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Chapter 25      Configuring RMON
    Displaying RMON Status
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to collect group Ethernet statistics on an 
interface:
To disable the collection of group Ethernet statistics, use the no rmon collection stats index interface 
configuration command.
Displaying RMON Status
To display the RMON status, use one or more of the privileged EXEC commands in Table 25-1:
For information about the fields in these displays, see the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals 
Command Reference for Cisco IOS Release 12.1.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id Specify the interface on which to collect statistics, and enter 
interface configuration mode.
Step 3
rmon collection stats index [owner ownername] Enable RMON statistic collection on the interface.
• For index, specify the RMON group of statistics. The range 
is from 1 to 65535.
• (Optional) For owner ownername, enter the name of the 
owner of the RMON group of statistics.
Step 4
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 6
show rmon statistics Display the contents of the switch statistics table.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Table 25-1 Commands for Displaying RMON Status
Command  Purpose
 show rmon Displays general RMON statistics.
 show rmon alarms Displays the RMON alarm table.
 show rmon events Displays the RMON event table.
 show rmon history Displays the RMON history table.
 show rmon statistics Displays the RMON statistics table.