Monitoring the Cajun Switch (Layer 2 & Layer 3)

2.Use Table 16-5 for more information on the event statistics.

Table 16-5.Event Statistics Parameters

Parameter

Definition

 

 

Event Log wraps

Displays the number of times the Event Log has wrapped.

 

This results in the oldest events being overwritten.

 

Depending on how many events have been sent to the

 

Event Log and when it was last cleared, the Event Log may

 

or may not wrap. When the event log wraps the old events

 

are discarded and replaced with the newest events.

 

 

Events dropped due to

Displays the number of events the Event System has had to

overload of event

drop to prevent overloading. The Event System paces

system

events being sent to it to prevent the switch from only

 

processing events. You can reduce the number of events

 

being generated by deselecting unwanted events from the

 

Event Subsystem>Event Configuration dialog box. If

 

your switch is a Layer 3 switch, you may also want to

 

disable select protocol event log settings in the Event

 

Subsystem>Protocol Event Configuration dialog box.

 

 

Events dropped due to

Displays the number of events the Event System has had to

event system queue full

drop due to a full Event System queue. You can reduce the

 

number of events being generated by deselecting unwanted

 

events from the Event Subsystem>Event

 

Configuration dialog box. If your switch is a Layer 3

 

switch, you may also want to disable select protocol event

 

log settings in the Event Subsystem>Protocol Event

 

Configuration dialog box.

 

 

Setting Log Size

To set log size:

1.In the Event Subsystem section of the Web Agent window, click Event Configuration. The Event Management dialog box opens.

2.From the Event Log pull-down menu, select the number of entries you want to store in each of the switch event logs.

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