Advanced Monitoring

Advanced Monitoring or AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. is used in Aruba WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a 802.11 standards-based LAN that the users access through a wireless connection. deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. ArubaOS enables Mobility Conductor and managed devices to periodically send these AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. feeds which typically contain status or statistical messages about the network devices to the Network Management Systems such as AMP AirWave Management Platform. AMP is a network management system for configuring, monitoring, and upgrading wired and wireless devices on your network. without being prompted.

Traditionally, AMP AirWave Management Platform. AMP is a network management system for configuring, monitoring, and upgrading wired and wireless devices on your network. used to send polls to SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  on the controller on a regular interval to gather stats as well as detect additions, deletions, or changes to clients and APs. The SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  tables were also huge with limited data. The scaling issues are resolved with the introduction of AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities.. AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. sends out detailed messages to AMP AirWave Management Platform. AMP is a network management system for configuring, monitoring, and upgrading wired and wireless devices on your network. automatically.

AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. communications between ArubaOS and AirWave is sent over 8211/udp (same as PAPI Process Application Programming Interface. PAPI controls channels for ARM and Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) communication to the conductor controller. A separate PAPI control channel connects to the local controller where the SSID tunnels terminate.). AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. gathers all the client data for AirWave to scale for the huge amounts of data being sent by the controller to AirWave as SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  has scaling issues.

The following sections provide additional information on the AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. feature:

Salient Features

The following are the salient features of AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. feature:

AMON Message Size Changes

Data communication between managed devices and AirWave servers has shifted from the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  model to the faster, more reliable, and scalable AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. model. Though the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  model can still be used to communicate data, users generally encounter delayed AirWave updates and high CPU Central Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. usage.

The AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. packet size has been capped at a default value of 1264 bytes to reduce the amount of fragmentation and message loss that typically occurs in larger packet sizes, which can force customers to fall back to the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  model. Message size has been capped at 1264 bytes to allow for the addition of AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. headers and PAPI Process Application Programming Interface. PAPI controls channels for ARM and Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) communication to the conductor controller. A separate PAPI control channel connects to the local controller where the SSID tunnels terminate., UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received., or IP headers. Each packet only contains one message to further reduce the amount of overall message loss, as the loss of even a single fragment can render an entire message invalid. To reduce fragmentation in case of IPv6 AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. packets, the size can be configured to 1152 bytes.

The AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. packet size can be modified using the following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command:

amon msg-buffer-size <msg-buffer-size>

With the additional message load due to the smaller packet size and 1:1 message to packet ratio, output has also been increased from 10 second intervals to 1 second intervals to distribute packets more evenly, helping maintain a more stable and less congested traffic flow.

Starting from ArubaOS 8.9.0.0, the following AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. messages are modified to include four separate fields (Pri-Channel, Sec-Channel, Band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation., and Bandwidth) for each 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio channel:

  • RADIO_STATS

  • RADIO_iNFO

Secure AMON Feed to AirWave

Starting from ArubaOS 8.1 new enhancements have been made to the AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. infrastructure that includes DTLS Datagram Transport Layer Security. DTLS communications protocol provides communications security for datagram protocols. support both on IPv4 and IPv6. DTLS Datagram Transport Layer Security. DTLS communications protocol provides communications security for datagram protocols. provides secure communication over unreliable sessions with minimal overhead and still provides real-time response.

ArubaOS 8.1 supports four modes of AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. transportation.

Table 1: Modes of AMON Transport

Transport or Secure Modes

Cleartext

Secure

IPv4

UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received.

DTLS Datagram Transport Layer Security. DTLS communications protocol provides communications security for datagram protocols.

IPv6

UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received.

IPv6

DTLS Datagram Transport Layer Security. DTLS communications protocol provides communications security for datagram protocols. over IPv6

The following procedure describes how to enable a new AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. receiver.

  1. In the Managed Network node hierarchy, navigate to Configuration > System  > Certificates tab.
  2. Click + in the Import Certificates table and configure the following parameters:
    • Certificate name—Name of the certificate.
    • Certificate filename—Click Browse and select a certificate.
    • Optional passphrase—Paraphrase for the certificate.
    • Retype passphrase—Retype the passphrase.
    • Certificate format—Select a format from the drop-down list.
    • Certificate type—Select a certificate type. (ServerCert and TrustedCA)
  3. Click Submit.
  4. In the Managed Network node hierarchy, navigate to Configuration > System  > More and expand the General accordion.
  5. Click + in the MON Receivers table.
  6. Provide the server name.
  7. Select a profile list from the Profile list drop-down list.
  8. Select UDP from the Transport type drop-down list.
  9. Select the Secure check-box.
  10. Click Submit.

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command specifies the certificate name.

(host) [md] (config) #amon cert <cert-name>

Support for Smart AMON

Starting from ArubaOS 8.4.0.0, Cloud based monitoring of Campus controllers becomes very essential. So, the AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. feeds are now made programmable and cloud friendly to help minimize the AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. telemetry traffic between the controller and the Cloud.

This feature enables the following new capabilities to the AMON Advanced Monitoring. AMON is used in Aruba WLAN deployments for improved network management, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities. feeds to Cloud destination over Websockets.