Interface Statistics Screen Fields
•Alignment Errors - Alignment errors are packets that are misaligned. A misaligned packet is one that contains a
•Runt Packets - Runt packets are packets smaller than the minimum Ethernet frame size of 64 bytes, not including preamble.
•Giant Packets - Giant packets are those whose size exceeds the maximum Ethernet frame size of 1,518 bytes, not including preamble.
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A complete breakdown of In Errors may be obtained from the ESXMIM RMON MIB. Refer to your remote management package documentation for instructions on how to obtain this breakdown.
Out Octets
This field displays the number of octets (bytes) transmitted by the interface.
Out Unicast Pkts
This field displays the number of unicast packets (packets destined for one specific address) transmitted by the interface.
Out Nonucast
This field displays the number of
Out Discards
This field displays the total number of packets discarded by the interface due to a lack of available resources.
Out Errors
This field displays the total number of errors for a given interface.
Use this field to select the time interval between Network/Slot/Port counter updates. You can select update intervals in increments of 3 seconds, with the maximum interval being 99 seconds.
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