Summum Bonum wrote: > Hi Darren, > > Thanks for the reply :) > > First of all, what am I looking after I record the netstat and > qif_status info?? >
I don't know. The idea is to collect statistics over time and look for things that change which normally don't. > Talking about network change problem. The tcp_fusion code change bite us > hard on Netbackup :*(~ > I hope you called up and filed a bug, etc. Darren > Thanks, > > -- Sum > > >> Hi, >> >> So this is an interesting problem...with lots of different variables. >> >> If you are able to, I would recommend recording lots of information >> as the system marches along...so what's required here... >> >> record "netstat -s" every 30 or 60 seconds and maybe also >> record "ndd /dev/pfil qif_status" >> >> You mention that "no incoming traffic" is seen. I don't quite >> understand what you mean by this as it isn't precise enough. >> Are packets not being transmitted by some box? >> if so, which box? >> on which box are you running the snoop when you observe this? >> are you filtering what snoops sees or does it show all traffic? >> >> ideally there is some sort of statistic that ticks over only when >> the problem happens and that'll help narrow down the problem. >> >> <rant> >> With the rate of change (and quantity of change) going into the >> Solaris TCP/IP stack (and knowing the current bugcount), I can >> only say that the Solaris 10 TCP/IP stack feels like "beta code" >> that doesn't get really well tested :-( Update 4 is going to change >> TCP/IP code in a very significant way (IP Instances), so unless >> you really have to, it might be worth avoiding Updates 4 and 5 >> and go straight from 3 to 6 (there will be an Update 5 but it will >> be not far behind U4).. or perhaps even 2 to 6, if 3 is causing >> you problems where 2 wasnt'. >> >> I would recommend people download 125014-02 while you >> can and keep it somewhere safe because 125014-03 (and others) >> will not be able to be applied to anything prior to Update 4. >> If you still have problems and have support contracts, ring up >> Sun and hassle them and tell them you want a patch for that >> release of Solaris10 (with Solaris's IPFilter) and dont want >> to upgrade to update 4. >> </rant> >> >> Darren >> >> > >
