Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4 - IP SLAs--Analyzing IP Service Levels Using the DLSw+ Operation [Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 Mainline]

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IP SLAs—Analyzing IP Service Levels Using the DLSw+ Operation

Contents

Prerequisites for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Information About the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

DLSw+ Operation

How to Configure the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Configuring and Scheduling a DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device

Configuring and Scheduling a Basic DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device

Configuring and Scheduling a DLSw+ Operation with Optional Parameters on the Source Device

Configuration Examples for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Configuring a DLSw+ Operation: Example

Where to Go Next

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

Technical Assistance

Feature Information for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

IP SLAs—Analyzing IP Service Levels Using the DLSw+ Operation

First Published: May 2, 2005

Last Updated: August 29, 2006

This module describes how to use the Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) DLSw+ operation to measure the Data Link Switching Plus (DLSw+) protocol stack and network response time between DLSw+ peers. IP SLAs is a portfolio of technology embedded in most devices that run Cisco IOS software, which allows Cisco customers to analyze IP service levels for IP applications and services, to increase productivity, to lower operational costs, and to reduce the frequency of network outages. IP SLAs uses active traffic monitoring—the generation of traffic in a continuous, reliable, and predictable manner—for measuring network performance. This module also demonstrates how the results of the DLSw+ operation can be displayed and analyzed to determine the DLSw+ peer tunnel response time.

Finding Feature Information in This Module

Your Cisco IOS software release may not support all of the features documented in this module. To reach links to specific feature documentation in this module and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, use the "Feature Information for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation" section.

Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn. You must have an account on Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Contents

•Prerequisites for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

•Information About the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

•How to Configure the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

•Configuration Examples for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

•Where to Go Next

•Additional References

•Feature Information for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Prerequisites for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Before configuring the IP SLAs DLSw+ operation you should be familiar with the "Cisco IOS IP SLAs Overview" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.

Information About the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

To perform the tasks required to analyze DLSw+ peer response times using IP SLA, you should understand the following concept:

•DLSw+ Operation

DLSw+ Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs DLSw+ operation measures the DLSw+ protocol stack and network response time between DLSw+ peers. DLSw+ is the enhanced Cisco version of RFC 1795. DLSw+ tunnels non-routable Layer 2 traffic such as Systems Network Architecture (SNA) traffic over IP backbones via TCP. The networking devices performing the tunneling of non-routable traffic into TCP/IP are referred to as DLSw+ peers. DLSw+ peers normally communicate through TCP port 2065. The destination networking device does not have to be a Cisco router if it supports RFC 1795.

In Figure 1, Router A is configured as the source IP SLAs device and a DLSw+ operation is configured with Router B as the remote DLSw+ peer. Router A and Router B are configured as connected DLSw+ peers. The peer (destination device) does not have to run a Cisco IOS IP SLA-capable image.

Figure 1 DLSw+ Operation

Network response time is computed by measuring the round-trip time (RTT) taken to connect to the remote DLSw+ peer using TCP. This operation does not use the IP SLAs Responder.

How to Configure the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

This section contains the following procedure:

•Configuring and Scheduling a DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device (required)

Configuring and Scheduling a DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device

To measure the response time between a Cisco device and a DLSw+ peer, use the IP SLAs DLSw+ operation. This operation does not require the IP SLAs Responder to be enabled so there are no tasks to be performed on the destination device.

Perform one of the following tasks in this section, depending on whether you want to configure a basic DLSw+ operation or configure a DLSw+ operation with optional parameters:

•Configuring and Scheduling a Basic DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device

•Configuring and Scheduling a DLSw+ Operation with Optional Parameters on the Source Device

Configuring and Scheduling a Basic DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device

Perform this task to enable a DLSw+ operation without any optional parameters.

Note For information on scheduling a group of operations, see the "IP SLAs—Multiple Operation Scheduling" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.

Prerequisites

Before enabling the IP SLAs DLSw+ operation you must configure a connected DLSw+ peer between the source and destination networking devices.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. ip sla monitor operation-number

4. type dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address

5. frequency seconds

6. exit

7. ip sla monitor schedule operation-number [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time {hh:mm[:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm:ss] [ageout seconds] [recurring]

8. exit

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

enable
Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

•Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal
Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ip sla monitor operation-number
Example:

Router(config)# ip sla monitor 10

Begins configuration for an IP SLAs operation and enters IP SLA monitor configuration mode.

Step 4

type dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor)# type dlsw peer-ipaddr 172.21.27.11

Defines a DLSw+ operation and enters IP SLA Monitor DLSw+ configuration mode.

Step 5

frequency seconds
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# frequency 30

(Optional) Sets the rate at which a specified IP SLAs operation repeats.

