Finisar Surveyor manual Multi-QoS Counters, Counter Log File Overview

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Multi-QoS Counters

Multi-QoS Counters

Multi-QoS counters count the number of packet events discovered by Surveyor’s Multi-QoS plug-in.

The following table contains an alphabetical list, with descriptions, of the counters used in the Multi-QoS plug-in.

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Table 12-5. Alphabetical List and Descriptions of Multi-QoS Counters

Counter Type	Description
Byte Count (BC)	The number of bytes associated with a Multi-QoS channel.
Packet Count (PC)	The number of packets associated with a Multi-QoS channel.
Packets Dropped (PD)	The number of packets dropped associated with a Multi-QoS chan-
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Counter Log File Overview

Counter log files contain snapshots of Surveyor counter information. All byte, frame, and error counter values are recorded in the log file. The time interval for capturing snapshots, the number of snapshots in the log file, and the creation of history files are set in the System Settings option of the Configuration menu.

For Surveyor, log files are maintained by module. A log file and a set of history files are created in a unique directory for each Century Media Module and each Ethernet Adapter. The directory for the module log is named

...\log\local\module_n. The module log file is named module_n.csv where n is the number of the module. The log directory structure starts from the installation directory for Surveyor.

For Surveyor in NDIS mode, log files are maintained by the Ethernet adapter (NDIS) running the Surveyor software. The directory for the NDIS log is named

...\log\local\NDIS_n and the NDIS log file is named NDIS_n.csv where n is the number of the adapter the NDIS driver detected.

The log files are text files in CSV format, a format easily imported into spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel. Each line entry in the log file will create a separate row in the spreadsheet. Column titles for all counters are provided in the CSV text file. A template file for viewing counter information as graphs is provided. The template file works with Microsoft Excel™ Version 5.0 or greater.

See “Configuring Counter Logging” in the “Customizing Surveyor” chapter.

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