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Created On7/11/2008
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Network Monitoring - Interface Errors and Discards

Router/Switch Monitoring

Use SNMP to monitor interface errors and discards on networking routers, switches and devices.

Monitoring: Use the following counters to monitor the packet discards and errors on the device interfaces.

SNMP OID: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.14
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2 .interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifInErrors
Description: The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
 

SNMP OID: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.20
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2 .interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOutErrors
Description: The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors.
 

SNMP OID: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.13
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2 .interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifInDiscards
Description: The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.
 

SNMP OID: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.19
.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2 .interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOutDiscards
Description: The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.
 

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