[nsp] "ignore" on PA-FE-TX, 12.2(18)S4

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 04:54:55AM -0400, Scott Madley wrote:
> Ignores are incremented on a VIP-PA when there are insufficient particle
> buffers in the global pool to replace the interface rx ring buffers.
> Ignores are also incremented when a packet arrives on an interface and there
> a no available MEMD buffers in an interface pool.

Thanks for that hint.  I forgot to mention that the router in question is
a 7200VXR/NPE-400, so "no MEMD or VIP" here.

Ytti suggested that the problem might actually been caused by me
incrementing the input queue size to 500 without adapting the SPD queue
parameters (which would explain the high number of flushes but no
input drops).  I have now increased the SPD thresholds as well, and am
observing the box's behaviour.

In the last 30 minutes, no flushes and no ignores... - but then, the
ignores didn't increment "all the time" but usually in bursts every now
and then.  So I'll need to wait for a few days to judge the effect.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far!

gert

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