[AusNOG] Switch Port Utilisation Monitoring

Tim Raphael raphael.timothy at gmail.com
Thu Apr 14 13:28:23 EST 2016


Lets assume I have SNMP available.

Will Cacti be able to tell me over (for example) a week how many and which switch ports are used?

- Tim




> On 14 Apr 2016, at 11:27 AM, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> MRTG and/or Cacti.
> 
> (Assuming a "managed" switch ie. SNMP)
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Paul Wilkins
> 
> On 14 April 2016 at 13:20, Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy at gmail.com <mailto:raphael.timothy at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I would like a tool that could tell me exactly how many switch ports are in use across a given time period.
> This is an enterprise environment so it’s not just the case of taking a snapshot in time, devices turn on and off so I’d want something that could monitor the port counts for a week or so and spit out a report.
> 
> Also, as per usual, the cheaper (free?) the better!
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> - Tim
> 
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