Monitoring Network Interfaces in DataONTAP 8.2.1

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:39:00 +0000

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 follows:

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 recv_data = Number of bytes received per second 
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 recv_errors = Number of received Errors per second
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 recv_packet = Number of packets received per second
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 sent_data = Number of bytes sent per second 
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 sent_errors = Number of sent errors per second
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 sent_packet = Number of packets sent per second 
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The life uptime could also be monitored, but this feature is not yet implemented.

Monitoring Network Interfaces

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:18:49 +0000

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 in the status up in order to remain redundant.
PerfIf (or PerfLif if you are monitoring a cluster-mode filer with DataONTAP >=8.2.x) checks and counts the transfer rates or error for each network interface.

Network Interfaces on blog.monitoring-plugins.pro

Monitoring Network Interfaces in DataONTAP 8.2.1

Monitoring Network Interfaces