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SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
User’s Manual 59010-06 Rev. A Counter Descriptions
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Appendix B Counter Descriptions
Each switch contains numerous counters that keep track of various properties. The
counters may appear in different locations with different names or with a name that
may not be self-explanatory as to its function. This appendix defines the counter
names and their functions. Table B-1 describes the counters that appear in the
statistics on the port display window, and on the Show Counts command in telnet.
Table B-2 describes the counters that appear in the statistics on the faceplate
window.
Table B-1 Counter Names and Descriptions (port display window and telnet)
Counter Name
(in port display)
Counter Name
(in telnet)
Description
Address ID
errors
fcFPortAddressIdErrors Number of address identifiers (S_ID, D_ID) found to be in
error.
AL Init Attempts N/A Number of times the port entered the initialization state.
AL Init Errors N/A Number of times the port entered initialization and the
initialization failed.
Busy frames fcFPortC23FbsyFrames Number of class 2 and class 3 fabric busy (F_BSY) frames
generated by this port in response to incoming frames. This
usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or N_port
that is preventing delivery of this frame.
Counter reset at N/A Show the time and date of the last time the switch was
reset.
CRC errors fcFPortInvalidCrcs Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) frames
detected.
Delimiter errors fcFPortDelimiterErrors Number of delimiter errors detected. Delimiters, such as
SOFc3 (start of frame, class 3), EOFn (end of frame), or
others, are improper or invalid.
Discarded
frames
fcFPortC23Discards Number of class 2 and class 3 sequences that were
discarded by this port. A sequence can be discarded
because of detection of a missing frame (based on
SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a
reject frame, receiving frames for a stopped sequence, or
other causes.
Elapsed since
counter reset
N/A Length of time that has elapsed since the last switch reset
was performed.
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