[AusNOG] Switch Port Utilisation Monitoring

[Ben Buxton]

Define "used".

Link up or actually carrying (meaningful) traffic?

For the former, you'd want to capture events as they happen, typically via
snmp traps. Then just look at  how many reported a link up trap (including
those that havent reported link down since the last interval).

For the latter, a raw packet count might suffice, but you'll have
difficulty differentiating idle/keepalive traffic if the amount is low.

Personally, I'd go with snmp traps/polls injected into Prometheus, but many
people havent the time or inclination to change their mindset into
vector/timeseries based systems (despite the advantages).

BB

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 1:28 PM Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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> 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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