Today I learned that the disk-space counters NetWare provides in SNMP use signed integers for its disk-space monitoring. These are stats published at a table at OID .1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.28.2.14.1.3. Having just expanded our FacShare volume past 2TB, it went negative-space according to the monitors. A simple integer overflow since apparently Novell is using a signed integer for a number that can never be legitimately negative.
I've pointed this out on an enhancement request. This being NetWare, they may not chose to fix it if it is more than a two-line fix. We'll see.
This also means that volumes over 4TB can not be effectively monitored with SNMP. Since NSS can have up to 8TB volumes on NetWare, this could potentially be a problem. We're not there yet.
I've pointed this out on an enhancement request. This being NetWare, they may not chose to fix it if it is more than a two-line fix. We'll see.
This also means that volumes over 4TB can not be effectively monitored with SNMP. Since NSS can have up to 8TB volumes on NetWare, this could potentially be a problem. We're not there yet.
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