> Source: [sk115098](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk115098)

# sk115098 - In SmartDashboard, the "Hits" counter in a specific rule does not increase even though traffic was matched to this rule

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk115098 |
| Date Created | 2017-01-18 |
| Last Modified | 2020-11-16 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- * In SmartDashboard, the "Hits" counter in a specific rule does not increase even though traffic was matched to this rule (as can be seen in SmartView Tracker / SmartLog / SmartEvent).

* After a number of days, this rule appears in the expired rules, because the Hit Count table is not being updated.

## Cause

Possible root cause on Security Gateway:

1. By default, Hit Count logs table (updated by the FWD daemon) holds up to 100 records (a record per rule).
2. When the above limit is reached, writing to this table is blocked.
3. When the first log is written to the Hit Count logs table, there is a time event for updating the Hit Count (CPEPS) table (by default, 1 minute).
4. If update of the Hit Count table (CPEPS) failed (e.g., when CPD daemon is down), there is no indication on the Hit Count statistics mechanism.
5. If the limit in Hit Count logs table is reached, and the update of the Hit Count table (CPEPS) failed, then the entire process could be stuck in State B and could not recover.

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