Dale Ghent wrote:
> On May 29, 2007, at 5:02 PM, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>
>> Yes, logfile analysis can be very very useful, but usually that is a
>> last resort when the *up front* tools can't tell you what is going
>> on, or for sites that don't use or don't want to use an architected
>> solution based on SNMP.
>
> Just a quick question, and I don't think this three-letter acronym has
> been mentioned yet...
>
> But as far as purely link up/down status goes (irregardless of what
> speed, duplex, and so on), wouldn't this be the domain of FMA?
>
> It's plausible that link state changes could be considered "faulty".
You're not the first one to suggest this. And I agree with you.
However, what I first want to do is get the logging centralized. Then
conversion to FMA or whatever can be done at one shot, without touching
a gazillion drivers. (What I don't want to happen is to spread the FMA
knowledge into each driver....)
-- Garrett
