> # Configuring RMON

> RMON is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard monitoring specification that allows various network agents and console systems to exchange network monitoring data. You can use the RMON alarms and events to monitor Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches running the Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b) or later or Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3) or later software.

> This chapter includes the following sections:

> - Information About RMON
> - Default Settings
> - Configuring RMON
> - Field Descriptions for RMON
> - Additional References
> - Feature History for RMON

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