I'm trying to figure how I can measure/quantify a switches overall health. I'd like to be able to gather data that indicates if it may be failing, under high load, etc. I can look at the spec sheets and see what it's supposed to do, but it just doesn't seem to perform as well as it used to... Do switches 'wear out'? Does their performance degrade over time, or does it just seem that way because of newer and faster equipment elsewhere in the network? Is this something that can even realistically be measured?
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