Hardware Network Interface
PATROL Class: MS_HW_NETWORK - Monitor Type: MONITOR - Monitor Category: System
No CDM Class defined.
Monitors a specific network adapter in the server and verifies if it is present and operating in optimal communication performance.
Attributes (Parameters)
| Name | PATROL Name | Units | Default Thresholds | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth Utilization | BandwidthUtilization | % | None | Percentage used of the available bandwidth. This parameter is collected only if LinkSpeed, DuplexMode, ReceivedBytesRate and TransmittedBytesRate are all properly collected. Value set by networkColl. Type: Statistics - Spikes expected |
| Duplex Mode | DuplexMode | 0 = Half-duplex 1 = Full duplex |
None | Whether the port is configured to operate in half-duplex or full-duplex mode. By default, the DuplexMode parameter triggers a warning when an adapter that was running in full-duplex suddenly starts communicating in half-duplex. Value set by networkColl. Note: Alert thresholds are set automatically by Hardware Sentry which should not be customized or modified. Type: Availability |
| Error Percent | ErrorPercent | % | WARN ALARM |
Percentage of sent and received packets that were in error (due to low-level protocol error or physical media problems). A high percentage of errors often means that the network link is improperly configured or that the network card is behaving badly and thus needs to be replaced. Value set by networkColl. Note: Values above 100% collected by the parameter are not reported. The highest value for this parameter is set to 100% to avoid unnecessary alerts. Type: Statistics |
| Link Speed | LinkSpeed | Mbits/s | None | Speed that the network adapter and its remote counterpart currently use to communicate with each other. By default, the LinkSpeed parameter triggers a warning when the adapter slows down, i.e. re-negotiates the link speed with its remote counterpart, and is forced to downgrade to a slower communication rate. Value set by networkColl. Note: Alert thresholds are set automatically by Hardware Sentry which should not be customized or modified. Type: Statistics |
| Link Status | LinkStatus | 0 = Plugged 1 = Unplugged |
None | Current status of the network interface to the network (i.e. whether or nor plugged-in). By default, Hardware Sentry will trigger a warning if a network interface previously connected to the network is now unplugged. However, it will not trigger an alert for network interfaces that were never connected. Value set by networkColl. Note: Alert thresholds are set automatically by Hardware Sentry which should not be customized or modified. Type: Availability |
| Present | Present | 0 = Missing 1 = Present |
ALARM |
Availability of the network adapter. Value set by networkColl. Type: Availability |
| Received Bytes Rate | ReceivedBytesRate | MB/s | None | Received network traffic in megabytes per second. Value set by networkColl. Type: Statistics - Spikes expected - Default graph |
| Received Packets Rate | ReceivedPacketsRate | packets/s | None | Received network traffic in packets per second. Value set by networkColl. Type: Statistics - Spikes expected |
| Status | Status | 0 = OK 1 = Degraded 2 = Failed |
WARN ALARM |
Current status of the network interface. Value set by networkColl. Type: Availability |
| Status Information | StatusInformation | None | None | Additional (textual) information about the current status of the network adapter. Value set by networkColl. Type: Text |
| Transmitted Bytes Rate | TransmittedBytesRate | MB/s | None | Emitted network traffic in megabytes per second. Value set by networkColl. Type: Statistics - Spikes expected - Default graph |
| Transmitted Packets Rate | TransmittedPacketsRate | packets/s | None | Emitted network traffic in packets per second. Value set by networkColl. Type: Statistics - Spikes expected |
| Zero Buffer Credit Percent | ZeroBufferCreditPercent | % | None | Percentage of zero buffer credits that occurred over the last polling interval. Value set by networkColl. Type: Statistics - Spikes expected |
Infoboxes (PATROL Console Only)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| PATROL ID | PATROL internal identifier for the network adapter instance. |
| Network Card Information | ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| Manufacturer | Name of the network adapter manufacturer. |
| Model | Model details of the network adapter. |
| Bandwidth | Amount of data that can be transmitted. |
| Physical Address | Unique identifier associated with the network adapter. |
| Logical Address | IP address of the network adapter. |
| Connected to Physical Address | Physical address of the port to which the network adapter is connected to. |
| Device ID | ID of the monitored network adapter as communicated by the instrumentation layer. |
| Identifying Information | Any additional information available for the network adapter. |
| Connector Information | ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| Connector Display Name | Display name of the connector currently used to monitor the network adapter. |
| Connector ID | PATROL ID of the connector currently used to monitor the network adapter. |
| Connector File Name | File name of the connector currently used to monitor the network adapter. |
| Connector Version | Version number of the connector. |
| Connector Date | Connector build date. |
Menu Commands (PATROL Console Only)
| Menu Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Traffic Report... | Generates a traffic report. |
| Instant Hardware Health Report | Displays a text box recapitulating miscellaneous information regarding the monitored device (properties of the object, its parameters, thresholds, etc.). |
| Acknowledge LinkStatus Alert | Acknowledges and clears the alert raised due to loss of a network link on this interface. |
| Pause Monitoring | Pauses the monitoring of the selected network adapter. |
| Resume Monitoring | Resumes the monitoring of the selected network adapter. |
| Remove | Removes the network adapter from the monitoring environment. |
| Refresh Parameters | Refreshes all network adapter parameters. |
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