[c-nsp] Graphing more than 114Mbps with mrtg

[Mark Taylor]

Thanks for all the replies, I now have it graphing the 64bit counters and 
it's working fine.

After comparing the cfgmaker output from below, I just needed to add "::::2" 
to my targets to use the other counters.

Cheers,
Mark.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Markstaller" <mm at elabnet.de>
To: "Mark Taylor" <maillist at smashie.ision.co.uk>; 
<cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: [c-nsp] Graphing more than 114Mbps with mrtg


> you don't have to change OID's in targets manually, mrtg supports using
> HC-counters since almost ever..
> using "--snmp-options=:::::2" with cfgmaker makes cfg's using the
> ifHCxxOctets even easier, as it falls back to V1-counters when
> HC-counters are not available.
> this will result in targets like this:
> Target[host_1]: 1:COMM at HOST:::::2
>
> but there are many older IOS-versions without (proper) HC-counters,
> fortunately summed up here:
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/477/SNMP/faq-snmpcounter.shtml
>
> Michael
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
>> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Mark Taylor
>> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 10:25 AM
>> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: [c-nsp] Graphing more than 114Mbps with mrtg
>>
>>
>> Without meaning to turn the list into an mrtg forum :)
>>
>> I don't seem to be able to graph interface transfer rates
>> above 114Mbps with
>> mrtg. I think this is because the cisco counter
>> interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifInOctets.x wraps back to the
>> start within the 5
>> minute collector period at rates above this. Does anybody
>> know how to solve
>> this?
>>
>> Temporarily I'm collecting the data more often before the
>> counters wrap. Is
>> there a different OID that I need to use? Or do I need to configure
>> something within the snmp-server on the cisco to use a bigger
>> counter size?
>>
>> I have the same issue on Cisco IOS routers/switches and also
>> CatOS switches.
>>
>> Any suggestions greatly appreciated,
>> Thanks,
>> Mark.
>>
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