Cisco Systems DHCP Statistics

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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter14 Completing Interface Configuration (Routed Mode)
Monitoring Interfaces
– Next timer fires after—Display only. The number of seconds until the internal timer triggers.
– Retry count—Display only. If the ASA is attempting to establish a lease, this field shows the
number of times the ASA tried sending a DHCP message. For example, if the ASA is in the
Selecting state, this value shows the number of times the ASA sent discover messages. If the
ASA is in the Requesting state, this value shows the number of times the ASA sent request
messages.
– Client-ID—Display only. The client ID used in all communication with the server.
– Proxy—Display only. Specifies if this interface is a proxy DHCP client for VPN clients, True
or False.
– Hostname—Display only. The client hostname.
DHCP Statistics
The Monitoring > Interfaces > DHCP > DHCP Statistics pane shows statistics for the DHCP server
feature.
Fields
•Message Type—Lists the DHCP message types sent or received:
– BOOTREQUEST
– DHCPDISCOVER
– DHCPREQUEST
– DHCPDECLINE
– DHCPRELEASE
– DHCPINFORM
– BOOTREPLY
– DHCPOFFER
– DHCPACK
– DHCPNAK
•Count—Shows the number of times a specific message was processed.
•Direction—Shows if the message type is Sent or Received.
•Total Messages Received—Shows the total number of messages received by the ASA.
•Total Messages Sent—Shows the total number of messages sent by the ASA.
•Counter—Shows general statistical DHCP data, including the following:
– DHCP UDP Unreachable Errors
– DHCP Other UDP Errors
– Address Pools
– Automatic Bindings
– Expired Bindings
– Malformed Messages
•Value—Shows the number of each counter item.
•Refresh—Updates the DHCP table listings.