# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # dropped packets # check if an interface is dropping packets # the alarm is checked every 1 minute # and examines the last 10 minutes of data template: inbound_packets_dropped on: net.drops families: * lookup: sum -10m unaligned absolute of inbound units: packets every: 1m warn: $this > 0 delay: down 1h multiplier 1.5 max 2h info: interface inbound dropped packets in the last 10 minutes to: sysadmin template: outbound_packets_dropped on: net.drops families: * lookup: sum -10m unaligned absolute of outbound units: packets every: 1m warn: $this > 0 delay: down 1h multiplier 1.5 max 2h info: interface outbound dropped packets in the last 10 minutes to: sysadmin template: inbound_packets_dropped_ratio on: net.packets families: * lookup: sum -10m unaligned absolute of received calc: (($inbound_packets_dropped != nan AND $this > 0) ? ($inbound_packets_dropped * 100 / $this) : (0)) units: % every: 1m warn: $this > 0.5 crit: $this > 3 delay: down 1h multiplier 1.5 max 2h info: the ratio of inbound dropped packets vs the total number of received packets of the network interface, during the last 10 minutes to: sysadmin template: outbound_packets_dropped_ratio on: net.packets families: * lookup: sum -10m unaligned absolute of sent calc: (($outbound_packets_dropped != nan AND $this > 0) ? ($outbound_packets_dropped * 100 / $this) : (0)) units: % every: 1m warn: $this > 0.5 crit: $this > 3 delay: down 1h multiplier 1.5 max 2h info: the ratio of outbound dropped packets vs the total number of sent packets of the network interface, during the last 10 minutes to: sysadmin # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # FIFO errors # check if an interface is having FIFO # buffer errors # the alarm is checked every 1 minute # and examines the last 10 minutes of data template: 10min_fifo_errors on: net.fifo families: * lookup: sum -10m unaligned absolute units: errors every: 1m warn: $this > 0 delay: down 1h multiplier 1.5 max 2h info: interface fifo errors in the last 10 minutes to: sysadmin # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # check for packet storms # 1. calculate the rate packets are received in 1m: 1m_received_packets_rate # 2. do the same for the last 10s # 3. raise an alarm if the later is 10x or 20x the first # we assume the minimum packet storm should at least have # 10000 packets/s, average of the last 10 seconds template: 1m_received_packets_rate on: net.packets families: * lookup: average -1m of received units: packets every: 10s info: the average number of packets received during the last minute template: 10s_received_packets_storm on: net.packets families: * lookup: average -10s of received calc: $this * 100 / (($1m_received_packets_rate < 1000)?(1000):($1m_received_packets_rate)) every: 10s units: % warn: $this > (($status >= $WARNING)?(200):(1000)) crit: $this > (($status >= $WARNING)?(1000):(2000)) options: no-clear-notification info: the % of the rate of received packets in the last 10 seconds, compared to the rate of the last minute to: sysadmin