Creating and Modifying an IP Performance Metrics Profile

IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) is enabled by default. However, the monitoring of metrics is based on the test profiles configured. You must create a test profile in order to use IPPM.

The following task creates an IPPM profile called "test1" and configures these profile settings:

  • Target host for the IPPM profile
  • Jitter, round-trip time (RTT), and time to live (TTL) values
  • Start and end times
  • Interval between tests
  1. Enter global configuration mode. 
    device# configure terminal
  2. Configure an IPPM test profile. 
    device(config)# ippm profile test1 type icmp-echo
    This example creates an IPPM test profile named "test1" and places the device in IPPM profile configuration mode.
  3. Configure the target host for the IPPM profile.
    device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# inspect 10.1.1.1 src 10.2.2.2
    This example configures the target host for the IPPM profile as IP address 10.1.1.1, and the source IPv4 address from where the test is triggered as 10.2.2.2. The source IP should belong to one of the routing interfaces on the switch.
  4. (Optional) Configure the maximum allowable jitter for the IPPM profile and configure the probe count.
    device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# jitter threshold 12 probe-count 5
    This example configures the maximum allowable jitter for the IPPM profile to 12 milliseconds. A probe count 5 is configured.
  5. (Optional) Configure the minimum and maximum RTT.
    device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# rtt range 20 to 30
    This example configures an RTT range of 20 to 30 milliseconds.
  6. (Optional) Configure the minimum and maximum time to live (TTL) values. 
    device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# ttl_threshold range 30 to 40
    This example configures a TTL range of 30 to 40 milliseconds for the IPPM profile.
  7. (Optional) Start an IPPM test, specifying the time and date for the test to finish and the interval period between tests. 
    device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# schedule start now end 02-23-23 11:00:10 frequency 60
    This example starts an IPPM test immediately for the IPPM profile and specifies the time and date for the test to finish. It also specifies that the test will begin again after sixty seconds.

The following example creates an IPPM profile called "test1". It also configures a target host for the IPPM profile, and configures the jitter, RTT, and TTL values for that profile. It also starts an IPPM test immediately for the IPPM profile, specifies the time and date for the test to finish, and configures the interval period between scheduled tests.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# ippm profile test1 type icmp-echo
device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# inspect 10.1.1.1 src 10.2.2.2
device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# jitter threshold 12 probe-count 5
device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# rtt range 20 to 30
device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# ttl_threshold range 30 to 40
device(config-icmp-echo-test1)# schedule start now end 02-23-23 11:00:10 frequency 60
Parent topic: IP Performance Metrics Overview