Xisl And Backbone E_Port Monitors - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

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Flow Monitor

XISL and backbone E_Port monitors

Flow Monitor supports both static and learned monitoring of fabric-wide statistics on both
XISL_Ports and backbone E_Ports. You can use this data to estimate the logical fabric or
inter-fabric utilization of an XISL_Port or a Backbone E_Port.
The following examples present flow definitions configured with the FCR/XISL mode set to VFID
(virtual fabric ID).
NOTE
This feature is only supported on 16 Gbps-capable platforms running Fabric OS 7.3 or later.
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Learned traffic
Intra-fabric traffic
Inter-fabric traffic
Configuring a specified fabric flow using an XISL E_Port
The following example creates a flow (e2e_src_dcx_xisl) that monitors frames passing from the
source fabric to the destination fabric using a specific port (ingress or egress).
1. Right-click the XISL E_Port on which you want to monitor the flow and select Fabric Vision >
2. Enter a name (e2e_src_dcx_xisl) for the flow definition in the Name field.
3. Select the Persist over switch reboots check box to persist this flow definition over reboots.
4. Select the Activate all selected features check box to immediately activate the flow after
5. Clear the source port ID in the Source field.
6. Clear the destination port ID in the Destination field.
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details the learned flow support for XISL_Ports and backbone E_Ports
Learned flow support for Backbone E_port and XISL_port
Backbone E_Port
Only learns backbone fabric traffic.
Learns edge-to-edge, backbone-to-edge, and
edge-to-backbone traffic.
Flow > Add.
The Add Flow Definition dialog box displays with the following default criteria and flow
identifiers pre-populated:
•
Feature — Monitor
•
Direction — Bidirectional
•
Source Device — * (an asterisk allows you to use any port)
•
Destination Device — * (an asterisk allows you to use any port)
•
Ingress/Egress port — XISL E_Port number
The name cannot be over 20 characters and can only include alphanumeric characters or
underscores.
NOTE
For a physical switch, the name must be unique. However, for logical switches, the name does
not have to be unique.
creation.
XISL_Port
Learns logical fabric traffic.
Only learns edge-to-edge traffic.
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