User Guide

LAN Driver Statistics 305
Utilities Reference
103-000153-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Table 29 Custom Statistics for IBM Baseband PCN2L Drivers
Statistic Description
HotCarrierInterruptCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when the board detects a
carrier longer than expected without a transmit.
This indicates that some board on the network has failed or is
beginning to fail.
No82588InterruptCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented each time the server
receives an interrupt from the board, but not from the 82588 chip.
This should happen very seldom, if ever.
WeirdInterruptCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when the server has
received an interrupt from the board, but the board claims not to
have sent one.
This should happen very seldom, if ever.
BadTransmitComplete-
InterruptCount
(PCN2L) This counter is incremented for each complete
transmission with no transmit active.
HardTransmitErrorCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when a transmit fails and
the driver retries the transmit.
GotNothingCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when the driver receives
an interrupt from the board indicating that it has completed a
receive but there is no data in the board’s receive buffer.
This is not serious.
ReceiveUnderrunErrorCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when the driver finds less
data in the board’s buffer than the board reported.
ReceivedShortPacketCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when a packet of fewerthan
17 bytes is received.
BadReceiveConditionCodeCount (PCN2L) This counter is incremented when the buffer is flushed
because the board hasn’t received the incoming packets
properly.