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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

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<strong>Ipswitch</strong> <strong>WhatsUp</strong> <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Interface Errors and Discards - Last Polled Values (Single Device)<br />

This device-level dashboard report provides details for the number of interface transmit<br />

(outbound) and receive (inbound) errors, and transmit and receive discards for the specified<br />

device. Adding this dashboard report to a dashboard allows you to monitor and troubleshoot<br />

devices that are experiencing interface errors and discard problems.<br />

Each entry in the report contains the following information:<br />

Description. The selected device interface.<br />

Transmit Errors. The number of packets transmitted through the device interface<br />

with errors.<br />

Receive Errors. The number of packets received through the device interface with<br />

errors.<br />

Transmit Discards. The number of packets transmitted through the device interface<br />

that were discarded.<br />

Receive Discards. The number of packets received through the device interface that<br />

were discarded.<br />

To configure this dashboard report in <strong>WhatsUp</strong> <strong>Gold</strong>:<br />

1 In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure<br />

Report dialog appears.<br />

2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.<br />

Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.<br />

Device. Select a device by clicking the Browse (...) button.<br />

Column 1 width. The width of the column in the dashboard in pixels.<br />

3 Click OK to save changes.<br />

Interface Errors and Discards: Top X by Number of Discards<br />

This home-level dashboard report displays the top device interfaces with packet discards for<br />

inbound and outbound data during a selected time period.<br />

Device. The network device name.<br />

Interface. The interface description.<br />

Transmit. The number of discarded packets transmitted from each interface.<br />

Receive. The number of discarded packets received from each interface.<br />

Total. Provides the number of packets discarded for each interface.<br />

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