Cabletron Systems 04-0053-01 Troubleshooting Congestion, Diagnosing Congestion, Global Congestion

Troubleshooting Congestion Troubleshooting

2.Make certain that the switches in the other peer group support multi-level PGLs and border nodes. If not, the other switches must be placed in the same peer group as the ATM SmartSwitch if you want them to connect.

3.Are the switches within the peer groups communicating with each other? If not, fix the connectivity problem within the peer group (see Section 9.3.1).

4.Has the Peer Group Leader (PGL) been elected in both groups? If not, start the election process. On the ATM SmartSwitch, use the set pnniplgelection command to start the PGL election process.

5.Do both peer groups have a parent node (grandparent node, great grandparent, etc.) in a common peer group?

-If not, create a parent node within a higher-level peer group that’s common to both peer groups. On the ATM SmartSwitch, use the add pnninode command to create the parent node.

-If they do, contact Cabletron Systems Customer Service (see Appendix B, "Technical Support")

9.4TROUBLESHOOTING CONGESTION

If the bandwidth of your ATM SmartSwitch begins to decrease, and if connections are being lost or packets are being dropped at a high rate, it’s possible that your switch is becoming congested. Congestion can occur on the port level, the global switch level, or both levels.

If you suspect that your ATM SmartSwitch is experiencing congestion, follow the steps outlined below to diagnose and resolve the cause of congestion.

9.4.1Diagnosing Congestion

1.Enter the show portstats command, and take the default of (all).

2.If cells are being dropped only on specific ports, proceed to the “Port Congestion” section.

3.If cells are being dropped on all ports, the indication is global congestion. Proceed to the “Global Congestion” section.

9.4.2Global Congestion

1.Is the total cell drop rate equal to the Unknown VC cell drop rate?

•If yes, the switch is improperly set up. Check the switch configuration.

•If no, this indicates global congestion. Continue.

2.Set the porttrafficcongestion values to those recommended in the table below.

Table 9-1 Settings for Class of Service Queues

Service Class	Recommended Settings
CBR	Fewer than 100 connections on a port: Min = 64, Max = 1024
CBR	More than 100 connections on a port: Min = 128, Max = 1024

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