max interface speed (ifSpeed) could not be determined - interface_traffic

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

The following alarm started to happen suddenly.

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　The max interface speed (ifSpeed) of '<Interface Name>' on '<Device Name>' could not be determined! 
　Traffic alarms in percent of max speed cannot be issued. 
　Please override interface speed or set alarm options on actual values. 
============================================================================
 

Environment

interface_traffic probe 5.45

Cause

Undetermined.

Resolution

Issue resolved after performing "Rediscover Interfaces"

Additional Information

Interface_traffic  - This probe is no longer supported as of October 1, 2017. This probe is replaced by the snmpcollector probe.

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/ca-unified-infrastructure-management-probes/GA/alphabetical-probe-articles/interface-traffic-interface-traffic-monitoring-no-longer-supported.html

Snmpcollector documentation:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/ca-unified-infrastructure-management-probes/GA/alphabetical-probe-articles/snmpcollector-snmp-data-monitoring.html