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