FCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB :: fcFxPortC3Discards

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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fcFxPortC3Discards

Module: FCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB

OID (symbolic): FCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB::fcFxPortC3Discards

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4.3.1.7

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The number of Class 3 frames discarded by this FxPort.

What is fcFxPortC3Discards?

Counts Class 3 frames discarded by this FxPort. Since Class 3 is unacknowledged best-effort delivery, a rising discard count here is a direct signal of dropped storage traffic that upper-layer protocols must recover from.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4.3.1.7
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> FCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB::fcFxPortC3Discards

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4.3.1.7.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> FCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB::fcFxPortC3Discards.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (5 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.42fibreChannelFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.42.2fcFabricFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1fcFeFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4fcFeAcctFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4.3fcFxPortC3AcctTableFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4.3.1fcFxPortC3AcctEntryFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.42.2.1.4.3.1.7fcFxPortC3DiscardsFCFABRIC-ELEMENT-MIB