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Icon Column

The first column of the spreadsheet is the
reference to the type of event that this row contains and information about its relationship to other
events in the trace.
The
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The Icon
Indicators within the
The table below provides a list of the icons and their meaning.
Table 24: Icon Meanings in the Icon Column
Icon
Beg
End
OS
FR
PA
OOB
PR
PM
T
XP
SD
W
SN
Err
EE
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column displays up to three different icons that provide a quick synopsis of the event.
column for most events will contain less than the maximum of three different icons.
column are separated by a colon (for example, FR:EE:T).
Icon
Description
Indicates the beginning of the trace data. No event information is associated with this
icon.
Indicates the end of the trace data. No event information is associated with this icon.
Indicates that this is an Ordered Set. This icon will display only in protocols that use
Ordered Sets such as Fibre Channel and PCIe.
Indicates that the event is a frame containing data. The FR icon for a start of sequence
event has a light cyan background color; otherwise, the background color is white.
Indicates that the event is a preamble frame for Gigabit Ethernet data.
Indicates that the event is an out-of-band event within the SAS or SATA protocol. This
icon will display only for traces using the SAS or SATA protocols.
Indicates that this is a primitive within the SAS protocol. This icon will display only for
traces using the SAS protocol. If the PR icon has a cyan background, it indicates the start
of a primitive sequence.
Indicates that the event is a power management event within the SAS protocol. This icon
will only display for traces created using the 12G SAS blade at 12, 6, or 3 Gbps.
Indicates that the event occurred after the Trigger event in the trace. A red T indicates
trigger events, a black T indicates post-trigger events. It is possible for multiple ports to
trigger simultaneously, so more than one event may have a red T. The red T icon is only
applicable to SAS/SATA traces.
Indicates that the event is has been post-processed using the Xgig Expert application.
Indicates that the Xgig ports are syncing to data. Events are shown as SD when the Xgig
ports cannot lock onto the exact data. This can happen for a brief period after the
conclusion of a speed negotiation or if the Xgig ports lose sync with the data. This icon
will display only for traces using the SAS or SATA.
Indicates that the event is a warning. Warnings are not actual errors, but are conditions
that could indicate problems. For example, a response of No to speed negotiation asking
if 6G is supported would generate a warning. For a 3G device this would be an expected
response, but could indicate a problem for a 6G device.
Indicates that the event is a speed-negotiation event. SN events are only applicable to
SAS/SATA traces. The SN icon for a start of sequence event has a light cyan background
color; otherwise, the background color is white.
Indicates that the event is associated with an error condition detected in the trace.
Indicates that this is an embedded event. An embedded event is embedded in other
event, or an event with embedded primitives. Since successful extended events always
occur inside of frames, the FR icon will always appear with the blue EE icon. A red EE
indicates an embedded event with errors.
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column. The icons in this column provide a quick
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