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How to Interpret: show counter global

L6 Presenter

 Hi Guys,

 

Do you know how to interpret: show counter global especially value & rate counters and aspect 

 

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@jdelio @kiwi

 

Thx,

Myky

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the value is the total count, this is more useful when looking at global counters without the delta filter as then the value is not reset with each execution of the show counter command

 

because your value is a hard count and your rate is an indication of how many per second, the values may get skewed if your sample size is <1sec (like your 400ms)

 

Tom Piens
PANgurus - Strata specialist; config reviews, policy optimization

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L7 Applicator

The value is the number of the item since the last data plane restart or clear.  I believe the rate is the average pps for packet based counters but not sure.

 

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/Learning-Articles/How-to-Troubleshoot-Using-Counters-via-the-CL...

Steve Puluka BSEET - IP Architect - DQE Communications (Metro Ethernet/ISP)
ACE PanOS 6; ACE PanOS 7; ASE 3.0; PSE 7.0 Foundations & Associate in Platform; Cyber Security; Data Center

Hello @pulukas . l do agree that the rate is pps (most likely)  but what the "value" mean not sure?

 

Thx,

Myky

the value is the total count, this is more useful when looking at global counters without the delta filter as then the value is not reset with each execution of the show counter command

 

because your value is a hard count and your rate is an indication of how many per second, the values may get skewed if your sample size is <1sec (like your 400ms)

 

Tom Piens
PANgurus - Strata specialist; config reviews, policy optimization

ok thanks 

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