I suspect the Cisco variable that you quote is defined as an INTEGER type,
rather than a COUNTER (from the MIB Browser, drill down to your variable and
use the "Describe" button).  A COUNTER is an increasing integer whereas an
INTEGER is simply a snapshot value eg. a CPU MIB variable might be 5 on one
sample, 95 on the next and back to 5 again on the next sample - that would be
type INTEGER.

If your Cisco variable is defined as an INTEGER but behaves as a COUNTER, you
can use /usr/OV/conf/mib.coerce to force NetView to treat it as a COUNTER -
then I think you will find it behaves the same way in
/usr/OV/databases/snmpCollect as your real COUNTER variables.

zuffranieri AT it.ibm DOT com wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> my environment is Netview Aix 6.0.1 on Aix 4.3.3.
> I'm collecting certain Mibs for performance reports. When I collect any
> MIB2 variable, like ifInErrors or ifInOctets, I find in row data (I see it
> in  /usr/OV/databases/snmpcollect with snmpColDump)  the rate of change of
> MIB variable.
> The problem is this: when I collect Cisco MIB variables, in particular
> locIfInCRC (1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.2.1.1.12), I find the absolute value. Does
> anyone know why? How could I do to get rate of change value?
> Thanks
>
> Fabio Zuffranieri
> IBM Global Services-ITS
> Via Sciangai 53-Rome 00144-ITALY
> email:zuffranieri AT it.ibm DOT com
>
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