewall This parameter is specific to SNMP v1 and v2 only Therefore if the SNMPVERSION chosen is v3 then this parameter will not appear 6 USERNAME This parameter appears only when v3 is selected as the SNMPVERSION SNMP version 3 SNMPv3 is an extensible SNMP Framework which supplements the SNMPv2 Framework by additionally supporting message security access control a...

Page 10: ...ce certain types of data traffic or traffic pertaining to specific components to other protocols like TCP so as to prevent UDP overloads In such environments you can instruct the eG agent to conduct the SNMP data traffic related to the Juniper EX Switch over TCP and not UDP For this set the DATA OVER TCP flag to Yes By default this flag is set to No Outputs of the test One set of results for each ...

Page 11: ...MP v2 or v3 then select the corresponding option from this list 5 SNMPCOMMUNITY The SNMP community name that the test uses to communicate with the firewall This parameter is specific to SNMP v1 and v2 only Therefore if the SNMPVERSION chosen is v3 then this parameter will not appear 6 USERNAME This parameter appears only when v3 is selected as the SNMPVERSION SNMP version 3 SNMPv3 is an extensible...

Page 12: ... By default in an IT environment all data transmission occurs over UDP Some environments however may be specifically configured to offload a fraction of the data traffic for instance certain types of data traffic or traffic pertaining to specific components to other protocols like TCP so as to prevent UDP overloads In such environments you can instruct the eG agent to conduct the SNMP data traffic...

Page 13: ...4 1 9156 1 1 3 The values of these OIDs are as given hereunder OID Value 1 3 6 1 4 1 9156 1 1 2 Host_system 1 3 6 1 4 1 9156 1 1 3 NETWORK In this case the OIDVALUE parameter can be configured as Trap1 1 3 6 1 4 1 9156 1 1 2 Host_system Trap2 1 3 6 1 4 1 9156 1 1 3 Network where Trap1 and Trap2 are the display names that appear as descriptors of this test in the monitor interface An can be used in...

Page 14: ...enerated every time this test runs and also every time the test detects a problem You can modify this frequency if you so desire Also if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test you can do so by specifying none against DD FREQUENCY Outputs of the test One set of results for each type of event that occurred on the target Juniper EX Switch Measurements made by the test M...

Page 15: ...ent deploying the test An external agent Configurable parameters for the test 1 TESTPERIOD How often should the test be executed 2 HOST The host for which the test is to be configured 3 SOURCEADDRESS Specify a comma separated list of IP addresses or address patterns of the hosts from which traps are considered in this test For example 10 0 0 1 192 168 10 A leading signifies any number of leading c...

Page 16: ...t considers only specific traps received from the sourceaddress then provide a comma separated list of OIDs in the TRAPOIDS text box A series of OID patterns can also be specified here so that the test considers only those OIDs that match the specified pattern s For instance 94 2 1 3 6 1 4 25 where indicates leading and or trailing spaces 7 DD FREQUENCY Refers to the frequency with which detailed ...

Page 17: ...d reports the count of these trap messages to the eG manager This information enables administrators to detect the fan failures if any understand the nature of these failures and accordingly decide on the remedial measures Purpose Intercepts the fan failure traps sent by the switch extracts relevant information related to the failure from the traps and reports the count of these trap messages to t...

Page 18: ...ur specification would be Trap5 1 3 6 1 4 1 9156 1 1 5 any SHOWOID Specifying true against SHOWOID will ensure that the detailed diagnosis of this test shows the OID strings along with their corresponding values If you enter false then the values alone will appear in the detailed diagnosis page and not the OIDs 6 TRAPOIDS By default this parameter is set to all indicating that the eG agent conside...

Page 19: ...outing tables manage the routing protocols used on the router control the router interfaces control some chassis components and provide the interface for system management and user access to the router You can install one or two Routing Engines in the router Each Routing Engine must be installed directly into an SCB A USB port on the Routing Engine accepts a USB memory device that allows you to lo...

Page 20: ...IB Therefore specify the name of such a user against the USERNAME parameter 7 AUTHPASS Specify the password that corresponds to the above mentioned USERNAME This parameter once again appears only if the snmpversion selected is v3 8 CONFIRM PASSWORD Confirm the AUTHPASS by retyping it here 9 AUTHTYPE This parameter too appears only if v3 is selected as the SNMPVERSION From the AUTHTYPE list box cho...

Page 21: ... this set the DATA OVER TCP flag to Yes By default this flag is set to No Outputs of the test One set of results for the Juniper EX Switch device that is to be monitored Measurements made by the test Measurement Measurement Unit Interpretation Mode Indicates the mode of this routing engine The values reported by this measure and their numeric equivalents are available in the table below Measure Va...

Page 22: ...of products refer to the user manuals We will be adding new measurement capabilities into the future versions of the eG Enterprise suite If you can identify new capabilities that you would like us to incorporate in the eG Enterprise suite of products please contact support eginnovations com We look forward to your support and cooperation Any feedback regarding this manual or any other aspects of t...

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