4.20 CFB_Video_Device

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the resource usage of a registered video conference bridge device.

  • Active conferences

  • Completed conferences

  • Resource usage

  • Active resources

  • Unavailable resources

This script raises an event if a threshold is exceeded. In addition, this script generates data streams for active and completed conferences, active resources, and resource usage (%).

4.20.1 Resource Object

CiscoCM_VideoCFBObj

4.20.2 Default Schedule

By default, this script runs every 15 minutes.

4.20.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Parameter

How to Set It

General Settings

Job Failure Notification

Event severity when job fails

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the failure of the CFB_Video_Device job. The default is 5.

Monitor Active Conferences

Event Notification

Raise event if active conferences exceed threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the number of active video conferences exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum active conferences

Specify the maximum number of video conferences that must be active before an event is raised. The default is 250 conferences.

Event severity when active conferences exceed threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the number of active video conferences exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for active conferences?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns the number of video conferences active during the monitoring period.The default is unselected.

Monitor Completed Conferences

Data Collection

Collect data for completed conferences?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns the number of video conferences completed during the monitoring period. The default is unselected.

Monitor Resource Usage

Event Notification

Raise event if resource usage exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the percentage of video conference usage exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum resource usage

Specify the maximum percentage of video conference usage that must be detected before an event is raised. The default is 80%.

Event severity when resource usage exceeds threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the percentage of video conference usage exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for resource usage?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns the percentage of video conference usage at each script iteration. The default is unselected.

Monitor Active Resources

Data Collection

Collect data for active resources?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns the number of video conferences active at each script iteration.The default is unselected.

Monitor Unavailable Resources

Event Notification

Raise event if number of times resources were unavailable exceeds threshold?

Select Yes to raise an event if the number of times video conferences were unavailable exceeds the threshold you set. The default is Yes.

Threshold - Maximum number of times resources were unavailable

Specify the maximum number of times video conferences must be unavailable before an event is raised. The default is 0 instances.

Event severity when number of times resources were unavailable exceeds threshold

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the number of times video conferences were unavailable exceeds the threshold. The default is 15.

Data Collection

Collect data for number of times resources were unavailable?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns the number of times video conferences were unavailable during the monitoring period. The default is unselected.