# Monitoring Device Performance

Click on the Catalyst 6000 device chassis, then select Device from the Monitor window.

Use the monitoring windows to monitor device level parameters; the results are displayed through graphs and gauges. The following monitoring options are available.

Summary

Displays general traffic graphs for the device.

CPU/Memory Utilization

Displays gauges of CPU and memory usage for the device.

SNMP Traffic

Displays graphs of SNMP traffic on the device.

# CPU/Memory Utilization

Click on the device chassis, then select Device from the Monitor menu (or right-click and select CPU/Memory Utilization from the popup menu).

The CPU/Memory Utilization dialog box displays gauges of CPU and memory usage for the device.

CPU Busy % (5 sec) (busyPer)

Provides the percentage of CPU usage over the last 5-second period in the scheduler. The scheduler determines which processor task takes priority over another and triggers them accordingly.

CPU Busy % (1 min) (avgBusy1)

Provides an average cumulative percentage of CPU usage over a 1 minute period. The scheduler polls this variable every 5 seconds and computes the busy time in the last 5-second period, as well as the 5-minute exponentially-delayed busy time.

CPU Busy % (5 min) (avgBusy5)

Provides an average cumulative percentage of CPU usage over a 5-minute period. This variable is polled by the scheduler every five seconds, and computes the busy time in the last 5 second period, as well as the 5-minute exponentially delayed busy time.

CPU Memory Used %

Percentage of available RAM in use on the CPU, calculated by the following formula:

100 * (processorRam - freeMem) / processorRam

To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.

Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.

# SNMP Traffic

Click on the device chassis, then select Device from the Monitor menu (or right-click and select SNMP Traffic from the popup menu).

The SNMP Traffic dialog box displays graphs of SNMP traffic on the device.

In Req Vars (snmpInTotalReqVars)

Number of Get-Requests and Get-Nexts processed by the device.

In Set Vars (snmpInTotalSetVars)

Number of Set-Requests processed by the device.

In Get Reqs (snmpInGetRequests)

Number of Get-Requests processed by the device.

Out Get Reqs (snmpOutGetRequests)

Number of Get-Requests generated by the device.

In GetNexts (snmpInGetNexts)

Number of Get-Nexts processed by the device.

Out GetNexts (snmpOutGetNexts)

Number of Get-Nexts generated by the device.

In Set Reqs (snmpInSetRequests)

Number of Set-Requests processed by the device.

Out Set Reqs (snmpOutSetRequests)

Number of Set-Requests generated by the device.

In Get Reps (snmpInGetResponses)

Number of Get-Responses processed by the device.

Out Get Reps (snmpOutGetResponses)

Number of Get-Responses generated by the device.

In Traps (snmpInTraps)

Number of traps processed by the device.

Out Traps (snmpOutTraps)

Number of traps generated by the device.

Click Grapher to launch your network manager's graphing application (if appropriate/available). To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.

Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.