Example: of event counter operation

Suppose the switch detects the following after a reboot:

  • Three duplicate instances of the PIM "Send error" during the first log throttle period for this event

  • Five more instances of the same Send error during the second log throttle period for this event

  • Four instances of the same Send error during the third log throttle period for this event

In this case, the duplicate message appears three times in the Event Log (once for each log throttle period for the event being described), and the duplicate message counter increments as shown in the following table. (The same operation applies for messages sent to any configured SNMP trap receivers.)

Table 26: How the duplicate message counter increments

Instances during 1st log throttle period

Instances during 2nd log throttle period

Instances during 3rd log throttle period

Duplicate message counter1

3

   

1

 

5

 

4

   

4

9

1

This value always comprises the first instance of the duplicate message in the current log throttle period plus all previous occurrences of the duplicate message occurring since the switch last rebooted.