Description

Template to monitor F5 Load Balancer FCS Errors. Delta = Previous value of sysDot3StatFcsErrors is subtracted from Current value of sysDot3StatFcsErrors.

Prerequisites

SNMP should be enabled in end device and device should support F5-BIGIP-SYSTEM-MIB and SNMP credentials should be attached against the device in portal.

How to Apply: This template is All instance selection based. It will not ask user to select any instance(s) while assigning it to a device.

Metric Parameters

Metric Parameters
ParameterDescription
Frequency
  • Frequency is the interval in which you want to probe and collect metric data from the target device/resource
  • Frequency is defined in minutes (min).
    • Warning ThresholdIf the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Warning Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user.
    Critical ThresholdIf the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Critical Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user.
    AlertThe alert value can be set to either Yes or No. If it is Yes, then an alert message is sent to the user.

    Metrics

    f5lb.fcs.errors

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forDevice
    SNMP OID1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.1.2.11.1.3.1.3
    ExpressionNULL
    DescriptionA counter delta (Current_poll_count - Prev_poll_count) of frames received on a particular interface that are an integral number of octets in length but do not pass the FCS check. This count does not include frames received with frame-too-long or frame-too-short error. [F5-BIGIP-SYSTEM-MIB::sysDot3StatFcsErrors - 1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.1.2.11.1.3.1.3, sysDot3StatName - 1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.1.2.11.1.3.1.1]
    CategorySNMP monitors
    Collector TypeGateway
    Monitor NameF5-LB FCS Errors - Delta
    Unit

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency151 – 1440 (mins)
    FilterNULLNot Applicable
    Warning OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Warning Threshold100
    0 - 18446744073709551615
    Warning Repeat Count11-12
    Critical OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Critical Threshold500
    0 - 18446744073709551615
    Critical Repeat Count11-12
    AlertYesYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph