Configuring An F_Port Mode Top Talker Monitor - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

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SAN Top Talker monitoring

Configuring an F_Port mode Top Talker monitor

Procedures in this section pertain to configuring the legacy Top Talkers feature instead of using
Flow Vision.
For systems using Fabric OS version 7.2 or later, when you select a device or device port, and then
select Monitor > Performance > Top Talkers, a message displays that you can use Flow Vision to
provide Top Talkers monitoring. You have these options:
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Here are some important notes for using this feature:
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To configure an F_Port mode Top Talker monitor on systems using Fabric OS before v7.2, complete
the following steps.
1. Select a fabric that you want to monitor Top Talker data for an F_Port.
2. Select Monitor > Performance > Top Talkers.
3. Select F Port from the Top Talkers Mode list.
4. Select an available F_Port in the left panel, and then the right arrow to move it to the right
5. Click OK on the Top Talker Selector dialog box.
6. Select the number of Top Talkers (1 through 20) to display from the Display list.
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8. Select whether you want to monitor the receive (Rx) flow or the transmit (Tx) flow for the port
9. Click Apply.
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To use Flow Vision, delete existing monitors, then use the Add Flow Definition dialog box to
define an initiator and target port pair for monitoring. Refer to
more information.
Clicking OK opens the legacy Top Talkers dialog box. To use the legacy Top Talkers feature, you
must deactivate existing flows defined for the switch for Flow Vision.
An F_Port mode Top Talker and an end-to-end monitor cannot be configured on the same
F_Port. You must delete the end-to-end monitor before you configure the F_Port mode Top
Talker.
A Top Talker monitor and an end-to-end monitor cannot be configured on the same fabric or
external F_Port application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). You must delete the end-to-end
monitor before you configure the Top Talker monitor.
Launching a fabric mode Top Talker monitor from the connectivity map or Top Talker Selector
dialog box displays a "Top Talkers cannot be enabled for single switch fabric" warning.
The Top Talker Selector dialog box displays.
panel.
You can only select one F_Port on which to enable the Top Talker monitor.
Top Talkers is enabled on the selected port. The Top Talkers - F Port Mode for Port_Name
dialog box displays.
Select how often you want the Top Talker to refresh (10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 seconds, or 1
minute) from the Refresh Interval list.
from the Flow list.
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