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Using Virtual Networks in Oracle Solaris 11.1     Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library
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Preface

1.  Network Virtualization and Resource Management in Oracle Solaris

2.  Creating and Administering Virtual Networks in Oracle Solaris

3.  Managing Network Resources in Oracle Solaris

4.  Monitoring Network Traffic and Resource Usage in Oracle Solaris

Overview of Network Traffic Flow

Commands for Monitoring Traffic Statistics

Gathering Statistics About Network Traffic on Links

Obtaining Network Traffic Statistics on Network Devices

Obtaining Network Traffic Statistics on Lanes

Obtaining Network Traffic Statistics on Link Aggregations

Gathering Statistics About Network Traffic on Flows

Configuring Network Accounting for Network Traffic

How to Set Up Network Accounting

How to Obtain Historical Statistics on Network Traffic

Index

Commands for Monitoring Traffic Statistics

The dlstat and flowstat commands enable you to monitor and obtain statistics about network traffic on datalinks and flows, respectively. These commands are equivalent to the dladm and flowadm commands. The following table compares the functions of the pair of *adm commands to the pair of *stat commands.

Administrative Commands
Monitoring Commands
Command
Function
Command
Function
dladm command options
User interface and tool for configuring and administering datalinks
dlstat command options
User interface and tool for obtaining statistics on traffic on datalinks
flowadm command options
User interface and tool for configuring and administering flows
flowstat command options
User interface and tool for obtaining statistics on traffic on flows

The subsequent sections describe each monitoring command in greater detail.