Workflow to configure TCA

Purpose

The following is the sequence of high-level actions required to configure TCA and enable the TCA function on a monitored object.

Stages
 
1 

Enable performance statistics collection on the object to monitor. Table 19-1, Port statistics policy objects for TCA lists the port statistics policy objects required to enable TCA on a network interface or physical link.

Table 19-1: Port statistics policy objects for TCA

Statistics policy type

MIB

MIB entry

Monitored class

NE MIB

IF-MIB

ifEntry

—

Specific MIB

equipment.PhysicalPort

Interface Additional Stats

ifXEntry

lag.Interface

2 

If you require custom TCA rules, configure a custom profile TCA; see To configure a custom profile TCA .

3 

Configure a TCA policy; see To configure a TCA policy .

  1. Configure utilization, error, and drop TCA rules.

  2. Optionally, associate a custom profile TCA with the policy.

4 

Apply the TCA policy to an object; see To apply a TCA policy to objects using the object properties forms .

5 

If required, customize the TCA system preferences, such as specifying the default TCA severity or the maximum TCA limit; see the section on system preferences configuration procedures in the NSP System Administrator Guide.