[c-nsp] [sanity check] cipMacSwitchedBytes works, but cipMacHCSwitchedBytes doesn't?

[Christian Seitz]

Hello,

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Aaron Glenn wrote:

> I cannot, for the life of me, poll the 64bit counters under the
> cipMacHCTable on this 6504. Clearly its supported - please hit me with
> a cluebat at your earliest convenience. (interfaces
> desc and mac/ip addresses changed to protect the guilty)
[...]
> I can walk .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.84.1.2.1 without issue, but attempting to
> walk .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.84.1.2.3 ends in a dreaded
> "enterprises.9.9.84.1.2.3 = No Such Object available on this agent"
>
> what in the world am I missing?

Nothing ;-/ I asked the same question last months and figured out that it 
doesn't work, because the PFC3 cannot count traffic on mac address base.

Take a look at the messages when configuring mac accounting on (for 
example) a 6704 module:

router(config)#interface TenGigabitEthernet1/3
router(config-if)# ip accounting mac-address input
Accounting will exclude mls traffic when mls is enabled.

router(config-if)# ip accounting mac-address output
Accounting will exclude mls traffic when mls is enabled.

MAC accounting only works with SIPs on a 6500.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/module_installation_and_configuration_guides_chapter09186a00805f3741.html

;-(

Chris
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