perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Nina Jeliazkova <>]

Niederberger, Ralph wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Could anyone comment on the following two questions?
>
>   

> 1.) Why does perfSONAR-UI provide info for "input errors" and "output 
> drops" only?
>        Does this mean the other way round, i.e. "output errors" and "input 
> drops" do not exist?
>        I would like to store values gathered from SNMP variables:
>              IF-MIB::ifInErrors
>              IF-MIB::ifOutErrors
>              IF-MIB::ifInDiscards
>              IF-MIB::ifOutDiscards
>
>   
This was the specified requirement so far.

Best regards,
Nina
> 2.) Errors and Discards can occur when traffic comes in and goes out, I 
> guess.
>     So is the following XML definition for e.g. discarded packets right,
>     if I want to store both kinds of values?
>
>    <nmwg:metadata id="10GE-FZJ-IN-disc">
>        <netutil:subject id="subj-intf-49">
>            <nmwgt:interface>
>                <nmwgt:hostName>sqlma.deisa.fz-juelich.de</nmwgt:hostName>
>                <nmwgt:ifAddress type="ipv4">10.31.1.57</nmwgt:ifAddress>
>                <nmwgt:ifName>Te3/1</nmwgt:ifName>
>                
> <nmwgt:ifDescription>DEISA-Frankfurt-10GE-FZJ</nmwgt:ifDescription>
>                <nmwgt:ifIndex>49</nmwgt:ifIndex>
>                <nmwgt:direction>in</nmwgt:direction>
>                <nmwgt:capacity>10000000000</nmwgt:capacity>
>                </nmwgt:interface>
>        </netutil:subject>
>        
> <nmwg:eventType>http://ggf.org/ns/nmwg/characteristic/discards/2.0</nmwg:eventType>
>        <nmwg:parameters id="params-intf-49">
>            <nmwg:parameter name="keyword">project:DEISA</nmwg:parameter>
>        </nmwg:parameters>
>    </nmwg:metadata>
>
>     <nmwg:data id="data-10GE-FZJ-IN-disc" metadataIdRef="10GE-FZJ-IN-disc">
>         <nmwg:key>
>             <nmwg:parameters>
>                 <nmwg:parameter 
> name="metadataId">10GE-FZJ-IN-disc</nmwg:parameter>
>                 <nmwg:parameter 
> name="ibatisConfig">ibatis-SqlMapConfig-discards.xml</nmwg:parameter>
>                 <nmwg:parameter 
> name="eventType">http://ggf.org/ns/nmwg/characteristic/discards/2.0</nmwg:parameter>
>             </nmwg:parameters>
>         </nmwg:key>
>     </nmwg:data>
>
>    <nmwg:metadata id="10GE-FZJ-OUT-disc">
>        <netutil:subject id="subj-intf-49">
>            <nmwgt:interface>
>                <nmwgt:hostName>sqlma.deisa.fz-juelich.de</nmwgt:hostName>
>                <nmwgt:ifAddress type="ipv4">10.31.1.57</nmwgt:ifAddress>
>                <nmwgt:ifName>Te3/1</nmwgt:ifName>
>                
> <nmwgt:ifDescription>DEISA-Frankfurt-10GE-FZJ</nmwgt:ifDescription>
>                <nmwgt:ifIndex>49</nmwgt:ifIndex>
>                <nmwgt:direction>out</nmwgt:direction>
>                <nmwgt:capacity>10000000000</nmwgt:capacity>
>                </nmwgt:interface>
>        </netutil:subject>
>        
> <nmwg:eventType>http://ggf.org/ns/nmwg/characteristic/discards/2.0</nmwg:eventType>
>        <nmwg:parameters id="params-intf-49">
>            <nmwg:parameter name="keyword">project:DEISA</nmwg:parameter>
>        </nmwg:parameters>
>    </nmwg:metadata>
>
>     <nmwg:data id="data-10GE-FZJ-OUT-disc" 
> metadataIdRef="10GE-FZJ-OUT-disc">
>         <nmwg:key>
>             <nmwg:parameters>
>                 <nmwg:parameter 
> name="metadataId">10GE-FZJ-OUT-disc</nmwg:parameter>
>                 <nmwg:parameter 
> name="ibatisConfig">ibatis-SqlMapConfig-discards.xml</nmwg:parameter>
>                 <nmwg:parameter 
> name="eventType">http://ggf.org/ns/nmwg/characteristic/discards/2.0</nmwg:parameter>
>             </nmwg:parameters>
>         </nmwg:key>
>     </nmwg:data>
>
>
> Is there something wrong with my suggestions, i.e. do I misinterpret 
> something or misunderstand things?
>
> Best regards
>
> Ralph
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Ralph Niederberger 
> [mailto:]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Juni 2009 15:01
> An: 
> 
> Betreff: Re: [perfsonar-user] What means Utilization in SQL-MA
>
> Dear Piotr,
>
> thanks for your response. I have read the document you proposed.
> Of course I know what utilization means, but the document does not
> answer my question.
>
> see comments inline below.
>
> best regards
>
> Ralph
>
>
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