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1 CHAPTER 3 You can generate the following Switch Port reports using, based on the status of the switch ports. Switch Port Usage Reports Port Reports Switch Port Utilization History Report Switch Port Usage Reports You can generate the following Switch Port reports, based on the status of the switch ports. Report on Recently Down Ports Reclaim Unused Down Ports Report Reclaim Unused Up Ports Report Switch Port Summary Report Switch Port Capacity Report This section also contains: Using Group Selector Generating s Using Advanced Search You can use the Advanced Search feature to select the devices for which you want to generate reports. For more details on performing advanced search, see Using Advanced Search. For a detailed description of the features in Device Selector, see Administration of Cisco Prime Lan Management Solution 4.1. Group Selector can be used to create reports based on device groups. For details, see Using Group Selector. Trunk ports are classified as follows: Link ports Trunk ports connected to Cisco devices (Switch or Router). Non-link ports Trunk ports connected to end hosts or IP phones. 3-1

2 Switch Port Usage Reports Chapter 3 Report on Recently Down Ports Report for recently down ports is generated as follows: Link ports that were connected to a device in the previous Data Collection, but found unconnected in the current Data Collection Access ports that were connected to an endhost in the last UT Major Acquisition cycle, but found unconnected in the current Data Collection If the ports are still in an Unconnected state when the next UT Major Acquisition cycle runs, they are classified as Unused Up or Unused Down ports. These ports are further moved to the Reclaim Unused Up Ports report or Reclaim Unused Down Ports report. Reclaim Unused Down Ports Report Link and access ports can be queried to generate the Unused Down report. It uses ports: That are administratively down and That were previously connected to an endhost or a device but are unconnected at least for a period of one day. You can generate reports on ports that have been in Unused Down state for a specified interval of time. Note Reclaim Unused Down Ports will be generated based on the timestamp of data collection. The timestamp would be updated in the database during the first data collection for all the interfaces. From the consecutive data collection, the ports having both admin status and operational status as up will only be updated with the timestamp of the data collection. So when you try to generate Reclaim Unused Down Ports report, the data displayed in the report would be based on the timestamp updated in the database, which is less than the mentioned number of days in Unused For field or less than the mentioned date in Unused Since field that you have selected in the LMS user interface. Reclaim Unused Up Ports Report Link and access ports can be queried to generate the Unused Up report. It uses ports: That are administratively up and That were previously connected to an endhost or a device but are unconnected at least a day You can generate reports on ports that have been in Unused Up state for a specified interval of time. The data provided by the reports will be lost if you reinitialize the database. Note Reclaim Unused Up Ports and Reclaim Unused Down Ports reports are used to generate reports on both link or access ports that were previously connected to an endhost or a device, but are unconnected at least for a day. 3-2

3 Chapter 3 Switch Port Usage Reports Note Reclaim Unused Up Ports will be generated based on the timestamp of data collection. The timestamp would be updated in the database during the first data collection for all the interfaces. From the consecutive data collection, the ports having both admin status and operational status as up will only be updated with the timestamp of the data collection. So when you try to generate Reclaim Unused Up Ports report, the data displayed in the report would be based on the timestamp updated in the database, which is less than the mentioned number of days in Unused For field or less than the mentioned date in Unused Since field that you have selected in the LMS user interface. Switch Port Summary Report Switch Port Summary report gives the number of Connected, Free, and Free down ports in each switch. Ports that are administratively up but are not connected to a device or endhost are Free Ports. Ports that are administratively down and are not connected to a device or endhost are Free Down ports. This report also displays the sum total of Connected, Free and Free Down ports in each switch. This report lists all the Down ports in a switch, regardless of whether they were previously connected to an endhost or not. The number for Connected, Free and Free Down ports are given as links. Clicking on them launches a detailed report giving the Port, Port name, Administrative and Operational status of the ports for the selected device. For details on generating and viewing these reports, see Generating s. Switch Port Capacity Report The Switch Port Capacity report lists switches that have crossed utilization threshold limits, along with the value of percentage port utilization. This report enables you to do capacity planning for network growth. Port Utilization for each switch is calculated as follows: % Port Utilization (per switch) = (Number of Connected ports/ Total number of ports) * 100 Greater than option lists the switches whose port utilization is greater than the specified threshold. Less than option lists the switches whose port utilization is less than the specified threshold. Between option lists the switches whose port utilization falls between the specified threshold limits. You can configure these reports as jobs, to get the list of switches that have crossed the threshold limits, at regular intervals. For details on Configuring reports as jobs, see Generating s. Using Group Selector Group Selector allows you to create report jobs based on device groups.the Group Selector displays only the device groups that exist in the network and not the individual devices that form the group. When a report job is created based on a device group, the group is evaluated at the time of running the job, and devices corresponding to that group are used in the report generation. 3-3

