The Network Interface Summary (PI_NINS) record stores the performance data in which the data stored in the Network Interface Detail (PI_NIND) record is summarized per unit time.

The available network interfaces include a loopback adapter, a local Token Ring adapter, and an Ethernet adapter; multiple network interfaces can be installed on a single machine. Each interface can have multiple IP addresses. Every time performance data is collected, a record is created for each network interface, but only the first IP address that is found is used. Even when the Network Interface Detail (PI_NIND) record is not collected, performance data is stored in the Network Interface Summary (PI_NINS) record.

Notes:

• If the DR function of Solaris 10 or later is used to modify a system resource while a PFM - Agent for Platform service is running, some types of performance data cannot be correctly collected. The table below shows the types of system resources that are affected and the actions that you can take to correctly display reports after the modification.
  

  System resource type	Report type	Actions to be taken after modification
  LAN board	Real-time	Display the report again.
  	Historical	Specify the display period such that it does not include the date and time when the system resources were modified.

  Fields other than those listed below are affected by a system resource modification:
  Interval (INTERVAL)
  Record Time (RECORD_TIME)
  Record Type (INPUT_RECORD_TYPE)
  Fields that are added only when data is recorded in the Store database
  For details about modifying system resources, see Notes on performance information when modifying system resources in Notes on records.
  
• This record cannot be used in Solaris 10 shared-IP non-global zones, but can be used in exclusive-IP non-global zones. Although reports can be displayed in shared-IP non-global zones, 0 is displayed for all fields other than the Interval, Record Time, and Record Type fields.

Item	Default value	Modifiable
Collection Interval	60	Yes
Collection Offset#	0	Yes
Log	No	Yes
LOGIF	Blank	Yes

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A value between 0 and 32,767 seconds can be specified (a value within the range specified for Collection Interval). Use this item to distribute the collection load, because executing data collection all at once results in concentration of the processing workload. Note that the data collection duration to be recorded is the same as the Collection Interval, regardless of the value specified for Collection Offset.

When changing the Collection Offset value, specify a value that takes into account the impact of the collection processing load.

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PFM-View name (PFM-Manager name)	Description	Smry	Format	Delta	Not sprtd in	Data source
Interface Count(NUMBER_OF_INTERFACES)	Interface count	COPY	ulong	No	--	Number of Network Interface Detail (PI_NIND) records summarized in Network Interface Summary (PI_NINS) record.
Interval(INTERVAL)	Interval at which the Network Interface Summary (PI_NINS) record was stored (seconds)	COPY	ulong	Yes	--	RECORD_TIME - previous-record-time; for real-time, RECORD_TIME - last-boot-time
Pkt Collisions(PACKET_COLLISIONS)	Number of packet collisions that occurred	AVG	ulong	Yes	--	--
Pkt Receive Errors(PACKET_RECEIVE_ERRORS)	Number of packet receive errors	AVG	ulong	Yes	--	--
Pkt Xmit Errors(PACKET_TRANSMIT_ERRORS)	Number of packet transmission errors	AVG	ulong	Yes	--	--
Pkts Rcvd(TOTAL_PACKETS_RECEIVED)	Number of packets received	AVG	ulong	Yes	--	--
Pkts Rcvd/sec(PACKETS_RECEIVED_PER_SECOND)	Frequency at which packets were received (number of packets per second)	R	float	Yes	--	TOTAL_PACKETS_RECEIVED INTERVAL
Pkts Xmitd(PACKETS_TRANSMITTED)	Number of packets transmitted	AVG	ulong	Yes	--	--
Pkts Xmitd/sec(PACKETS_TRANSMITTED_PER_SECOND)	Frequency at which packets were transmitted (number of packets per second)	R	float	Yes	--	PACKETS_TRANSMITTED INTERVAL
Record Time(RECORD_TIME)	Time at which the record was created (Greenwich Mean Time)	COPY	time_t	No	--	--
Record Type(INPUT_RECORD_TYPE)	Record type. Always NINS.	COPY	char(8)	No	--	--

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