Specifications

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Managing the Access Server
Viewing LAT Node Counters Information
The SHOW/MONITOR NODE COUNTERS command displays the counters for
messages transmitted between the access server and the selected LAT service
nodes.
The counters apply only to the specified LAT service nodes. Some of these
counters are also maintained for all the service nodes that the access server
recognizes. When you enter a specific node name for the SHOW/MONITOR
NODE node-name COUNTERS command, the counter values for only that
service node appear in the display. To see the combined counters for all service
nodes, use the SHOW SERVER COUNTER command.
Counters can help you estimate access server traffic on the network for specific
time periods. For example, for information about daily access server usage, set the
counters to zero at the start of each day.
You can also use counters data to calculate the average use of the Ethernet and the
service nodes. By combining this data from the access server with the counters
data from other access servers, you can calculate the network’s capacity to handle
more traffic.
Example: SHOW/LIST/MONITOR NODE COUNTERS Display
The following example shows how to generate a display of the counters for LAT
messages between the access server and a service node named PEACH. Each
counter displayed has a maximum value of 4,294,967,295. If a counter reaches that
value, it remains at that value until either the counters are set to zero or the access
server is initialized. Typically, the maximum values are not reached for several
months.
Identification column Service identification string.
Rating column Value assigned to the service by the service node,
indicating relative capacity to accept new connections or
new queue connections. This value is the current load-
balancing rating associated with the service. The rating
varies from 0 to 255. With the higher value, the capacity of
the service node to accept a new connection is greater.
Field Description