Troubleshooting HP-UX IPQoS

Troubleshooting Tools

Troubleshooting Tools

The following sections describe the tools you can use to troubleshoot HP-UX IPQoS.

HP-UX IPQoS ipqosadmin Utility

Use the ipqosadmin utility to obtain information about HP-UX IPQoS. Output from ipqosadmin is sent to stdout and errors are sent to stderr. Refer to ipqosadmin (1M) for more detailed information on ipqosadmin.

Table 6-1 lists a few common tasks you can perform using ipqosadmin.

Table 6-1

Getting Information with ipqosadmin

 

 

 

 

Task

Command

 

 

Determine the state of HP-UX IPQoS.

ipqosadmin -state

 

 

View the active configuration.

ipqosadmin -showconfig

 

 

Obtain statistical information on active

ipqosadmin -showstats

configuration (including dropped packets).

 

 

 

Ensure verification or load succeeded.

ipqosadmin -verify-load -f

 

 

filename -verbose

 

 

 

Use the information from ipqosadmin to examine the current operation of HP-UX IPQoS. For example:

•Examine the current state of HP-UX IPQoS and determine if it matches your expectations. Run the following command:

#ipqosadmin -state

The possible states are:

—DISABLED

—ENABLED but NOT FILTERING

—ENABLED and FILTERING

•Ensure your configuration file verified and loaded successfully.

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