TX packets dropped ratio too high-checkpoint-gaia,secureplatform
Vendor: checkpoint
OS: gaia,secureplatform
Description:
Indeni tracks the number of packets that had issues and alerts if the ratio is too high.
Remediation Steps:
Packet drops usually occur when the rate of packets transmitted is higher than the device ability to handle.
How does this work?
How many packets sent by the interface is retrieved by running “ifconfig -a”.
Why is this important?
It is useful to know how many packets have been transmitted by the interface.
Without Indeni how would you find this?
An administrator could login and manually check interface configuration, or use SNMP.
chkp-os-interfaces-novsx
name: chkp-os-interfaces-novsx
description: Get interface information
type: monitoring
monitoring_interval: 1 minute
requires:
vendor: checkpoint
and:
- or:
- os.name: gaia
- os.name: secureplatform
- or:
- vsx:
neq: 'true'
- mds: 'true'
comments:
network-interface-state:
why: |
Interfaces in the "down" state could result in downtime or reduced redundancy.
how: |
The state of the interface is retrieved by running "ethtool".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-admin-state:
why: |
If the interface is disabled, then it is okay for it to be down. If the interface is enabled however, it should be up.
how: |
Retrieve the information by parsing the Gaia database in /config/active.
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-speed:
why: |
If the interface speed is set to a low value, this could mean auto-negotiation is not working correctly and the interface does not utilize the full bandwidth available.
how: |
The speed of the interface is retrieved by running "ethtool".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-duplex:
why: |
If the interface has half-duplex setting, this will reduce throughput, and should be investigated.
how: |
The duplex of the interface is retrieved by running "ethtool".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-ipv4-address:
why: |
To be able to search for IP addresses in indeni, this data needs to be stored.
how: |
The IP address of the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-ipv4-subnet:
why: |
To be able to search for IP addresses in indeni, this data needs to be stored.
how: |
The subnet of the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-type:
why: |
The type of interface can be useful for administrators.
how: |
The type of the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-mtu:
why: |
The MTU sometimes needs to be adjusted. Storing this gives an administrator an easy way to view the MTU from a large number of devices, as well as identifying incorrectly set MTU.
how: |
The MTU of the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-mac:
why: |
To be able to search for MAC addresses in indeni, this data needs to be stored.
how: |
The MAC address of the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-description:
why: |
The description is an important way to identify interfaces.
how: |
Retrive the information by parsing the gaia database in /config/active.
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-tx-bits:
why: |
It is useful to know how much data has been transmitted by the interface.
how: |
How many bits sent by the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-rx-bits:
why: |
It is useful to know how much data has been received by the interface.
how: |
How many bits received by the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-tx-packets:
why: |
It is useful to know how many packets have been transmitted by the interface.
how: |
How many packets sent by the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-rx-packets:
why: |
It is useful to know how many packets have been received by the interface.
how: |
How many packets received by the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-tx-errors:
why: |
Transmit errors on an interface could indicate a problem.
how: |
The amount of transmit errors for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-rx-dropped:
why: |
Dropped packets on an interface could indicate a problem and potential traffic loss.
how: |
The amount of receive drops for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-tx-overruns:
why: |
Transmit overruns on an interface could indicate a problem.
how: |
The amount of transmit overruns for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-rx-overruns:
why: |
Receive overruns on an interface could indicate a problem.
how: |
The amount of receive overruns for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-tx-carrier:
why: |
A high carrier number could mean that the link is flapping.
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-rx-frame:
why: |
To get total number of recived frames on the the interfaces to understand
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "config/active".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interfaces:
why: |
To get all the interfaces to collec the statistics of all the interfraces.
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "config/active".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-tx-collisions:
why: |
To get total number of tx-collisions on the interfaces to monitor duplex mis match issues.
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "config/active".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-rx-errors:
why: |
To get a total Recived erros on the interfaces
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "config/active".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-admin-state-logical:
why: |
To get a admin state of the interfaces to understand the state of the interface
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "config/active".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-state-logical:
why: |
To get a logical state of the interfaces to understand the state of the interface
how: |
The carrier counter for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "config/active".
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
network-interface-:
why: |
To get the the list of all interface names
how: |
The carrier name for the interface is retrieved by running "ifconfig -a" as well as the Gaia
database "/config/active"
can-with-snmp: true
can-with-syslog: false
steps:
- run:
type: SSH
file: show-interfaces-all-novsx.remote.1.bash
parse:
type: AWK
file: show-interfaces-all-novsx.parser.1.awk
cross_vendor_tx_drop
Failed to fetch the data: https://bitbucket.org/indeni/indeni-knowledge/src/master/rules/templatebased/crossvendor/cross_vendor_tx_drop.scala