Extend Internal Interface collection

Question

Hi All,&nbsp;As a default Sl1 is polling the interfaces with limited metrics , if i need to add few metrics additional is is possible to extend the internal collection?&nbsp;Basically i don't want to create a new DA and poll the interfaces for the limited metrics , with the same poll cycle i need to capture the additional details.

johnproctor · Accepted Answer

I have confirmed with Engineering that ifOperStatus is initially collected by our interface discovery process and then updated by our interface collection process. Therefore, if the interface Collection Frequency is set to 5 minutes, then ifOperStatus will be collected every 5 minutes.

johnproctor · Answer

As a general rule, it not possible for an application administrator to alter the metrics collected by internal collections processed. However, not all interface collection is enabled by default. For example, metrics for errors, discards, and packets are disabled by default. Which metrics did you want to add?

johnproctor · Answer

You can access this data via the APIs. Here are some examples...Example #1 (GQL)
query Interfaces {
  interfaces (search: { device: { has: { id: { eq: 8 }}}}) {
    edges {
      node {
        device {
          id
          name
        }
        id
        name
        interfaceOperationalStatus
      }
    }
  }
}
Example #2 (GQL)
query Device {
  device (id: 8) {
    interfaces {
      edges {
        node {
          id
          name
          interfaceOperationalStatus
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Example #3 (REST)
https://10.100.100.69/api/device/X/interface/Y
where X is the device id and Y is the interface id

Sample Results
--------------
URI: https://10.100.100.69/api/device/8/interface/3

RESULT:
&lt;interface&gt;
&lt;device&gt;/api/device/8&lt;/device&gt;
&lt;organization&gt;/api/organization/7&lt;/organization&gt;
&lt;ifIndex&gt;2&lt;/ifIndex&gt;
&lt;ifPhysAddress&gt;00:50:56:85:1d:20&lt;/ifPhysAddress&gt;
&lt;ifType&gt;6&lt;/ifType&gt;
&lt;ifSpeed&gt;4294967295&lt;/ifSpeed&gt;
&lt;ifHighSpeed&gt;10000&lt;/ifHighSpeed&gt;
&lt;ifOperStatus&gt;1&lt;/ifOperStatus&gt;
&lt;ifAdminStatus&gt;1&lt;/ifAdminStatus&gt;
&lt;ifConnectorPresent&gt;1&lt;/ifConnectorPresent&gt;
&lt;ifLastChange&gt;0&lt;/ifLastChange&gt;
&lt;ifDescr&gt;ens192&lt;/ifDescr&gt;
&lt;ifblade&gt;0&lt;/ifblade&gt;
&lt;ifport&gt;2&lt;/ifport&gt;
&lt;ifsub&gt;0&lt;/ifsub&gt;
&lt;alias/&gt;
&lt;state&gt;1&lt;/state&gt;
&lt;collect_type&gt;64&lt;/collect_type&gt;
&lt;name&gt;ens192&lt;/name&gt;
&lt;rollover_alert&gt;0&lt;/rollover_alert&gt;
&lt;measure&gt;mega&lt;/measure&gt;
&lt;perc_type&gt;accumulative&lt;/perc_type&gt;
&lt;skup_id&gt;0&lt;/skup_id&gt;
&lt;poll_rate&gt;5&lt;/poll_rate&gt;
&lt;alerts&gt;1&lt;/alerts&gt;
&lt;edit_user&gt;/api/account/1&lt;/edit_user&gt;
&lt;edit_date&gt;1711379971&lt;/edit_date&gt;
&lt;disable_name_update&gt;0&lt;/disable_name_update&gt;
&lt;if_speed_update&gt;0&lt;/if_speed_update&gt;
&lt;collect_errors&gt;0&lt;/collect_errors&gt;
&lt;collect_discards&gt;0&lt;/collect_discards&gt;
&lt;collect_packet_metrics&gt;0&lt;/collect_packet_metrics&gt;
&lt;virtual_topo_ignore&gt;0&lt;/virtual_topo_ignore&gt;
&lt;cbqos_collection_enabled elemtype="null"/&gt;
&lt;discovery_type&gt;0&lt;/discovery_type&gt;
&lt;max_delta&gt;0&lt;/max_delta&gt;
&lt;modifier_id/&gt;

You can try these out on your system, by going to...https://&lt;your_sl1_instance_name_or_ip_address&gt;/gql, or&nbsp;https://&lt;your_sl1_instance_name_or_ip_address&gt;/api&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

issac · Answer

Basically i need the data for ifoper status for interface every 5 mins&nbsp;

issac · Answer

Thanks John , Can i map the data into a performance graph or access the data via api from backend&nbsp;

saraleslieadmin · Answer

Hello Issac, please let us know if this resolved your issue. You can mark one of John's responses as the 'Solution' If its correct. If not, then let us know what other solutions we can dig up for you. Best, Sara&nbsp;

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