The Generic Interface/Port Performance threshold setting configures the monitoring of a non-Ethernet network adapter’s performance characteristics. It includes basic parameters that are common to all media types, such as utilization, errors, broadcast, and packet drops. (These basic parameters are also included in the Ethernet Interface/Port Performance setting, although their default values may be different.) Parameters in this setting control the notification of these faults:

  • High Broadcast Rate

  • High Discard Rate

  • High Error Rate

  • High Queue Drop Rate

  • High Utilization

    Similar to the Ethernet Interface/Port Performance threshold setting, one other parameter in this setting determines whether the IP Performance Manager analyzes subinterfaces, which are interfaces LayeredOver physical interfaces.

    Default values for the Generic Interface/Port Performance threshold setting lists the Generic Interface/Port Performance threshold setting parameters.

Table 1. Default values for the Generic Interface/Port Performance threshold setting

Parameter

Default value

Description

AnalysisModeOfSubInterface-Performance

ENABLED,DISABLED

Default: ENABLED

When enabled, the IP Performance Manager analyzes the performance of all subinterfaces of all objects in the threshold group.

BroadcastThreshold

0 to 100%

Default: 15%

Upper threshold for broadcast traffic, expressed as a percentage of the total bandwidth.

DiscardThreshold

0 to 100%

Default: 5%

Upper threshold for dropped packets, expressed as a percentage of the total number of packets.

ErrorThreshold

0 to 100%

Default: 10%

Upper threshold for packet errors, expressed as a percentage of the total number of packets.

MinimumTrafficThreshold

0 to 100%

Default: 2%

Minimum packet rate for a network adapter, expressed as a percentage of total bandwidth. Value can be any number between 0.1 and 100.0. For example, 0.2 is a valid value.

QueueDropThreshold

0 to 100%

Default: 1%

Acceptable percentage of packets that are dropped because of full queues, expressed as a percentage of the total number of packets.

UtilizationThreshold

0 to 100%

Default: 60%

Upper threshold for link utilization, expressed as a percentage of the total bandwidth.