4 Switch Port Usage Reports Chapter 3 In case of devices being included or deleted from the group after scheduling the report job, the report will reflect these changes, since the group information is dynamically evaluated at the time of running the report job. For example, if you have 1. Created a user defined group, with devices ranging from to Scheduled a Switch Port Summary report for this group. 3. Deleted Device from the group. When the report job runs at the scheduled time, the report will not contain information on Group Selector is available for all s and Switch Port Utilization History Report. 3-4

5 Chapter 3 Switch Port Usage Reports Generating s To view a report on Switch Port usage: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Select Reports > s. Select the report you want to view The Switch Port usage reports are categorised as : Switch Port Capacity Recently Down Reclaim > Unused Down Ports Reclaim > Unused Up Ports Switch Port Summary The Report Generator page appears. If you select the report for Switch Port Capacity, go to Step 3. If you select the report for Unused Up Access Ports or Unused Down Access Ports, go to Step 4. If you select either Recently Down or Switch Port Summary, go to Step 5. For Switch Port Capacity report, specify the percentage value of utilization and the condition indicator. For example, select greater than and 90 from the drop-down list to generate a report on devices, where port utilization exceeds 90%. The utilization percentage drop-down list is editable. It allows you to specify a value, other than the one listed. For report on Unused Up Access Ports or Unused Down Access Ports, either: Specify the number of days. The maximum number of days that can be specified is 999. Or Specify the date from which you want to generate the report. For example, select 30 from the Unused for drop-down list, to generate report for ports that are in unused state for the past 30 days. The Unused for drop-down list is editable. It allows you to specify a value, other than the ones listed. Select the device(s) from the Device Selector or Group Selector, for which you want to view the Port information. Select the Run Type. It represents the periodic interval at which the report is generated. It can be one of the following: Immediate Once Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly Schedule the report by selecting the date on which you want the report to be generated. Enter Job and address, if any. 3-5

6 Switch Port Usage Reports Chapter 3 Step 9 Enter the Report Publish Path. The default path is /opt/cscopx. You can also specify a directory path to which the report is published. Note Cisco Prime LMS does not support Japanese characters and special characters such as, \ / : *? < >.! % in the file or folder name. Step 10 Select the Attachment Option to attach the report as a CSV or PDF file. By default a CSV is sent to the address specified in the ID field. You can alternatively select the PDF format. Note The Report Publish Path and Attachment Option is disabled if the Run Type selected is Immediate. Step 11 Click Submit. If the Run Type is Immediate, the report is generated. For other Run Types the report Job ID is displayed. The Job ID is listed in the Job Browser at the bottom of the page. Using Advanced Search The Advanced Search feature in Device Selector searches for devices based on a set of search criteria, which you specify in the Advanced Search window. You can either select the search criteria from the drop-down menu or enter Custom Search criteria in the Rule Text area, or use a combination of both. When you enter the search criteria manually, you can use the Check Syntax button to verify whether the Rule Expression you have entered is correct. You can define single or multiple search criteria based on which you can search for devices. Table 3-1 describes the device attributes available for defining rules. Table 3-1 Device Attribute Attributes DiscoveryStatus Host name ImageVersion IPSubnet IPSubnetMask IPAddress SysName SysObjectID SystemContact SystemLocation Status of the device after Data Collection has been completed. Name of the device. Software version running on the device. Subnet address of the device IP address. Subnet mask address of the device. Single IP Address Not a range of addresses. Name of the device as configured by the Administrator. SysObjectID of the device. Contact for the device details as entered by the Administrator. Location of the device as entered by the Administrator. 3-6

