Profiles

The Analytics Profiles Screen displays currently-configured Analytics Profiles, and is used to create, edit, and delete profiles. The first step in generating analytics information for Top N Ports Utilization and Top N PoE Ports Utilization Reports is to create an Analytics Profile. A profile consists of the type of information you want to view (Profile Type) and the switches/ports that you want to analyze. Note that a switch can only be in one profile of a particular Profile Type at a time.

Creating a Profile

Click on the Add icon. Complete the fields in the Create Profile Wizard as described below:

Configuration Screen

• Profile Name - The user-configured name for the profile.
• Profile Type - Select a Profile Type from the drop-down menu:
• Top N Ports Utilization - This profile gathers information about port utilization.
• Top N PoE Ports Utilization - This profile gather information about PoE port utilization. Note that a Top N PoE Ports Utilization Profile will generate data for both Top N PoE Port Reports and Top N PoE Switch Reports.
• Usage Threshold - (Top N PoE Ports Utilization Only) - Sets a Notification threshold for total PoE power usage for switches in the profile, in percent. When the usage threshold is reached or exceeded, a notification is sent to the user via the Notifications application. This setting overrides the Default Usage Threshold setting configured on the Settings Screen for all switches in the configured profile (Range = 1 - 99, Default = 99). Note that this setting is only supported on AOS 8.x Devices.

Device/Port Selection Screen

• Default Ports Template (Top N Ports Utilization Profiles only) - You can use this option to assign the profile to the same ports on selected switches. Rather than selecting switches and then selecting ports for each switch, you can assign the profile to the same ports on multiple switches. For example, to assign the profile to ports 1/1 through 1/10, enter 1/1-1/10, then click on the Add icon. When you select switches in the next step, the profile will be assigned to ports 1 through 10 on all selected switches and the "Apply Ports Template" message will appear.

You can also create multiple templates to be applied to different switch types. For example, you can create a template for 6850 Switches (e.g., 1/1-1/10) and create a template for 6860 Switches (e.g., 1/1/1-1/1/10). When you select switches in the next step, the profile will be assigned to ports 1 through 10 on all selected 6850 Switches, and ports 1/1/1 through 1/1/10 on all selected 6860 Switches.

When selecting ports for a Top N Ports Utilization Profile, is recommended that you only select required ports, not all ports, to conserve disk space on the OmniVista Server.

• Add/Remove Switches - Click on the Add/Remove Switches button. From the list of switches, select the switch(es) you want to analyze, then click OK. The selected switch(es) will be displayed. Click on the Add/Remove Ports button to specify ports. Note that if you created a Default Ports Template, you do not need to configure ports, ports will automatically be assigned based on the template.
• Add/Remove Ports (Top N Ports Utilization Profiles only) - Select a switch and click on the Add/Remove Ports button. From the list of ports, select the port(s) that you want to analyze, then click OK. If you selected multiple switches, select the next switch and repeat until ports have been selected for all switches. Click on the Create button. After clicking on the Create button, the status of the operation will be displayed in the Results Table. Click OK to return to the Profiles Screen.

Note: When selecting ports for a Top N Ports Utilization Profile, it is recommended that you only select required ports, not all ports, to conserve disk space on the OmniVista Server.

Note: It is not necessary to configure ports in a Top N PoE Ports Utilization Profile. When you select a switch(es) for the profile, all PoE-enabled ports on the switch are included in the profile. Note that it is recommended that you select only a few required switches, not all of the switches, to maintain performance on the OmniVista Server.

Editing a Profile

Select the profile in the Profiles Screen and click on the Edit icon to bring up the Edit Profile Wizard. Note that you cannot edit the Profile Name or Profile Type. Depending on the Profile Type, you can you can add/remove switches and/or ports to/from a profile on the Device/Port Selection Screen.

To add/remove switches to/from a profile, click on the Add/Remove Switches button and select the switches you want to add/remove to/from the profile. When you are done editing, click on the Apply button. The status of the operation will be displayed in the Results Table. Click OK to return to the Profiles Screen. Note that removing a switch from a profile automatically removes any ports associated with that switch and removes the sFlow configuration from the ports.

To add/remove ports from a profile, select a switch, click on the Add/Remove Ports button and select the ports you want to add/remove to/from the profile. When you are done editing, click on the Apply button. The status of the operation will be displayed in the Results Table. Click OK to return to the Profiles Screen. Note that removing a port from a profile removes the sFlow configuration from the port.

Deleting a Profile

Select the profile(s) in the Profiles Screen, click on the Delete icon, then click OK at the confirmation prompt. The status of the operation will be displayed in the Results Table. Click OK to return to the Profiles Screen. If the profile has been assigned to devices, a warning prompt will appear. You can click on the "Device" link to see which switches the profile has been assigned to. Click OK to remove the profile from the listed switches. Note that you can remove a profile from a specific switch(es) by editing the profile.

Viewing a Profile

Click on a profile in the Profiles to view details of the profile. The Profile Name and Profile Type will be displayed. You can expand the Switches area to view information about switches associated with the profile.