Viewing statistics for Ethernet drivers and devices

You can use statistical information about virtual Ethernet drivers and devices to troubleshoot network problems.

Display the Ethernet device generic statistics and the Ethernet device-specific statistics for an Ethernet driver or device by running the entstat command. For example:

entstat -all ent8

The entstat command output for a Shared Ethernet Adapter displays the following information:

Shared Ethernet Adapter statistics:
- Number of real and virtual adapters (If you are using Shared Ethernet Adapter failover, this number does not include the control channel adapter)
- Shared Ethernet Adapter flags
- VLAN IDs
- Information about real and virtual adapters
Shared Ethernet Adapter failover statistics:
- High availability statistics
- Packet types
- State of the Shared Ethernet Adapter
- Bridging mode
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) statistics:
- Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) statistics
- Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) statistics
- GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) statistics
Listing of the individual adapter statistics for the adapters associated with the Shared Ethernet Adapter