Cisco Systems 3.5 Switch User Manual


 
Managing AVMs and VNEs
Cisco Systems, Inc. Page 99
6.8.5 Polling Tab
When customizing polling rates, special consideration should be given to the
following:
Fast polling rates (30 sec) provide high data accuracy
Fast change tracking (VC table, profile changes) and accurate flows
vs.
Constant polling generating high NE CPU utilization, high network
traffic, polling overlaps, and starvation for scheduled polling
Slow polling rates (30 min) will affect data accuracy
Slow change tracking, stuck flows, invalid information
vs.
Low NE and network utilization, complete polling cycles
Warning: Changing polling rates may result in excess traffic and Network
Element crashes.
The Polling tab enables the administrator to:
Associate a VNE with a previously created polling group.
Customize polling intervals for a VNE. Different polling intervals can be
defined, namely:
Status: Typically, would be the most frequently polled information
reflecting the current operational state of the element and its
components.
Configuration: Reflects more dynamic element configuration such
as forwarding, routing and switching tables.
System: Reflects element configuration that is less dynamic in
nature.
Topology: Reflects topology connections at different layers.
In addition, a polling interval can be configured for a class of devices, for
example, for all Cisco routers.