[f-nsp] [cacti-user] Graphing Brocade MLXe (and MLX and XMR?) IPv4 and IPv6 interface counters in Cacti

Tue Jun 28 14:49:32 EDT 2011

Gerwin:

I found the correct ones by looking in the MIB.  It's very well possible that 
the MLX does not have the necessary hardware support to count them, or you're 
running an older software version .  I'm running 5.1.0c on my MLXe's.

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerwin Krist -|- Digitalus [mailto:gerwin at digitalus.nl]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:43 PM
To: frnkblk at iname.com
Cc: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [f-nsp] [cacti-user] Graphing Brocade MLXe (and MLX and XMR?) 
IPv4 and IPv6 interface counters in Cacti

 Hi Frank,

 It seems your brocade_mlxe_counters.xml is indeed only for MLX based
 machines. For example all TX/RX oids your using
 (.1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.2.2.21.1) are non-filled (not even zero).

 I will give it a shot to find the correct oid. How did you find the
 correct ones?

 Regards,
 Gerwin Krist

 On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:36:58 -0500, Frank Bulk wrote:
> That's correct, they're non-zero on an MLX.
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Gerwin
> Krist -|-
> Digitalus Webhosting & Webdesign
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 1:22 AM
> To: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [f-nsp] [cacti-user] Graphing Brocade MLXe (and MLX and
> XMR?)
> IPv4 and IPv6 interface counters in Cacti
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> It seems on a XMR the CPU/MEM oids are returned (oh well only at 100)
> empty
> valued as you can see below:
>
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1172]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: CpuUtil, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.11.1.1.6.1.1.300,
> value: 100
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1173]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: CpuUtil, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.11.1.1.6.5.1.300,
> value: 0
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1174]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: CpuUtil, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.11.1.1.6.6.1.300,
> value: 0
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1175]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemTotal, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.24.1,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1175]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemAvailable, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.25.1,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1176]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemTotal, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.24.5,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1176]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemAvailable, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.25.5,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1177]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemTotal, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.24.6,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1177]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemAvailable, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.25.6,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1178]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemTotal, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.24.7,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1178]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemAvailable, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.25.7,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1179]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemTotal, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.24.8,
> value: U
> 06/23/2011 08:12:38 AM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[65] TH[1] DS[1179]
> SNMP: v1:
> 193.138.X.X, dsname: MemAvailable, oid:
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.2.1.1.25.8,
> value: U
>
> So on a MLX these fields are non-zeroed?
>
> Greets,
> Gerwin
>
>
> On 06/23/2011 01:21 AM, Frank Bulk wrote:
>> Gerwin:
>>
>> I needed to include the brocade_mlxe_counters.xml file. Here's a new
> archive that contains all the files.
>>
>> If I have time this weekend I will work in making 95^th percentile
>> graph
> templates.
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> *From:*Gerwin Krist -|- Digitalus Webhosting
>> [mailto:gerwin at digitalus.nl]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2011 10:41 AM
>> *To:* frnkblk at iname.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [f-nsp] [cacti-user] Graphing Brocade MLXe (and MLX
>> and
> XMR?) IPv4 and IPv6 interface counters in Cacti
>>
>> Hi Frank!
>>
>> I have some time to test your templates on our XMRs. It would be
>> cool if
> you included the 95% templates too :-)
>>
>> Also when importing
>> cacti_data_query_brocade_mlxe_-_interface_counters.xml
> i'm getting:
>>
>> [success]Interface - Brocade MLXe - IPv6 Traffic (bits/sec, Total
> Bandwidth) [update]
>> + Found Dependency:(/Data Template Item/) RxOctetIPv6
>> + Found Dependency:(/CDEF/) Turn Bytes into Bits
>> + Found Dependency:(/GPRINT Preset/) Normal
>> + Unmet Dependency:(/Data Template Item/)
>> + Found Dependency:(/Data Template Item/) TxOctetIPv6
>> + Unmet Dependency:(/Data Template Item/)
>> [success]Interface - Brocade MLXe - IPv6 Packets [update]
>> [success]Interface - Brocade MLXe - IPv4 Packets [update]
>> [success]Interface - Brocade MLXe - IPv4 Traffic (bits/sec, Total
> Bandwidth) [update]
>> [success]Interface - Brocade MLXe - Percentage IPv6 Traffic [update]
>>
>> Thanks for your help in advance!
>>
>> Greetz,
>> Gerwin Krist
>>
>>
>>
>> On 05/17/2011 06:58 AM, Frank Bulk wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I can make those. 95^th percentile of input/output, or of the
> percentage IPv6?
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> *From:*foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> <mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net>
> [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf Of *Gerwin
> Krist -|-
> Digitalus Webhosting
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 16, 2011 3:11 PM
>> *To:* foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> <mailto:foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [f-nsp] [cacti-user] Graphing Brocade MLXe (and MLX
>> and
> XMR?) IPv4 and IPv6 interface counters in Cacti
>>
>> Hi Frank,
>>
>> Great stuff! When I have some spare time I will test it on our XMRs.
>> Is it
> also possible to include 95% graphs? :-)
>>
>>
>> On 05/12/2011 04:27 AM, Frank Bulk wrote:
>>
>> Attached are some templates I created and then exported from Cacti
>> that
> draw
>>
>> on Brocade's private MIB that expose the MLXe's IPv4 and IPv6
>> counters on
> a
>>
>> per physical interface basis.    This may be handy for those who
>> want to
>>
>> create a baseline of IPv6 traffic before World IPv6 Day, both in
>> term of
>>
>> absolute byte or packets, or in terms of percentage of traffic.
>> (Not
> sure
>>
>> if the OIDs are supported on the MLX or XMR platforms and what
>> software
>>
>> release it might need).
>>
>>
>>
>> These are the graphs:
>>
>> - IPv4 packets (in and out)
>>
>> - IPv6 packets (in and out)
>>
>> - IPv4 bytes (in and out)
>>
>> - IPv6 bytes (in and out)
>>
>> - percentage of bytes that are IPv6
>>
>>
>>
>> They're 64-bit counters so it should work for higher-rate traffic.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think I've included all the relevant pieces by exporting from the
>> Cacti
>>
>> GUI, but let me know if needed to include the
>> brocade_mlxe_counters.xml
> file
>>
>> in resource/snmp_queries/.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Frank
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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