Netgear XCM8806 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 332

NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual The switch also supports the following parameters for configuring the RMON probe and the trap destination table, as defined in RFC 2021: • probeCapabilities • probeSoftwareRev • probeHardwareRev • probeDateTime • probeResetControl • trapDestTable clear counters clear counters Description Clears all switch statistics and port counters, including port packet statistics, bridging statistics, IP statistics, and log event counters. Syntax Description This command has no arguments or variables. Default N/A. Usage Guidelines You should view the switch statistics and port counters before you clear them. Use the show ports command to view port statistics. Use the show log counters command to show event statistics. The CLI also provides a number of options that you can specify with the clear counters command. If you specify an option, the switch only clears the statistics for that option. For example, if you want to clear, reset only the STP statistics and counters, use the clear counters stp command. Please refer to the specific chapter in this guide for more detailed information about those commands. Viewing and maintaining statistics on a regular basis allows you to see how well your network is performing. If you keep simple daily records, you will see trends emerging and notice problems arising before they cause major network faults. By clearing the counters, you can see fresh statistics for the time period you are monitoring. Example The following command clears all switch statistics and port counters: clear counters 332 | Chapter 8. Commands for Status Monitoring and Statistics