7 Chapter 3 Switch Port Usage Reports Operator The operator used in forming a rule. The following operators are available: equals contains In addition to the above, the following operators are also available for the variable IPAddress: startswith endswith contains When the variable DiscoveryStatus is used, only one operator is available, which is equals. Value A free flow operand forming the last part of the rule. When the variable DiscoveryStatus is used, only the following values are available: Never_Reachable Reachable Currently_Unreachable Interpreting Switch Port Capacity Report Table 3-2 describes the columns of Switch Port Capacity Report: Table 3-2 Switch Port Capacity Report Field Device Name IP Address Usage (%) Connected Ports/Total Ports Name of the device displayed as link. Upon clicking the link, it launches Troubleshooting page where you can perform device-centric activities. IP Address (IPv4 or IPv6 Address) of the device displayed as link. Upon clicking the link, it launches Troubleshooting page where you can perform device-centric activities. Usage of ports in the device, displayed as a percentage. This is the ratio between the connected ports and the total number of ports. Click the Usage link to view a detailed report of all ports in the device. Actual number of Connected Ports and actual number of total ports in the device. For more details on this, see Switch Port Summary Report 3-7

8 Switch Port Usage Reports Chapter 3 Interpreting Switch Port Usage Reports The following reports have information as described in Table 3-3: Reclaim Unused Up Ports Reclaim Unused Down Ports Recently Down ports Detailed Report on Connected Ports, Free ports and Free Down Ports Table 3-3 Switch Port Usage Report Field Port Port Name Operating Status Admin Status Last Used (For Reports on Unused Up and Unused Down Ports) Port or interface of the device. User assigned port name (port label) Operating status of the port Administrative status of the port Date and time when the port was last used. Switch Port Summary Report This report has three sections: Connected Ports The ports that are administratively UP and are connected to a device will be listed here. Free Ports The Ports that are administratively UP but are not connected to a device will be listed here. Free Down Ports The ports that are administratively down will be listed here. Interpreting Summary Report for Switch Ports The Switch Port Summary Report displays the details given in Table 3-4. Table 3-4 Summary Report Field/Column Field/Column Device Name IP Address Connected Ports Name of the device displayed as link. Upon clicking the link, it launches the Troubleshooting page where you can perform device-centric activities. IP Address of the device displayed as link. Upon clicking the link, it launches Troubleshooting page where you can perform device-centric activities. Number of ports that are connected to a device or endhost. Click the number to view the details on the ports. 3-8

9 Chapter 3 Port Reports Table 3-4 Summary Report Field/Column (continued) Field/Column Free Ports Free Down Ports Total Ports Number of ports that are administratively up but are not connected to any device or endhost. Click the number to view the details of the ports. Number of ports that are administratively down and are not connected to any device or endhost. Click the number to view the details of the ports. Total number of ports in that device (Sum of Connected, Free and Free Down ports). Port Reports This section explains the following Port reports generated in LMS4.1: Displaying Port Attributes Ports with Multiple MAC Interpreting Port Attributes Report Displaying Port Attributes To display information about the status of the ports in your network: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Select Reports > Switch Port > Ports > Port Attributes. The Port Attributes page appears. Select a device or domain from the list. Select the Scheduling Type. The default scheduling type is Immediate. You can set the time and date if you select any of the following scheduling types: Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Enter a description of the job in the Job field and enter the address to which the details has to be sent. Note Launching immediate Port Attributes reports for more than 500 devices results in an error. You can schedule reports to run for all devices or launch immediate reports for less than 500 devices. Step 5 Enter the Report Publish Path. The default path is /opt/cscopx. You can also specify a directory path to which the report is published. Note Cisco Prime LMS does not support Japanese characters and special characters such as, \ / : *? < >.! % in the file or folder name. 3-9

10 Port Reports Chapter 3 Step 6 Check the Attachment Option to attach the report as a CSV or PDF file. By default a CSV is sent to the address specified in the ID field. You can alternatively select the PDF format. Note The Report Publish Path and Attachment Option is disabled if the Run Type selected is Immediate. Step 7 Click Submit. A message is displayed: Job ID was created successfully. The Job ID is listed in the Job Browser at the bottom of the page. For more information on Port Attributes, see Interpreting Port Attributes Report. Interpreting Port Attributes Report To view the Port Attributes report for a device, select the device from the Go To: list. The Go To: list contains the device name and device IP address. Alternatively, you can scroll the page to view the report for the selected devices. The Port Attributes report contains the following information for a device: Table 3-5 Port Attributes Report Fields Field Port Name of the port. Example: Fa4/0 Port for the port. Example: Intra-area Resilient link Type Type of port. Example: 1000Base AdminStatus Administrative status of the port.whether port has been brought down intentionally. OperStatus Operational status of the port.whether port is active or inactive. islink Shows whether the port is connected to another device. istrunk Shows whether the port is part of a trunk. If checked, the port is participating in a VLAN trunk. Speed Speed at which the port is working. Duplex Mode Shows whether the port is in full-duplex mode or half-duplex mode. 3-10

