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Discards observed on Cisco Switch

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2/20/2024, 2:49:41 PM

Applies to

Cisco Nexus Switch

Issue

  • Switch interface stats show input discards on multiple interfaces
Ethernet1/17 is up
Dedicated Interface

  Belongs to Po349
  Hardware: 1000/10000 Ethernet, address: 547f.ee4d.dd58 (bia 547f.ee4d.dd58)
  Description: Netapp_e1a_0.10461
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000000 Kbit,, BW 10000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec
  reliability 255/255, txload 4/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation ARPA, medium is broadcast
  Port mode is trunk
  full-duplex, 10 Gb/s, media type is 10G
  Beacon is turned off
  Input flow-control is off, output flow-control is off
  Rate mode is dedicated
  Switchport monitor is off
  EtherType is 0x8100
  Last link flapped 61week(s) 3day(s)
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 3w3d
  0 interface resets
  30 seconds input rate 37895040 bits/sec, 4624 packets/sec
  30 seconds output rate 145929600 bits/sec, 6073 packets/sec
  Load-Interval #2: 5 minute (300 seconds)
    input rate 43.33 Mbps, 5.82 Kpps; output rate 176.70 Mbps, 7.55 Kpps
  RX
    41449625397 unicast packets  138595 multicast packets  0 broadcast packets
    41449763992 input packets  209478449898285 bytes
    26946713991 jumbo packets  0 storm suppression bytes
    0 runts  0 giants  0 CRC  0 no buffer
    0 input error  0 short frame  0 overrun   0 underrun  0 ignored
    0 watchdog  0 bad etype drop  0 bad proto drop  0 if down drop
    0 input with dribble  1184419 input discard
    0 Rx pause
  TX
    21393799923 unicast packets  1312976 multicast packets  7469921 broadcast packets
    21402582820 output packets  50431575801787 bytes
    6605995695 jumbo packets
    0 output error  0 collision  0 deferred  0 late collision
    0 lost carrier  0 no carrier  0 babble 0 output discard
    0 Tx pause
  • Switch interface stats show output discards on multiple interfaces
    Ethernet1/21/1 is up
    admin state is up, Dedicated Interface
      Belongs to Po21
      Hardware: 1000/10000 Ethernet, address: 7cad.4f87.4158 (bia 7cad.4f87.4158)
      MTU 9216 bytes, BW 10000000 Kbit , DLY 10 usec
      reliability 255/255, txload 9/255, rxload 1/255
      Encapsulation ARPA, medium is broadcast
      Port mode is trunk
      full-duplex, 10 Gb/s, media type is 10G
      Beacon is turned off
      Auto-Negotiation is turned on  FEC mode is Auto
      Input flow-control is off, output flow-control is off
      Auto-mdix is turned off
      Rate mode is dedicated
      Switchport monitor is off
      EtherType is 0x8100
      
      RX
        36306129520 unicast packets  1592694 multicast packets  8364 broadcast packets
        36307730578 input packets  41166717878595 bytes
        4600300979 jumbo packets  0 storm suppression packets
        0 runts  0 giants  0 CRC  0 no buffer
        0 input error  0 short frame  0 overrun   0 underrun  0 ignored
        0 watchdog  0 bad etype drop  0 bad proto drop  0 if down drop
        0 input with dribble  0 input discard
        0 Rx pause
      TX
        103657106582 unicast packets  5006673 multicast packets  0 broadcast packets
        103662113255 output packets  388034696467601 bytes
        47319715159 jumbo packets
        0 output error  0 collision  0 deferred  0 late collision
        0 lost carrier  0 no carrier  0 babble  3390817 output discard
        0 Tx pause
  • No errors or unusual sent traffic observed from NetApp in IFSTAT

 

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