Configuring SAA monitor service tests

You must configure SAA monitor parameters to define service tests.

The following table described the SAA monitor configuration fields.
Table 1. SAA monitor configuration
Field Description
server The name or IP address of the Cisco router.
communitystring The SNMP community string for the router.
probetype The SAA probe type applicable to the profile element.
description A text field for providing descriptive information for the element.
Active Indicates whether the profile element is active.
port The port used to access the router.

Default port is 161.
version The SNMP version to use:
  • 1 is used for SNMPv1
  • 2 is used for SNMPv2c
  • 3 is used for SNMPv3

Default is 1.
probeid Specifies a value that is used to generate the probe control row index.
securityname† The username for the SNMP session.
authenticationphrase† The authentication password for the user.
privacyphrase† The privacy password for the user.
authenticationprotocol† The protocols that are used for authenticating the users are as follows:
  • MD5
  • SHA1

Default is MD5.
privacyprotocol† The protocol to use for encrypting the session. This is DES.
timeout The time, in seconds, to wait for the router to respond.

Default is 5.
retries The number of times the monitor retry to contact the router before it quits.

Default is 0.
poll The time, in seconds, between each poll.

Default is 300
failureretests The number of times to retest before it indicates a failure.

Default is 0.
retestinterval The time, in seconds, to wait between each retest on failure.

Default is 10.
Note: † Applicable only to SNMPv3.
Probe type configuration

Probe configuration is different for each type of probe, and Internet Service Monitoring agent provides a set of configuration fields specific to each type. To create a profile element, select a probe type, then provide the configuration appropriate for that type. For information about individual configuration items, see the Cisco Response Time Monitor MIB document.

Service level classification

Service level classification defines the rules for determining the level of service that is provided by a network device.

Available service level classification options for the SAA monitor are as follows: 

totalTime
errTotal
numRTT
minRTT
maxRTT
avgRTT
minPosJitterSD
maxPosJitterSD
minNegJitterSD
maxNegJitterSD
minPosJitterDS
maxPosJitterDS
minNegJitterDS
maxNegJitterDS
packetLossSD
packetLossDS
packetOutOfSequence
packetMIA
packetLateArrival
minDelaySD
maxDelaySD
minDelayDS
maxDelayDS
avgPosJitterSD
avgPosJitterDS
avgNegjitterSD
avgNegJitterDS
avgDelaySD
avgDelayDS
devPosJitterSD
devPosJitterDS
devNegJitterSD
devNegJitterDS
devDelaySD
devDelayDS
MOS
ICPIF
mMinRTT
httpRTT
dnsRTT
tcpConnectRTT
transactionRTT
message
In service level classifications:
  • Specify more service level classifications by manually entering the name of the monitor element. The name must match the name that is shown for the element in the Monitor elements section.
  • message can be any message that is forwarded in the $message element toIBM® Application Performance Management server if used in any widget. For a list of possible values, see Status messages.
  • The operand is a string or a positive number.