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Configuring IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations

Last Updated: August 27, 2012

This module describes how to configure the IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Data Link Switching Plus (DLSw+) operation to measure and analyze the DLSw+ protocol stack and network response time between DLSw+ peers.

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Prerequisites

A connected DLSw+ peer between the source and destination networking devices must be configured.

Information About IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations

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 the figure below, 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 1DLSw+ 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 IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations

Configuring IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations


Note
There is no need to configure an IP SLAs responder on the destination device.

Perform one of the following tasks:

Configuring a Basic DLSw+ Operation on the Source Device

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    ip sla operation-number

4.    dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address

5.    frequency seconds

6.    end


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
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 operation-number


Example:

Router(config)# ip sla 10

 

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

 
Step 4
dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address


Example:

Router(config-ip-sla)# dlsw peer-ipaddr 172.21.27.11

 

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

 
Step 5
frequency seconds


Example:

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

 

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

 
Step 6
end


Example:

Router(config-ip-sla-dlsw)# end

 

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

 

Configuring an IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation with Optional Parameters on the Source Device

SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    ip sla operation-number

4.    dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address

5.    history buckets-kept size

6.    history distributions-of-statistics-kept size

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

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

9.    frequency seconds

10.    history hours-of-statistics-kept hours

11.    history lives-kept lives

12.    owner owner-id

13.    request-data-size bytes

14.    history statistics-distribution-interval milliseconds

15.    tag text

16.    threshold milliseconds

17.    timeout milliseconds

18.    end


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
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 operation-number


Example:

Router(config)# ip sla 10

 

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

 
Step 4
dlsw peer-ipaddr ip-address


Example:

Router(config-ip-sla)# dlsw peer-ipaddr 172.21.27.11

 

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

 
Step 5
history buckets-kept size


Example:

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

 

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

 
Step 6
history distributions-of-statistics-kept size


Example:

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

 

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

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


Example:

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

 

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

 
Step 8
history filter {none | all | overThreshold | failures}


Example:

Router(config-ip-sla-dlsw)# history filter failures

 

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

 
Step 9
frequency seconds


Example:

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

 

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

 
Step 10
history hours-of-statistics-kept hours


Example:

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

 

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

 
Step 11
history lives-kept lives


Example:

Router(config-ip-sla-dlsw)# history lives-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-ip-sla-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-ip-sla-dlsw)# request-data-size 64

 

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

 
Step 14
history statistics-distribution-interval milliseconds


Example:

Router(config-ip-sla-dlsw)# history 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-ip-sla-dlsw)# tag TelnetPollServer1

 

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

 
Step 16
threshold milliseconds


Example:

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

 

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

 
Step 18
end


Example:

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

 

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

 

Scheduling IP SLAs Operations


Note
  • All IP SLAs operations to be scheduled must be already configured.
  • The frequency of all operations scheduled in a multioperation group must be the same.
  • The list of one or more operation ID numbers to be added to a multioperation group is limited to a maximum of 125 characters in length, including commas (,).
SUMMARY STEPS

1.    enable

2.    configure terminal

3.    Do one of the following:

  • ip sla schedule operation-number [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time {[hh:mm:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm:ss}] [ageout seconds] [recurring]
  • ip sla group schedule group-operation-number operation-id-numbers schedule-period schedule-period-range [ageout seconds] [frequency group-operation-frequency] [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time{hh:mm[:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm[:ss]}]

4.    exit

5.    show ip sla group schedule

6.    show ip sla configuration


DETAILED STEPS
 Command or ActionPurpose
Step 1
enable


Example:

Device> enable

 

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.
 
Step 2
configure terminal


Example:

Device# configure terminal

 

Enters global configuration mode.

 
Step 3
Do one of the following:
  • ip sla schedule operation-number [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time {[hh:mm:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm:ss}] [ageout seconds] [recurring]
  • ip sla group schedule group-operation-number operation-id-numbers schedule-period schedule-period-range [ageout seconds] [frequency group-operation-frequency] [life {forever | seconds}] [start-time{hh:mm[:ss] [month day | day month] | pending | now | after hh:mm[:ss]}]


Example:

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



Example:

Device(config)# ip sla group schedule 1 3,4,6-9 life forever start-time now

 
  • Configures the scheduling parameters for an individual IP SLAs operation.
  • Specifies an IP SLAs operation group number and the range of operation numbers for a multioperation scheduler.
 
Step 4
exit


Example:

Device(config)# exit

 

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

 
Step 5
show ip sla group schedule


Example:

Device# show ip sla group schedule

 

(Optional) Displays IP SLAs group schedule details.

 
Step 6
show ip sla configuration


Example:

Device# show ip sla configuration

 

(Optional) Displays IP SLAs configuration details.

 

Troubleshooting Tips

  • If the IP SLAs operation is not running and not generating statistics, add the verify-data command to the configuration of the operation (while configuring in IP SLA configuration mode) to enable data verification. When data verification is enabled, each operation response is checked for corruption. Use the verify-data command with caution during normal operations because it generates unnecessary overhead.
  • Use the debug ip sla trace and debug ip sla error commands to help troubleshoot issues with an IP SLAs operation.

What to Do Next

To add proactive threshold conditions and reactive triggering for generating traps (or for starting another operation) to an IP SLAs operation, see the "Configuring Proactive Threshold Monitoring" section.

operation)

To display and interpret the results of an IP SLAs operation, use the show ip sla statistics command. Check the output for fields that correspond to criteria in your service level agreement to determine whether the service metrics are acceptable.

Configuration Examples for IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations

Example IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation Configuration

The following example shows the configuration for a DLSw+ operation 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 14
 dlsw peer-ipaddr 172.21.27.11
 frequency 50
 timeout 50000
 tag DLSw-Test
 exit
ip sla schedule 14 life 7200 start-time now

Additional References

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

Cisco IOS IP SLAs commands

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Command Reference

Cisco IOS IP SLAs: general information

Configuring IOS IP SLAs Overview chapter of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide.

Standards

Standards

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

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MIBs

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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

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Feature Information for Cisco IOS IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

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Table 1Feature Information for Cisco IOS IP SLAs DLSw+ Operations

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

IP SLAs DLSw+ Operation

12.3(14)T 15.0(1)S

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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