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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

1110.0. "Resetting counters,status on 900 products?" by NPSS::WADE (Network Systems Support) Mon Jun 13 1994 11:34

    The requirement of rebooting to reset the box attributes on the 
    DECbridge 5xx/6xx, DECconcentrator 500 and LANbridge xxx products 
    has been a fairly common customer complaint. 
    
    Is it possible to reset the attributes (counters, status, etc) of the 
    DECbridgeMX 900 and DECconcentrator 900MX without rebooting the box?
    
    
    Bill

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1110.1 Can't do it now. Not scheduled to be done. NACAD::GALLAGHER Wed Jun 15 1994 15:00 22

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	> Is it possible to reset the attributes (counters, status, etc) of the > DECbridgeMX 900 and DECconcentrator 900MX without rebooting the box? We don't have that capability today, and there are no plans to add this capability. (None of the 900 products have this capability.) Could we do it? Sure, it's a simple matter of programming. ;-) Unfortunately, it's a lot of programming. Resetting counters is one of those religious issues. There are many good arguments against it. Unfortunately, these arguments don't stand up to well when our customers demand this feature. One of the best solutions I've heard of is to have the Network Management Station (NMS) artificially reset the counters. The NMS keeps a copy of the counters value when reset and then subtracts this value before presenting new values to the user. One of the many advantages of this is that is works well with multiple NMSs. Someone will have to access the "bang for the buck" in adding this feature. Thanks for the input. -Shawn

>    Is it possible to reset the attributes (counters, status, etc) of the 
>    DECbridgeMX 900 and DECconcentrator 900MX without rebooting the box?
 
We don't have that capability today, and there are no plans to add this
capability.  (None of the 900 products have this capability.)

Could we do it?  Sure, it's a simple matter of programming.  ;-)
Unfortunately, it's *a lot* of programming.

Resetting counters is one of those religious issues.  There are many good
arguments against it.  Unfortunately, these arguments don't stand up to 
well when our customers demand this feature.

One of the best solutions I've heard of is to have the Network Management
Station (NMS) artificially reset the counters.  The NMS keeps a copy
of the counters value when reset and then subtracts this value before
presenting new values to the user.  One of the many advantages of this
is that is works well with multiple NMSs.

Someone will have to access the "bang for the buck" in adding this feature.
Thanks for the input.
						-Shawn