I have a Nexus 7K with a 10/100/1000 module connected to a 3560G switch used for management. The Nexus interface has a constantly incrementing counter for input discard. Does anybody know what it means? The 3560 at the other end doesnt seem to report any errors...
Ethernet10/1 is up
Hardware: 10/100/1000 Ethernet, address: c84c.7544.6b18 (bia c84c.7544.6b18)
Description: * Cat3560G Mgmt & 10/100 *
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA
Port mode is trunk
full-duplex, 1000 Mb/s
Beacon is turned off
Auto-Negotiation is turned on
Input flow-control is off, output flow-control is off
Auto-mdix is turned on
Switchport monitor is off
Last link flapped 10week(s) 0day(s)
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
30 seconds input rate 792 bits/sec, 1 packets/sec
30 seconds output rate 688 bits/sec, 1 packets/sec
Load-Interval #2: 5 minute (300 seconds)
input rate 584 bps, 1 pps; output rate 432 bps, 1 pps
RX
24002 unicast packets 10033586 multicast packets 368922 broadcast packets
10426512 input packets 941161667 bytes
0 jumbo packets 0 storm suppression packets
0 runts 0 giants 0 CRC 0 no buffer
0 input error 0 short frame 0 overrun 0 underrun 0 ignored
0 watchdog 0 bad etype drop 0 bad proto drop 0 if down drop
0 input with dribble 7044425 input discard
0 Rx pause
TX
146173 unicast packets 5687447 multicast packets 1206230 broadcast packets
7039850 output packets 909303799 bytes
0 jumbo packets
0 output error 0 collision 0 deferred 0 late collision
0 lost carrier 0 no carrier 0 babble
0 Tx pause
