NAME

pgstat − show statistics for the pg network interface

SYNOPSIS

pgstat [ −zsDdv n ] [ system ] [ core ]

pgstat −l n firmware_file

AVAILABILITY

This program is available with the Networking software installation option.  Refer to OS/MP Release Notes for information on how to install optional software. 

DESCRIPTION

pgstat displays the contents of various status, error and statistics data structures for the pg network interface. 

The default value for the system argument is /vmunix; for core, the default is /dev/kmem. 

OPTIONS

−d Display the driver information.  This is the default. 

−s Display Station Management (SMT) information obtained from the controller. 

−D Display debugging information while attempting to retrieve the MIB (Management Information Block) information.  This option is only useful when used with the -s option. 

−v Produce a verbose form of the output. Additional -v options result in more output. 

−z Clear counters.  The values are displayed prior to being cleared.  This option is only useful when used with the -d option. 

−l Download specified firmware file to the controller, and restart controller.  If no firmware file is specified the board is reset and restarted. 

−n Display (clear) the state of interface pg n. The default interface is pg0. 

DISPLAY

The driver (−d option) display contains information pertaining to the efficiency of the driver.  This includes a histogram of the number of packets serviced per interrupt from the board, and a histogram of packet-size frequency for receive and transmit operations. 

The Station Management (−s option) display contains information obtained from the controller’s Management Information Block database (MIB).  This includes information about the station’s neighbors on the ring, timer values, state information and packet and error counters. 

SEE ALSO

pg(4s). 

Solbourne Computer, Inc.  —  11 Jan 1994