Gord,
The value for these MIBs that snmpCollect is "snmpgetting" each time is the
actual number of octets that the SNMP agent on the device is reporting.
This number will continue to increase until it reaches its maximum value,
and then it will "wrap" back to 0. You should be able to verify this by
using the snmpget command, or even the MIB browser. Since the MIB type is a
Counter, that's where the delta calculations come into play. The
snmpCollect daemon, and the NetView grapher both display the values as
rate/second because they are doing the delta calculations for you.
Joel Gerber - I/T Networking Professional - USAA Information Technology Co.
- San Antonio, TX
"I love deadlines. I especially love the swooshing sound they make as they
go flying by."
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gord Michaels [SMTP:gord_michaels@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 13:23
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
Subject: Re: ifInOctets....
Thanks but I don't think that helps with my question. I think that
this is
manner how the value is created. I am interested in what snmpCollect
is
snmpgetting every 30 seconds, i.e. is it an average over the 30
senconds or
simply the octets/second at that instant in time??
Any information appreciated.
Gord Michaels.
>From: Duane Waddle <waddle1@US.IBM.COM>
>Reply-To: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
NetView
> <NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu>
>To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
>Subject: Re: ifInOctets....
>Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:38:29 -0500
>
>ifInOctets is a "counter variable" These are computed over a time
interval
>like
>this:
>
> value(b) - value(a)
>------------------------------
> b - a
>
>Where b and a are the time of each poll, represented in seconds.
>
>According to snmpColDump man page, COUNTERS are in changes/second.
>
>--D
>
>
>
>Gord Michaels <gord_michaels@HOTMAIL.COM> on 10/22/99 12:06:25 PM
>
>Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager
on
>NetView
> <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
>
>To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
>cc:
>Subject: ifInOctets....
>
>
>
>
>Hello All.
>
>I have been collecting some snmp data via Netview's snmpCollect
facility.
>
>Specifically, every 30 seconds I collect (from a server interface)
>ifInOctets and ifOutOctets.
>
>My question is this....
>
>The value which I get for each query, every 30 seconds, is this the
number
>of octets/sec at that point in time or is it an average over the
last 30
>seconds ??
>
>From what I have been reading, it sounds as if it is the
octets/second at
>that point in time of the snmpget and not an average of any type.
Is this
>correct?
>
>Also, we are using Nways Remote Monitor to do some performance
monitoring.
>Do RMON agents do averaging for their values??
>
>Any information appreciated.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Gord Michaels.
>
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