11 Chapter 3 Switch Port Utilization History Report Table 3-5 Port Attributes Report Fields Field Protocol Enabled Protocol Seen VLAN L2L3 Jumbo Frame Trunk Encapsulation Trunk Mode ischannel Filter protocols on MLS (Multi Layer Switching) devices. Indicates the protocols that are allowed to pass through the port. For MLS devices, IP, IPX, and Other are valid options. For trunk ports or traditional filtered ports, All is always displayed. Filter protocols on MLS devices. Indicates the protocol forwarded on that port. For MLS devices, IP, IPX, and Other are valid options. For trunk ports or traditional filtered ports, All is always displayed. Name of the VLAN. Shows whether the port is in Layer 2 or Layer 3, switched or routed. Displays whether Jumbo Frames are enabled or disabled on the port. If you enable JumboFrame, the port supports a frame size greater than the standard Ethernet frame size of 1518 bytes Shows the type of trunk encapsulation. Shows whether ISL or IEEE 802.1Q encapsulation is enabled on the switch port. Shows the trunk mode. The trunk modes are desirable, on, off, auto, or no negotiate Shows whether the port is part of an EtherChannel or not. You can export or print the report. To export the report to a LMS 4.1 server, click the export button at the top right of the page. To print the page, click the printer icon on the top right of the page. Ports with Multiple MAC To generate this report please see under Viewing Duplicates Report Switch Port Utilization History Report These reports help you to estimate the usage of ports and devices. You can also generate the reports based on the username of the host, MAC address, IP address, and device name. History reports also display all active wireless clients, which are connected to your network. 3-11

12 Switch Port Utilization History Report Chapter 3 This section contains: Viewing History Reports for Switch Port Utilization Interpreting History Reports for Switch Ports Viewing History Reports for Switch Port Utilization History Report for Switch Port Utilization helps you to view the log in and log out of end hosts for a set of selected devices. To view the User Tracking history report for Switch Port utilization: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Select Reports > Switch Port > Utilization History. Select the devices from Device Selector or the device groups from the Group Selector. For details on Group Selector, see Using Group Selector. Specify the period for which you need the report in the Period area. You must specify the start and end dates, which defines the period for which User Tracking must generate the report. If you enter the same value for start and end dates, the application displays an error message. Select a Run type from the drop-down menu, in the Scheduling area to schedule the report generator according to your requirement. You can schedule it for generating the report immediately, once, daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. If you choose to generate the report immediately, go to Step 10. Set the date and time for generating the report, in the Scheduling area. Enter a description to identify this job in the Job field. Enter a valid ID in the field, of the Job Info area, to receive the report through mail. Enter the Report Publish Path. The default path is /opt/cscopx. You can also specify a directory path to which the report is published. Note Cisco Prime LMS does not support Japanese characters and special characters such as, \ / : *? < >.! % in the file or folder name. Step 9 Check the Attachment Option to attach the report as a CSV or PDF file. By default a CSV is sent to the address specified in the ID field. You can alternatively select the PDF format. Note The Report Publish Path and Attachment Option is disabled if the Run Type selected is Immediate. 3-12

13 Chapter 3 Switch Port Utilization History Report Step 10 Step 11 Click Submit to generate the report or click Reset to modify the values that you have entered. A message is displayed: Job ID was created successfully. The Job ID is listed in the Job Browser at the bottom of the page. Interpreting History Reports for Switch Ports The Report lists each switch with its ports and the usage time in hours. Table 3-6 describes the entries in the History Report for switch ports. Table 3-6 Switch Port Utilization Report Field Field Port Usage Time (Hrs, Mins & Sec) Lists the names of the ports in the switch. Duration of time for which the port is connected to a host or utilized. Click the usage time value for a port. The History Report for that port appears. 3-13

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