Step 6

exit
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# exit

Exits IP SLA Monitor DLSw+ configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode.

Step 7

ip sla monitor schedule operation-number [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time {hh:mm[:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm:ss] [ageout seconds] [recurring]
Example:

Router(config)# ip sla monitor schedule 10 start-time now life forever

Configures the scheduling parameters for an individual IP SLAs operation.

Step 8

exit
Example:

Router(config)# exit

(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

What to Do Next

To view and interpret the results of an IP SLAs operation use the show ip sla monitor statistics command. Checking the output for fields that correspond to criteria in your service level agreement will help you determine whether the service metrics are acceptable.

Configuring and Scheduling a DLSw+ Operation with Optional Parameters on the Source Device

Perform this task to enable a DLSw+ operation on the source device and configure some optional IP SLAs parameters. The source device is the location at which the measurement statistics are stored.

Note For information on scheduling a group of operations, see the "IP SLAs—Multiple Operation Scheduling" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.

Prerequisites

Before enabling the IP SLAs DLSw+ operation you must configure a connected DLSw+ peer between the source and destination networking devices.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. ip sla monitor operation-number

4. type dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address

5. buckets-of-history-kept size

6. distributions-of-statistics-kept size

7. enhanced-history [interval seconds] [buckets number-of-buckets]

8. filter-for-history {none | all | overThreshold | failures}

9. frequency seconds

10. hours-of-statistics-kept hours

11. lives-of-history-kept lives

12. owner owner-id

13. request-data-size bytes

14. statistics-distribution-interval milliseconds

15. tag text

16. threshold milliseconds

17. timeout milliseconds

18. exit

19. ip sla monitor schedule operation-number [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time {hh:mm[:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm:ss] [ageout seconds] [recurring]

20. exit

21. show ip sla monitor configuration [operation-number]

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

enable
Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

•Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal
Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ip sla monitor operation-number
Example:

Router(config)# ip sla monitor 10

Begins configuration for an IP SLAs operation and enters IP SLA monitor configuration mode.

Step 4

type dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor)# type dlsw peer-ipaddr 172.21.27.11

Defines a DLSw+ operation and enters IP SLA Monitor DLSw configuration mode.

Step 5

buckets-of-history-kept size
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# buckets-of-history-kept 25

(Optional) Sets the number of history buckets that are kept during the lifetime of an IP SLAs operation.

Step 6

distributions-of-statistics-kept size
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# distributions-of-statistics-kept 5

(Optional) Sets the number of statistics distributions kept per hop during an IP SLAs operation.

Step 7

enhanced-history [interval seconds] [buckets number-of-buckets]
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# enhanced-history interval 900 buckets 100

(Optional) Enables enhanced history gathering for an IP SLAs operation.

Step 8

filter-for-history {none | all | overThreshold | failures}
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# filter-for-history failures

(Optional) Defines the type of information kept in the history table for an IP SLAs operation.

Step 9

frequency seconds
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# frequency 30

(Optional) Sets the rate at which a specified IP SLAs operation repeats.

Step 10

hours-of-statistics-kept hours
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# hours-of-statistics-kept 4

(Optional) Sets the number of hours for which statistics are maintained for an IP SLAs operation.

Step 11

lives-of-history-kept lives
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# lives-of-history-kept 5

(Optional) Sets the number of lives maintained in the history table for an IP SLAs operation.

Step 12

owner owner-id
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# owner admin

(Optional) Configures the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) owner of an IP SLAs operation.

Step 13

request-data-size bytes
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# request-data-size 64

(Optional) Sets the protocol data size in the payload of an IP SLAs operation's request packet.

Step 14

statistics-distribution-interval milliseconds
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# statistics-distribution-interval 10

(Optional) Sets the time interval for each statistics distribution kept for an IP SLAs operation.

Step 15

tag text
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# tag TelnetPollServer1

(Optional) Creates a user-specified identifier for an IP SLAs operation.

Step 16

threshold milliseconds
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# threshold 10000

(Optional) Sets the upper threshold value for calculating network monitoring statistics created by an IP SLAs operation.

Step 17

timeout milliseconds
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# timeout 10000

(Optional) Sets the amount of time an IP SLAs operation waits for a response from its request packet.

Step 18

exit
Example:

Router(config-sla-monitor-dlsw)# exit

Exits DLSw configuration submode and returns to global configuration mode.

Step 19

ip sla monitor schedule operation-number [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time {hh:mm[:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm:ss] [ageout seconds] [recurring]
Example:

Router(config)# ip sla monitor schedule 10 start-time now life forever

Configures the scheduling parameters for an individual IP SLAs operation.

