10 CISCO Switch Metrics

This chapter provides information about the CISCO Switch metrics.

For each metric, it provides the following information:

• Description

• Metric table

  The metric table can include some or all of the following: target version, default collection frequency, default warning threshold, default critical threshold, and alert text.

The Cisco Switch plug-in enables Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to monitor Cisco Switch targets. This plug-in is used to monitor the Cisco switch's CPU, memory, temperature, network interfaces, system information, fan, and power supply metrics. Each Cisco switch will have a plug-in instance added to its agent.

10.1 CPU

This metric category contains the CPU usage metrics.

10.1.1 CPU Usage in the Last 5 Minutes (%)

This metric displays the average CPU usage over the last 5 minutes, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	20	40	-

Data Source

The data is collected using simple network management protocol (SNMP).

User Action

No user action is required.

10.1.2 CPU Usage in the Last 1 Minute (%)

This metric shows the average CPU usage over the last minute, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 1 Minute	20	40	-

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.1.3 CPU Usage in the Last 5 Seconds (%)

This metric shows the CPU usage at last metric collection, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	20	40	-

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.2 Fan

This metric category contains the fan metrics.

10.2.1 Fan State

This metric shows the status indicator for the switch fan. 1 indicates Normal, 2 Warning, 3 Critical, 4 Shutdown, 5 Not Present, and 6 Not Functioning.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	20	3	State of the fan %KeyValue% is either warning or critical. Current state code is %fanState%. (state code values are mapped as 1=normal,2=warning,3=critical,4=shutdown,5=notPresent,6=notFunctioning)

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP push.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.3 Memory

This metric category contains the memory metrics.

10.3.1 Memory Pool Usage (%)

This metric shows the amount of the switch's memory in use, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Not Defined	-

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4 Network Interfaces

This metric category contains the network interface metrics.

10.4.1 Admin Status

This metric shows the Admin status for the switch.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Not Defined	Network Interface %Name% (%Alias%) AdminStatus is %AdminStatus%.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.2 Incoming Discards(%)

This metric shows the inbound packets discarded, in percent. The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	1	3	Percentage of Inbound Packets discarded at Network Interface %Name% are %PercentDiscardsIn%%%. It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.3 Incoming Errors(%)

This metric shows the inbound packet errors, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	1	3	Percentage of Inbound Packet Errors at Network Interface %Name% are %PercentErrorsIn%%%. It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.4 Incoming Traffic(%)

This metric shows the incoming bandwidth in use, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	80	90	Network Interface %Name% has used %PercentBandwidthUsedIncoming%%% of its bandwidth. It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.5 Incoming Traffic (Kb/s)

This metric shows the incoming traffic, measured in Kb/s.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Not Defined	Incoming Traffic rate for network interface %Name% is %NetworkRecdRate%Kilobits/sec. It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.6 Interface Status

This metric shows the status of switch interface.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Failed	Network Interface %Name% (%Alias%) AdminStatus is %AdminStatus%.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.7 OperStatus

This metric shows the OperStatus of switch.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Not Defined	Network Interface %Name% (%Alias%) OperStatus is %OperStatus%.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.8 Outgoing Discards(%)

This metric shows the outbound packets discarded, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	1	3	Percentage of Outbound Packets discarded at Network Interface %Name% are %PercentDiscardsOut%%%. It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.9 Outgoing Errors(%)

This metric shows the outbound packet errors, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	1	3	Percentage of Outbound Packet Errors at Network Interface %Name% are %PercentErrorsOut%%%. It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.10 Outgoing Traffic(%)

This metric shows the outbound bandwidth in use, in percent.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Not Defined	Network Interface %Name% (%Alias%) AdminStatus is %AdminStatus%.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.4.11 Outgoing Traffic(Kb/s)

This metric shows the outbound traffic, measured in Kb/s.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	Not Defined	Outgoing Traffic rate for network interface %Name% is %NetworkSentRate%Kilobits/sec It has crossed warning (%warning_threshold%%%) or critical (%critical_threshold%%%) threshold.

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.5 Power Supply

This metric category contains the power supply metrics.

10.5.1 Power Supply State

This metric shows the status indicator for switch's power supply. 1 indicates Good, 2 indicates Bad, 3 indicates Down.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	Not Defined	3	State of the power supply %KeyValue% is either warning or critical. Current state code is %powerSupplyState%. (state code values are mapped as 1=normal,2=warning,3=critical,4=shutdown,5=notPresent,6=notFunctioning).

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP push.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.5.2 TCP Ping, Milliseconds

This is the switch ping time, measured in ms.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Collection Frequency
All Versions	Every 5 Minutes

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP push.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.6 System Information

This section contains the system information metrics.

10.6.1 Contact

This metric shows the contact person for the switch and method of contacting them.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Collection Frequency
All Versions	Every 5 Minutes

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.6.2 Host Name

This metric shows the host name of the switch.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Collection Frequency
All Versions	Every 5 Minutes

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.6.3 Location

This metric shows the physical location of the switch.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Collection Frequency
All Versions	Every 5 Minutes

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.6.4 Up Since (Days)

This metric shows the number of days since switch has been down.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Collection Frequency
All Versions	Every 5 Minutes

Data Source

The data is collected using SNMP.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.7 Temperature

This metric category contains the temperature metrics.

10.7.1 Temperature, State

This metric shows the switch's temperature status.

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	warning	critical	State of the Temperature for %KeyValue% is either warning or critical. Current state is %TemperatureState% (state code values are mapped as 1=normal,2=warning,3=critical,4=shutdown,5=notPresent,6=notFunctioning) and the current temperature status value is %TemperatureStatusValue% Celsius.

Data Source

The data is collected using both SNMP poll and push.

User Action

No user action is required.

10.7.2 Temperature, Value (Celsius)

This metric shows the temperature of the switch in degrees celsius.

Target Version	Evaluation and Collection Frequency	Default Warning Threshold	Default Critical Threshold	Alert Text
12c	Every 5 Minutes	56	66	-

Data Source

The data is collected using both SNMP poll and push.

User Action

No user action is required.