Citrix ADC NIC Counters

Citrix ADC NIC Counters

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Article ID: CTX125102

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Description

This article provides a correlation of the newnslog NIC counters and its brief description.

newnslog NIC Counter

The table below lists newnslog NIC counters and a simple description of the counter.

Newnslog Counter Name

Description

nic_tot_rx_bytes

Number of bytes received by this interface

nic_rx_avg_bandwidth

The average rx bandwidth on interface in bits per second

nic_tot_rx_packets

Number of packets received by this interface

nic_rx_avg_packet_rate

The average rate of incoming packets on the interface since the system start

nic_tot_rx_mbits

Number of megabits received by this interface

nic_tot_tx_bytes

Number of bytes transmitted by this interface

nic_tx_avg_bandwidth

The average tx bandwidth on interface in bits per second

nic_tot_tx_packets

Number of packets transmitted by this interface

nic_tx_avg_packet_rate

The average rate of outgoing packets on the interface since the system start

nic_tot_tx_mbits

Number of megabits transmitted by this interface

nic_tot_multicast_pkts

Number of multicast packets received by this interface

nic_tot_netscaler_pkts

Number of NetScaler packets received by this interface

nic_tot_rx_lacpdus

Number of LACPDUs received by this interface

nic_tot_tx_lacpdus

Number of LACPDUs transmitted by this interface

nic_err_rx

Number of erroneous packets received by this interface

nic_err_tx

Number of errors encountered during transmitting by this interface

nic_cur_link_state

Current link state

nic_cur_link_uptime

Current link uptime

nic_cur_link_downtime

Current link downtime

nic_err_dropped_pkts

Number of received packets dropped by this interface

nic_err_tx_dropped

Number of packets dropped in transmission by this interface

nic_tot_bdg_mac_moved

Number of times MAC moved between ports

nic_err_bdg_muted

Number of times NIC become bridging-muted because of loop detection

nic_cur_txqlen

Number of packets queued for transmission

nic_err_link_hangs

Number of NIC hangs detected

nic_err_duplex_mismatch

Number of duplex mismatches detected

nic_err_rx_nonsb

Number of times there was not enough memory for processing of the received data

nic_err_rx_crc

Number of received packets with CRC errors (alignment or FCS)

nic_err_rx_long_frame

Number of too long packets received on the interface

nic_err_rx_alignment

The number of alignment errors received on the interface

nic_err_ifInDiscards

Number of inbound error-free packets discarded internally by NIC

nic_err_ifOutDiscards

Number of outbound error-free packets discarded

nic_err_link_reinits

Number of link re-initializations (attempts to establish the link)

nic_err_link_sts_stalls

Number of Status stalls detected

nic_err_link_tx_stalls

Number of Transmit stalls detected

nic_err_link_rx_stalls

Number of Receive stalls detected

nic_err_link_errdisables

Number of times link has been error-disabled

nic_cur_Ptxqlen

Number of high-priority packets queued for transmission

nic_cur_LPtxqlen

Number of low-priority packets queued for transmit

nic_err_tx_nonucpkt

Number of output non-unicast packets

nic_err_tx_collisions

Number of collisions in transmission (half-duplex only)

nic_err_tx_excess_collisions

Number of excess collisions in transmission (half-duplex only)

nic_err_tx_late_collisions

Number of late collisions in transmission (half-duplex only)

nic_err_tx_multi_collision_frame

Number of multi collision during transmission (half-duplex only)

nic_err_tx_carrier

Number of carrier errors during transmission

nic_err_rx_nobufs

Number of times there was no memory for Rx replacement buffers

nic_err_tx_overflow

Number of times there was an overflow of the Tx ring (Informational)

nic_err_congested_pkts_dropped

Number of output packets dropped because of congestion

nic_err_congestionlimit_pkts_dropped

Number of output packets dropped during the congestion time

nic_err_rx_FCS

Number of packets received with Frame Check Sequence (FCS) errors

nic_err_rx_fifo

NIC receive FIFO memory overruns

nic_tot_outXoffSent

Number of XOFF pause frames sent

nic_tot_outXonSent

Number of XON pause frames sent

nic_tot_xoffPauseFramesReceived

Number of XOFF pause frames received

nic_tot_xoffStateEntered

Number of times the XOFF state was entered

nic_tot_xonPauseFramesReceived

Number of XON pause frames received

nic_err_tx_deferred

Number of times a packet transmission was deferred (Informational - half-duplex only)

nic_err_tx_fifo

NIC transmission FIFO under-runs

nic_err_tx_heartbeat

No 10Mb link heartbeats (Informational - 10Mb half-duplex only)

Issue/Introduction

This article provides a correlation of the newnslog NIC counters and its brief description.