Extreme Networks Summit1 - Manual (Page 190)

12-14 S UMMIT S WITCH I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE
S TATUS M ONITORING AND S TATISTICS
RMON
Using the Remote Monitoring (RMON) capabilities of the switch allows network
administrators to improve switch efficiency and reduce the load on the network.
The following sections explain more about the RMON concept and the RMON features
supported by the Summit.
You can only use the RMON features of the switch if you have an RMON
management application.
A BOUT RMON
RMON is the common abbreviation for the Remote Monitoring Management
Information Base (MIB) system defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
documents RFC 1271 and RFC 1757, which allows you to monitor LANs remotely.
show log {<priority>} {<subsystem>} Displays the current snapshot of the log.
Options include:
■ priority — Filters the log to display
message with the selected priority or higher
(more critical). Priorities include critical,
warning, and informational. If not specified,
informational priority messages and higher
are displayed.
■ subsystem — Filters the log to display
messages associated with the selected
switch subsystem. Subsystems include
Syst, STP Brdg, SNMP, Telnet, VLAN, and
Port. If not specified, all subsystems are
displayed.
show log config Displays the log configuration, including the
syslog host IP address, the priority level of
messages being logged locally, and the
priority level of messages being sent to the
syslog host.
clear counters Clears all switch statistics and port counters.
clear log {static} Clears the log. If static is specified, the
critical log messages are also cleared.
Table 12-5: Logging Commands (continued)
Command Description
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