Citrix ADC SNMP Counters
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Description
This article contains information about the newnslog Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) counters, and its brief description.
Using the Counters
Log on to the ADC using an SSH client, change to SHELL, navigate to the /var/nslog directory, and then use the ‘nsconmsg’ command to see comprehensive statistics using the different counters available. For the detailed procedure refer to Citrix Blog - NetScaler ‘Counters’ Grab-Bag!.
The newnslog SNMP
The following table lists the newnslog SNMP counters with a simple description of the counter.
|
Newnslog Counter |
Description |
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snmp_tot_rxpkts |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets received. |
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snmp_tot_txpkts |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets transmitted. |
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snmp_tot_badVersions |
This counter tracks the number of SNMP messages received, which were for an unsupported SNMP version. |
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snmp_tot_badCommName |
This counter tracks the SNMP messages received, which used an SNMP community name not known to the NetScaler appliance. |
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snmp_tot_badCommUse |
This counter tracks the total number of SNMP Messages received that represented an SNMP operation which is not allowed by the SNMP community named in the Message. |
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snmp_tot_parseErrs |
This counter tracks the number of ASN.1 or BER errors encountered when decoding received SNMP Messages. |
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snmp_tot_getBulkReqs |
This counter tracks the SNMP Get-Bulk PDUs that are accepted and processed. |
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snmp_tot_getReqs |
This counter tracks the SNMP Get-Request PDUs that are accepted and processed. |
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snmp_tot_getNextReqs |
This counter tracks the SNMP Get-Next PDUs that are accepted and processed. |
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snmp_tot_responses |
This counter tracks the SNMP Get-Response PDUs that the NetScaler appliance generates. |
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snmp_err_req_dropped |
This counter tracks the SNMP requests dropped. |
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snmp_tot_traps |
This counter tracks the SNMP Trap PDUs that the NetScaler appliance generates. |
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snmp_tot_unsupportedSecurityLevel |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets that are dropped because they requested a security level that is |
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snmp_tot_notInTimeWindow |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets that are dropped because they appeared outside the Window of the authoritative SNMP engine. |
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snmp_tot_unknownUserName |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets that are dropped because they referenced a user that is not known to the SNMP engine. |
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snmp_tot_unknownEngineIds |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets that are dropped because they referenced an SNMP engine ID that is not known to the NetScaler appliance. |
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snmp_tot_wrongDigests |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets that are dropped because they do not contain the expected digest value. |
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snmp_tot_decryptionErrors |
This counter tracks the SNMP packets that are dropped because they cannot be decrypted. |
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