Cannot Reset Port Statistics using an SNMP Tool

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Article ID: 5240

Products
NetSight
Atlas Console
Element Manager

Protocols/Features
MIBs

Goals
Reset port statistics
Reset statistic counters

Symptoms
Port statistics
Interface statistics
MIBII
"ifTable"
"ifEntry"
"I/F Statistics"

Solution
It is not possible to reset the counters in NetSight's 'I/F Statistics' screen (click port number, select '

code:

I/F Statistics

'), short of resetting the device. This is not a management product shortcoming, but is a factor of the MIB design; and would be common to any SNMP management application.

Depending upon the device, it may be possible to reset these statistics for the duration of that management session, via either a Telnet or serial management session.

In either case, the data source is: internet=1.3.6.1
mgmt=1.3.6.1.2
mib-2=1.3.6.1.2.1
interfaces=1.3.6.1.2.1.2
ifTable=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2
ifEntry=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1

ifIndex=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1
ifDescr=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2
ifType=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.3
ifMtu=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.4
ifSpeed=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.5
ifPhysAddress=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6
ifAdminStatus=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.7
ifOperStatus=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8
ifLastChange=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.9
ifInOctets=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10
ifInUcastPkts=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.11
ifInNUcastPkts=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.12
ifInDiscards=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.13
ifInErrors=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.14
ifInUnknownProtos=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.15
ifOutOctets=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16
ifOutUcastPkts=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.17
ifOutNUcastPkts=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.18
ifOutDiscards=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.19
ifOutErrors=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.20
ifOutQLen=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.21
ifSpecific=1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.22
How to clear RMON statistics is explained in 5233.