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Xgig Analysis and Control Software

Software Road Map

The diagram below shows how the Xgig suite of programs are interrelated.
Figure 2: Xgig Client Applications Road Map

Xgig Software Limitations

Domains that contain ports on different chassis when Xgig chassis are cascaded are called
inter-chassis domains. Intra-chassis domains refer to domains where all ports are on the same
chassis. A Sync Group can have up to 8 locked inter-chassis domains. There is no limit on the
number of unlocked domains, except that each port must belong to only one domain at a time.
Also, the number of intra-chassis domains is only limited by the number of port-pairs on the
chassis.
If you perform a soft reboot of the Xgig chassis, all ports will be disconnected.
Xgig Expert performance is related to several factors – the size of the trace, the number of ports in
the trace, and the CPU speed and memory capacity of the computer running the Xgig Expert
client. You can improve performance by manipulating any of these variables. Reducing the size of
the trace information or reducing the port count in the trace will improve Xgig Expert's
performance. Increasing the processing power and memory of your client PC will also improve
performance. Although Xgig Expert will eventually process extremely large traces (e.g., 32 GB)
with extremely large port counts (e.g., 64 ports), opening such traces will take many hours.
If you need to open large-file/high-port-count traces, it is recommended that you add as much
memory and CPU speed to the client system as possible. It is also recommended that you make
sure you do not include more ports than are needed or make traces larger than needed when using
Xgig Expert.
Xgig Analyzer User's Guide
Performance
TraceControl TraceView
Launch TraceView or
Expert after Stopping
Analyzers
Monitor
Move Between View of
Decodes and Statistics
Expert
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