Counters Version 1.05

Counters.pl collects the CLI counters from network devices and produces custom reports. The reports can be viewed via a web site and/or sent via email. There is a flexible configuration language in which reports can be specified. The format and style of the html reports are controlled by Template Toolkit templates and css.

Why would you want to collect CLI counters? The CLI counters can be reset indepently of the SNMP counters and when collected weekly can highlight issues such as connection errors that you will not see looking at graphs produced from SNMP counters. I run counters.pl early every Friday morning and review the results before lunch on that day.