Checkpoint : fw ctl pstat - Thanks Shanawazzzzz

Yeas.... I remember his name, "Shanawaz", asked me a bloody question (at least for me that time) .. What is the command “fw ctl pstat” used for.. I was clarifying the question by asking him fw ctl p???? what.. (As if am another PhoneBOY)

Literally he was laughing at me in the video conferencing…. Ofcoz I was thinking what to laugh….. !!! In a way I was happy, at least he was laughing at me just in front. Thank God…. that laugh ended up with my CCSA Certification.. of coz they told me a sorry at the end of our discussion.. haha .. Nothing new... as am in TRANS of another "Sorry"..

Now what is fw ctl pstat??

According to me, its nothing but a fw command with which we can monitor the heath of your CP box., especially Syc Status.. Am sure that you will love this command and say thanks for CP for this……


As I have mentioned in my previous post, SYC is so important (at least this time not start but to CONTINUE)

Am taking an example to explain the same.. here we go…….

Sync:
Version: new
Status: Able to Send/Receive sync packets
Sync packets sent:
total : 466729198, retransmitted : 241305, retrans reqs : 6089, acks : 809
Sync packets received:
total : 77283541, were queued : 6715, dropped by net : 6079
retrans reqs : 37462, received 175 acks
retrans reqs for illegal seq : 0
dropped updates as a result of sync overload: 0
Delta Sync memory usage: currently using XX KB mem
Callback statistics: handled 138 cb, average delay : 2, max delay : 34
Number of Pending packets currently held: 1
Packets released due to timeout: 18


Explanation:

Version: new
This line must appear if synchronization is configured (versions above 4.1)

Status: Able to Send/Receive sync packets
If sync is unable to either send or receive packets, there is a problem

Sync packets sent:
total : 466729198, retransmitted : 241305, retrans reqs : 6089, acks : 809
TOTAL number of sync packets is non-zero and increasing
RETRANS REQS may increase under load

Sync packets received:
total : 77283541, were queued : 6715, dropped by net : 6079
QUEUED value never decreases - A non-zero value does not indicate a problem
DROPPED BY NET number may indicate network congestion

The “dropped by net” counter is incremented when the cluster member receives a sync packet with a sequence number which is higher than the expected seq num. This means packets with lower seq where lost somewhere along the way, and we need to find out where.

retrans reqs : 37462, received 175 acks
RETRANS REQS growing very fast may indicate that the load is becoming too high

retrans reqs for illegal seq : 0
May indicate a sync problem

dropped updates as a result of sync overload: 0
In a heavily loaded system, the cluster member may drop synchronization updates sent from another cluster member

Delta Sync memory usage: currently using XX KB mem
This statistic only appears for a non-zero value.
It requires memory only while full sync is occurring at other times, Delta sync requires no memory

Callback statistics: handled 138 cb, average delay : 2, max delay : 34
This statistic only appears for a non-zero value.
AVERAGE DELAY should be 1-5 packets, otherwise indicates an overload of sync traffic

Number of Pending packets currently held: 1
This statistic only appears for a non-zero value.

Packets released due to timeout: 18
This statistic only appears for a non-zero value.
If the it is large (more than 100 pending packets), and the "Number of Pending packets currently held" is small, you should take action to reduce the number of pending packets.
To tackle this problem, try google "Reducing the Number of Pending Packets".


Hey.. Now who is shanawaz….!!!

He was my interviewer (Not revealing his company), Anyway.. Thanks Dude for asking me that….