In cmode DataONTAp 8.2.1, the object ifnet, used for monitoring the network performance will no longer be available. It will be replaced by the new performance object lif.

Since there have been quite a few changes with the counters, the next release will include an additional check: PerfLif .

This check works as …

All in all, we are offering three different checks to monitor network interfaces from a NetApp Filer in the next release. All three of them support 7-mode as well as cluster mode filers:

• NetPort  or NetPort7m  checks if the network interfaces are activated or not.
• IfGrp  checks if an interface group has enough links …