[c-nsp] 6704-10GE huge input drops (flushes)

[Antonio Soares]

Hello group,

I'm trying to find out what caused this huge increase in the input drops on
a 6704-10GE line card. 6509 chassis with SUP720 running 12.2.18SXF16.

Before:
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cat6k#sh int te1/1 | inc drops
  Input queue: 1/2000/10310609/10310609 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total
output drops: 0
cat6k#
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
cat6k#sh int te1/1 | inc drops
  Input queue: 0/2000/15863293/15863293 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total
output drops: 0
cat6k#
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This is a L3 interface is connected directly to a 12K (sip-601+spa-10ge).

I was thinking about bursts or micro-bursts but when this happened, the
bgp/isis sessions that go over this link went down.

The 6704-10GE card has low buffers compared with newer models like the 6708
or 6716:

6704 - 16MB per port, 2MB Rx, 14 Mb Tx
6708 - 256MB per port, 109MB Rx, 92MB Tx

But it makes some sense because the 6704 does full-rate and the 6708/6716
are oversubscribed (more buffering capacity needed).

The drops are flushes so it should mean something related with buffers. Or
maybe the old release that is running has some issues.


Any hints ?


Thanks.

Regards,

Antonio Soares, CCIE #18473 (R&S/SP)
amsoares at netcabo.pt
http://www.ccie18473.net