topic RE: How to find out last reset date from port statistics in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

How to find out last reset date from port statistics

holden — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:10:00 GMT

Hi,
i need to know when the counter of the port statistics was reset last time. If i only enter show port statistics it display the actual date and time(which is not very helpful) and the statistics.

Does anyone know where to find the last reset time....or port statistics since...days?

Thanks in Advance

RE: How to find out last reset date from port statistics

Paul_Russo — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:45:00 GMT

Hello Holger I am not aware of any place that shows the last time the counters were cleared. Counters are clerked when you enter the clear command or when the switch is rebooted. I haven't check the newer code so ther may have been changes. I will check and see if I can verify. P

RE: How to find out last reset date from port statistics

holden — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:35:00 GMT

Hi,

to know how long the counter was reset is essential. In Cisco IOS you find the last reset time of the counter. So you can see how long traffic was not seen on interfacers and can declare them as not in use. If i now reset the counter i have to note this and communicate to my team, so in some weeks we now how long the port was not used.

Any suggestions?

RE: How to find out last reset date from port statistics

Ronald_Dvorak — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:40:00 GMT

Do a "show log" and you'd see the date/time at which the "clear counter" was done.....

X430-48t.9 # show log
08/13/2015 20:59:54.38 Clearing all counters
08/13/2015 20:58:43.71 Clearing all counters

-Ron

RE: How to find out last reset date from port statistics

holden — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:58:00 GMT

okay, thats a good workaround, but this shows only short terms. The logfile doesnt keep data from weeks or months

Thanks

RE: How to find out last reset date from port statistics

Andrew_Maldonad — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:58:00 GMT

Holger,

A syslog server can be setup to store log messages over a long period of time.

-Andrew