Troubleshooting the SLSA Subsystem

Time Stats
Sample Time is the time when the statistics were taken.
Reset Time is the time when statistics counters were last reset. PIF statistics are reset
when a connection is established between the host and the adapter (that is, when the PIF
changes from the STARTING to the STARTED state). PIF statistics are also reset
whenever ownership of the SAC changes.
Octet Stats
Octets Transmitted OK is the number of bytes transmitted to the LAN.
Octets Received OK is the number of bytes received from the LAN.
General Send Stats
Unicast Frames Transmitted is the number of unicast frames transmitted to the LAN.
Non-Unicast Frames Transmit is the number of non-unicast frames transmitted to the
LAN.
Frames Discarded is the number of frames discarded due to resource problems or
Ethernet errors.
Errors is the number of frames discarded due to errors.
Current OutQueue Length is the length of the QIO queue for outbound frames when the
statistics sample was taken.
General Receive Stats
Unicast Frames Received is the number of unicast frames received from the LAN.
Non-Unicast Frames Received is the number of non-unicast frames received from the
LAN.
Frames Discarded is the number of frames discarded due to resource problems or
Ethernet errors.
Errors is the number of frames discarded during reception.
Unknown Protocol Frames is the number of frames discarded because the filter could not
identify the destination.