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Flow Mirror
2. Enter a name (flow_scsi) for the flow definition in the Name field.
3. Clear the Monitor check box.
4. Select the Mirror check box.
5. Select the CPU Mirroring or Local Flow Mirror option.
6. Select the Persist over switch reboots check box to persist this flow definition over reboots.
7.
8. Enter an asterisk (*) in the Destination field.
9. Enter the frame types (SCSI2Release,SCSI2Reserve) in the Frame Type field.
10. Click OK to save the flow definition.
Troubleshooting protocol errors
You can use Flow Mirror to mirror protocol error frames. The following example mirrors only ABTS
frames egressing through port 1/20 to identify the ABTS protocol condition.
NOTE
This example can also be set up to mirror frames based on the total ABTS count provided by Flow
Monitor.
1. Right-click a target port (1/20) and select Fabric Vision > Flow > Add.
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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.
By default, CPU Mirroring is enabled.
Select the Activate all selected features check box to immediately activate the flow after
creation.
To select a frame type from a list, click the ellipsis button. Refer to
parameters" on page 1129" for a list of the supported frame type parameters.
When the flow definition activates, the Flow Vision dialog box displays with the new flow
selected (highlighted) in the Flow Definitions table. To review the sub-flow data for the selected
flow, refer to "Monitoring a Flow Mirror flow"
The Add Flow Definition dialog box displays with the following criteria and flow identifiers
pre-populated:
•
Feature — Monitor
•
Direction — Bidirectional
•
Source Device — Source identifier
•
Destination Device — * (an asterisk allows you to use any port)
•
Egress port — port number (1/20)
"Flow frame type
on page 1194".
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