nettl cmd error

[Global Server Operation]

I'm using the nettl command to capture networking analysis during a schedule performance window. There were nine test that were run each about a minute to two minutes long. I was able to run nettl successfully five out of the nine time. However After the fifth time I get the following error:
# nettl -tn all -e ns_ls_ip | netfmt -F -N -n -l -c filterfile | tee /tmp/fmt>
nettl : An internal error occurred in the tracing and logging
facilities. Contact your HP support representative with
the following information:
Maximum number of ports exceeded.


netfmt EOF detected while reading file header. (200)
Check the input filename and try again.

Any idea on how to resolve this? All replies are appreciated.

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

the recommended procedure is to restart nettl after removing the log file and copying the nettlgen.conf file from newconfig.

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?category=c0&mode=text&searchString=Maximum+number+of+ports+exceeded&searchCrit=exactphrase&docType=Security&docType=Patch&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=BugReports&docType=Hardware&docType=ReferenceMaterials&docType=ThirdParty&search.x=30&search.y=7

The itrc doc id is A5827566

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Global Server Operation]

I tried what was instructed and got a different error:
# nettl -tn all -e ns_ls_ip | netfmt -F -N -n -l -c filterfile | tee /tmp/fmt>
usage : nettl [-st]
nettl [-sp]
nettl [-ss [LOG|TRACE|ALL]]
nettl [-l class [class...] -e subsystem [subsystem...]]
nettl [-fm 0|1|2 -c dev_name [dev_name...]]
nettl [-tn kind [kind...] -e subsystem [subsystem...]
[-m pack_size] [-c dev_name [dev_name...]]
[-s port_size] [-tm maxsize] [-f tr_name ]]
nettl [-tf -e subsystem [subsystem...] [-c dev_name
[dev_name...]]]

nettl : The parameter NS_LS_IP is invalid for the option
-entity. Refer to the man page for nettl for
a description of this option.


netfmt EOF detected while reading file header. (200)
Check the input filename and try again.

[Ermin Borovac]

Check your nettlgen.conf to see if NS_LS_IP is in there.

$ grep :NS_LS_IP: /etc/nettlgen.conf
SS:9:NS_LS_IP:12:s:libnsfmt.sl:nsfmt:subsys_ns_format:subsys_ns_get_options:ARPA/9000 NETWORKING

If it's not you can copy /usr/newconfig/etc/nettlgen.conf to /etc and try again.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi,

Maximum number of ports - is leading me towards 'nfile' parameter value. Check 'sar -v 2 5' and see if your file-sz is not at it's limit.

Otherwise, follow the previous suggestion. COpy a brand new nettlgen.conf file from /usr/newconfig/etc/nettlgen.conf and try again.

-Sri