Right way to get interface counters in TCL/EEM

[Andriy Yerofyeyev]

Hello Experts,

I am looking for your advise about the best way to deal with interface counters inside TCL/EEM on XR. The ultimate goal is to compare rate (bps/pps) over two 10G interfaces and alert user in case they are differ more than 15-20% .

I can get counters by parsing output of "show interface TenGigX/X/X/X" but , may be more streightforward way is exists, like getting them directly from MIB or from elsewhere ?

Thank you !

[Joe Clarke · Accepted solution]

Using the CLI on XR is probably best since you can get bidrectional utilization in one call.  The SNMP ED would work, but you can only poll for one OID at a time.  So short answer is, you're doing the best thing right now.