Step 20

exit
Example:

Router(config)# exit

(Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 21

show ip sla monitor configuration [operation-number]
Example:

Router# show ip sla monitor configuration 10

(Optional) Displays configuration values including all defaults for all IP SLAs operations or a specified operation.

Examples

The following sample output shows the configuration of all the IP SLAs parameters (including defaults) for the DLSw+ operation number 14.
Router# show ip sla monitor configuration 14
Complete Configuration Table (includes defaults)
Entry number: 14
Owner: 
Tag: DLSw-Test
Type of operation to perform: dlsw
Peer address: 172.21.27.11
Request size (ARR data portion): 0
Operation timeout (milliseconds): 50000
Operation frequency (seconds): 50
Next Scheduled Start Time: Start Time already passed
Group Scheduled: FALSE
Life (seconds): 50
Entry Ageout (seconds): never
Recurring (Starting Everyday): FALSE
Status of entry (SNMP RowStatus): Active
Threshold (milliseconds): 5000
Number of statistic hours kept: 2
Number of statistic distribution buckets kept: 1
Statistic distribution interval (milliseconds): 20
Number of history Lives kept: 0
Number of history Buckets kept: 15
History Filter Type: None
Troubleshooting Tips

Use the debug ip sla monitor trace and debug ip sla monitor error commands to help troubleshoot issues with an IP SLAs operation.

What to Do Next

To view and interpret the results of an IP SLAs operation use the show ip sla monitor statistics command. Checking the output for fields that correspond to criteria in your service level agreement will help you determine whether the service metrics are acceptable.

Configuration Examples for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

This section contains the following configuration example:

•Configuring a DLSw+ Operation: Example

Configuring a DLSw+ Operation: Example

The following example shows how to configure a DLSw+ operation as shown in Figure 1 from Router A to Router B, a remote DLSw+ peer. Router B is configured as a DLSw+ peer and Router A is specified as the remote (connected) DLSw+ peer. Router A is then configured as a DLSw+ peer with Router B as the connected DLSw+ peer, and the IP SLAs DLSw+ operation parameters are configured. The operation is scheduled to start immediately and run for 7200 seconds (2 hours).

Router B Configuration
configure terminal
dlsw local-peer peer-id 172.21.27.11
dlsw remote-peer 0 tcp 172.20.26.10
Router A Configuration
dlsw local-peer peer-id 172.20.26.10
dlsw remote-peer 0 tcp 172.21.27.11
ip sla monitor 14
 type dlsw peer-ipaddr 172.21.27.11
 frequency 50
 timeout 50000
 tag DLSw-Test
 exit
ip sla monitor schedule 14 life 7200 start-time now
Where to Go Next

•If you want to configure multiple Cisco IOS IP SLAs operations at once, see the "IP SLAs—Multiple Operation Scheduling" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.

•If you want to configure threshold parameters for an IP SLAs operation, see the "IP SLAs—Proactive Threshold Monitoring" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.

•If you want to configure other types of IP SLAs operations, see the "Where to Go Next" section of the "Cisco IOS IP SLAs Overview" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to the IP SLAs DLSw+ operation.

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

Overview of Cisco IOS IP SLAs

"Cisco IOS IP SLAs Overview" chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4

Cisco IOS IP SLAs commands: complete command syntax, defaults, command mode, command history, usage guidelines, and examples

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Command Reference, Release 12.4

Standards

Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.

—

MIBs

MIBs

MIBs Link

CISCO-RTTMON-MIB

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFCs

Title

RFC 1795

Data Link Switching: Switch-to-Switch Protocol

Technical Assistance

Description

Link

Technical Assistance Center (TAC) home page, containing 30,000 pages of searchable technical content, including links to products, technologies, solutions, technical tips, and tools. Registered Cisco.com users can log in from this page to access even more content.

http://www.cisco.com/public/support/tac/home.shtml

Feature Information for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Table 1 lists the features in this module and provides links to specific configuration information. Only features that were introduced or modified in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(14)T or a later release appear in the table. Not all features may be supported in your Cisco IOS software release.

For information on a feature in this technology that is not documented here, see the "Cisco IOS IP SLAs Features Roadmap."

Not all commands may be available in your Cisco IOS software release. For release information about a specific command, see the command reference documentation.

Cisco IOS software images are specific to a Cisco IOS software release, a feature set, and a platform. Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn. You must have an account on Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Note Table 1 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release train also support that feature.

Table 1 Feature Information for the IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

12.3(14)T

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Data Link Switching Plus (DLSw+) operation allows you to schedule and measure the DLSw+ protocol stack and network response time between DLSw+ peers

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