Hi again, Kevin: I'd expect IM is reporting based on MIB values. Try looking at IfInDiscards and IfOutDiscards.
Evan On 2011-09-09, at 1:02 AM, Kevin Wigle wrote: > Ok, after googling I found a very recent conversation on the same subject. > But it seems there is divided discussion on interface discards. > > And I apologize to Evan - I didn't understand his suggestion about turning > off interface discards - I thought it was something configured on the device > similar to the "fault-finding" items on HP switches but I found it in IM and > I checked and indeed that switch doesn't "bubble" anymore. > > What's interesting about all the threads I read and my own experience is > that many times I see interfaces reporting thousands of discards and no > matter how hard we look the hardware never agrees with what IM is saying - > aside from the fact that the hardware is sending SNMP info saying there is a > problem. > > Whatever, Dartware typically blames the vendor for having a faulty > implementation of SNMP and if we are going to accept that then in that case > I think there is a reason enough to allow a global option for Set Behavior > to ignore interface disregards and not have to set it switch by switch. > Perhaps it shouldn't be set by default but at least give the admin the > choice. If he sets it he gets what he pays for. > > Usually Dartware is pretty forward thinking and listens to the admins out > there and I think this time the majority of admins would like to have the > choice. > > regards, > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Wigle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 08 September, 2011 12:04 AM > To: 'InterMapper Discussion' > Subject: RE: [IM-Talk] SNMP Issues > > nope - in all the years in this job I have only seen 2 switches configured > with that and they were local. > > If I set that option will that stop IM from bubbling? > > I still wonder, what does IM see that the hardware won't show me directly? > And since IM is polling the hardware to get info to display bubbles - what > is actually happening - and what is to be believed? > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evan Gamblin > Sent: 07 September, 2011 11:21 PM > To: InterMapper Discussion > Subject: Re: [IM-Talk] SNMP Issues > > 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 >> >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> List archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ >> To unsubscribe: send email to: [email protected] >> > > ____________________________________________________________________ > List archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ > To unsubscribe: send email to: [email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________________ > List archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ > To unsubscribe: send email to: [email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: [email protected]
