Network Management and Statistics


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Management Station

Our network management stations consist of a Sun SunBlade 1000 running SunOS 5.8 with Aprisma Spectrum for monitoring. Our statistics are collected/presented by a Dell 1650 running Linux and archived to a Dell 4600 running Linux and MySQL.

NOTICE

Due to the amount of time required to put a package together and document it sufficiently so as to require a minimum of support, the programs used to produce the following stats are not available. We don't plan on making anything available in the near future. Please don't mail us asking for it. Thanks!

Statistics

These statistics help us analyze the health and growth of our network.

Cacti Stats
Cacti Stats Statistics for:
Ascend (56k) Usage Reports -- Usage information on our 56K dialin string.
General Firewall Usage -- UB Firewall usage graphs. These firewalls are department specific typically.
OpenPort Firewall & DHCP Usage -- UB OpenPort Network Cloud Firewall and DHCP usage graphs (authenticated FireWall clients and DHCP leases).
ResNet Backbone -- Stats on UB's ResNet Backbone.
ResNet Firewall & DHCP Usage -- UB ResNet Cloud Firewall and DHCP usage graphs (authenticated Firewall clients and DHCP leases).
Server System Usage -- System stats on OSS-supported production servers.
UB Backbone -- Stats on UB's Gigabit Backbone.
UB Building Switches -- Stats on UB's Building (Baystack 5510) Switches.
UB Gateway -- Stats on UB's I1/I2 Gateway Router and SUNYNet Router.
UB Layer3 Switches -- Stats on UB's Layer 3 Switches.
UB WAN -- Stats on UB's various WAN links.
UPS Usage -- Stats on the health of the various UPS (uninterruptable power supply) units.
Wireless Network -- Stats on the Bandwith utilization and Associations of some of the wireless access points.
General Network Stats
UB Gateway Stats Stats on UB's I1/I2 Gateway Router and SUNYNet Router.
UB Backbone Stats Stats on UB's Gigabit Backbone.
UB layer 3 Switch Stats Stats on UB's Layer 3 Switches.
UB Building Switch Stats Stats on UB's Building (Baystack 5510) Switches.
UB WAN Stats Stats on UB's various WAN links.
ResNet Backbone Stats Stats on UB's ResNet Backbone.
Physical Network Connections
(PT-PMCF)
Database report of total number of physical data network connections by building. Using PT-PMCF.
Physical Network Connections
(PT-Port Tracker)
Database report of total number of physical data network connections by building. Using PT-Port Tracker
Network Portmap
(PT-PMCF)
This report maps network connections to a location.
Network Portmap
(PT-Port Tracker)
This report maps network connections to a location.
I2 Network Stats We are particpating in the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) Active Measurement Program (AMP).
Monthly I1/I2 Layer7 Stats Monthly I1/I2 Layer7 Stats
Server System Stats
Server System Usage System stats on OSS-supported production servers.
Passport Temperatures System temperatures on OSS-supported passports.
Network Status Information
Device Information By IP A current view of a device information, including modules, ports, and vlan info.
Monitored Devices Current and historical inventory of network devices monitored by UB's network management system, Spectrum.
SNMP Check Check whether your device's SNMP service is correctly configured.
SPECTRUM Web Operator View monitored network devices that are currently alarming. User name: Guest, Password: guest. Case Matters!
Alarm Graphs This page shows MRTG graphs of Network Alarms.
Alarm Reports Archived SNMP alarms.
Trap Reports View live or archived SNMP traps received from monitored devices.
Netequip Error Log Search netequip error log on db.cit.buffalo.edu.
Netequip Info Log Search netequip info/warning log on db.cit.buffalo.edu.
UB Multicast Beacons Displays multicast connectivity statistics between UB beacons.
ANL Access Grid Beacons Displays multicast connectivity statistics between Access Grid beacons.
Device VLAN Bleed Check Real-time tool to check a specific IP for potential VLAN bleeds.
VLAN Bleed Report Displays potential VLAN bleeds on the network - collected daily at 12:01am
Disabled Ports Report Displays ports that have been disabled - collected daily at 12:01am
Device Ports Report Devices order by number of ports - collected daily at 12:01am
FCS Error Report Displays ports that have fcs errors - collected daily at 12:01am
Port Activity Reports Display selection of port activity, audit, and reconciliation reports.
UBNET Port Inactivity Report By communications closet, display inactive network user data ports (UBNET Project).
Remote Access Stats
Ascend (56k) Usage Reports This report provides usage information on our 56K dialin string.
Radius Server Logs Run reports against the RADIUS log files. RADIUS is used to authenticate users of UB's Dialin Service.
Username/Password protected.
VPN Server This will provide info on Remote Access Sessions,Traffic Level, and CPU Utilization of VPN Server.
UPS Stats
UPS Usage This page shows some stats on the health of the various UPS (uninterruptable power supply) units.
Campus-wide DHCP Usage
Used DHCP Leases Over Time Campus-wide DHCP server v. 3.0: Graphs of Used DHCP Leases Over Time (Excludes ResNet and OpenPort DHCP leases).
Abandoned DHCP Leases Over Time Campus-wide DHCP server v. 3.0: Graphs of Abandoned DHCP Leases Over Time (Excludes ResNet and OpenPort DHCP leases).
Wireless Network Stats
North/South/Off Campus Wireless This page shows some stats on the Bandwith utilization and Associations of some of the wireless access points.
ResNet, OpenPort, General FireWall and DHCP Stats
ResNet FireWall and DHCP Usage UB ResNet Cloud FireWall and DHCP usage graphs (authenticated FireWall clients and DHCP leases).
OpenPort FireWall and DHCP Usage UB OpenPort Network Cloud FireWall and DHCP usage graphs (authenticated FireWall clients and DHCP leases).
General FireWall Usage UB FireWall usage graphs. These firewalls are department specific typically.
FireWall Logs Run reports against the FW-1 Authentication log records. FW-1 is used to authenticate users of UB's ResNet and OpenPort networks.
Username/Password protected.
FireWall Deactivation Tool Allows you to view/deactivate any connections through the ResNet and OpenPort firewalls for a particular user. Username/Password protected.
FireWall User Management Tool Allows you to add/remove users on firewalls that you manage Username/Password protected.
Radius User Management Tool Allows you to add/remove users from huntgroups that you manage Username/Password protected.
CIT VPN Backup Tool Allows you to schedule a backup of the primary VPN CIT server Username/Password protected.
Router Stats
MAC to IP Address Mapping This report shows who is using IP addresses over time by linking MAC addresses to IP addresses.
Subnet Sweep How well-utilized is your subnet?
OSI Layer 2 Stats
Layer 2 Device Poll This report shows which MAC addresses are currently being served by UB's OSI Layer 2 devices. Username/Password protected; available to MAPS group members.
Layer 2 Traceroute This report attempts to discover a device's physical location based on its IP address. Username/Password protected; available to MAPS group members.

Monitoring

Active and passive monitoring of the network is performed on a constant basis so as to be aware of a problem or potential problem as soon as possible. For passive monitoring we use the above statistics as well as remote monitoring software tools and specialized monitoring hardware. Active monitoring is done in the form of periodic ICMP Echo Requests, pings, and SNMP requests.

Monitoring Hardware

As monitoring tools we utilitize 5 Network General Sniffers (4 distributed and one portable) as well as our large base of 10BaseT Hubs. We also rely on device traps to inform us of problematic conditions on each network.

See Also

The
Network Managment Server for info on NM in general.


Questions, Comments to: oss-unix@buffalo.edu