Kevin:

Don't you usually set Ignore Interface Discards on switches?

Evan

On 2011-09-07, at 10:31 PM, Kevin Wigle wrote:

> Dear Group,
> 
> I'm sure this has been touched on before but I need a refresher on just how
> error indications on Intermapper relate to the actual hardware being
> monitored.
> 
> Specifically we have a site that has two switches connected at 100 full.
> 
> Often the link between the switches will be "bubbling" away.  Open status
> and it will say something like 4000 discards a minute (and higher).
> 
> When I telnet to the switch and show stats on the interface the only errors
> I see are 16 FCS errors.  Not quite the 4000+ I expected to see.
> 
> So what do I trust?
> 
> How do I explain to other support personnel just what it means when IM says
> that but the actual hardware says something else?
> Especially bosses - they want to see that IM is actually worth having but if
> we can't trust what we see - then what?
> 
> All opinions welcome.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Kevin
> 
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