display counters protocol

Function

The display counters protocol command displays IPv4 and IPv6 packet statistics on an interface.

Only the S5720-EI, S5720-HI, S5730-HI, S5731-H, S5731-S, S5731S-H, S5731S-S, S5732-H, S6720-EI, S6720-HI, S6720S-EI, S6730-H, S6730S-H, S6730-S, and S6730S-S support this command.

Format

display counters [ interface interface-type interface-number ] protocol [ rate ]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
interface interface-type interface-number	Specifies the interface type and number.	-
protocol	Displays IPv4 and IPv6 packet statistics.	-
rate	Displays packet rate information.	-

Views

All views

Default Level

1: Monitoring level

Usage Guidelines

After enabling IPv4 or IPv6 packet statistics collection on an interface, you can run this command to view packet statistics, facilitating fault location and troubleshooting.

Example

# Display IPv4 and IPv6 packet statistics on interfaces.

<HUAWEI> display counters protocol
-: Statistic not enable                                                         
Inbound                                                                         
Interface        IPv4(bytes)     IPv4(pkts)     IPv6(bytes)     IPv6(pkts)      
GE0/0/20                   0              0               0              0      
GE0/0/21                   -              -               0              0      
Outbound                                                                        
Interface        IPv4(bytes)     IPv4(pkts)     IPv6(bytes)     IPv6(pkts)      
GE0/0/20                   0              0               0              0      
GE0/0/21                   -              -               0              0

# Display IPv4 and IPv6 packet rate information on interfaces.

<HUAWEI> display counters protocol rate
-: Statistic not enable                                                         
Inbound                                                                         
Interface      IPv4(bytes/s)   IPv4(pkts/s)   IPv6(bytes/s)   IPv6(pkts/s)      
GE0/0/20                   0              0               0              0      
GE0/0/21                   -              -               0              0      
Outbound                                                                        
Interface      IPv4(bytes/s)   IPv4(pkts/s)   IPv6(bytes/s)   IPv6(pkts/s)      
GE0/0/20                   0              0               0              0      
GE0/0/21                   -              -               0              0

**Table 1** Description of the **display counters protocol** command output
Item	Description
-: Statistic not enable	If a field of an interface displays -, traffic statistics collection about the corresponding type of packets is disabled.
Inbound	Packet statistics in the inbound direction of an interface.
Outbound	Packet statistics in the outbound direction of an interface.
Interface	Interface name.
IPv4(bytes)	Number of bytes in IPv4 packets.
IPv4(pkts)	Number of IPv4 packets.
IPv6(bytes)	Number of bytes in IPv6 packets.
IPv6(pkts)	Number of IPv6 packets.
IPv4(bytes/s)	Rate of bytes in IPv4 packets.
IPv4(pkts/s)	Rate of IPv4 packets.
IPv6(bytes/s)	Rate of bytes in IPv6 packets.
IPv6(pkts/s)	Rate of IPv6 packets.