Performance Monitoring Guidelines And Default Settings; Performance Monitor Class Areas; Performance Monitoring Setting Guidelines; Performance Monitor Class Default Settings - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Performance monitoring guidelines and default settings

Performance monitoring serves as a tuning tool. The Performance Monitor class groups areas that
track the source and destination of traffic. Use the Performance Monitor class thresholds and
alarms to determine traffic load and flow and to reallocate resources appropriately.
NOTE
Performance Monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports.

Performance Monitor class areas

Table 9
Configure the Performance class using the thConfig command.
TABLE 9
Area
RXP
(EE performance monitor)
TXP
(EE performance monitor)

Performance monitoring setting guidelines

It is recommended that you leave the entire Performance Monitor Class and End-to-End
Performance Monitor Class area settings in their default state (no alerts).

Performance Monitor class default settings

Table 10
TABLE 10
Area
Customer-Defined
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Performance monitoring guidelines and default settings

lists Product Name areas in the Performance Monitor class and describes each area.
Performance Monitor class areas
Indicates
The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured S_ID to the D_ID exceeds
the configured thresholds.
The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured D_ID to the S_ID; user
configuration triggers these messages, so you can use the Transmit Performance area
to tune your network.
provides default settings for areas in the Customer-Defined Performance Monitor class.
Performance Monitor class default settings
Description
Monitors the
number of frames
per second that are
filtered out by the
port
Default threshold Default alarm
settings settings
Unit: Frames Changed: 0
Time Base: none Below: 0
Low: 0 Above: 0
High: 0 In-Between: 0
Buffer: 0
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Threshold state
Informative
Informative
Informative
Informative
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