During periods of high traffic, what is an acceptable percentage of discarded packets in ONTAP?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Data ONTAP 8
- Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
Answer
Generally, discarded packets below 0.1% of the total traffic should not substantially affect service.
Additional Information
- A high volume of traffic can lead bus overruns causing some packets to be discarded.
- This does not always have a noticeable impact on the environment.
- More information can be found in our KB article on Troubleshooting Ethernet Network Ports in ONTAP using ifstat.
- Why does packet loss impact performance?