Configuring Performance Manager For Use With Cisco Traffic Analyzer - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 60 Performance Monitoring
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Configuring Performance Manager for Use with Cisco Traffic Analyzer

Performance Manager works in conjunction with the Cisco Traffic Analyzer to allow you to monitor and
manage the traffic on your fabric. Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Performance Manager requires the
following components:
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To configure Performance Manager to work with the Cisco Traffic Analyzer, follow these steps:
Set up the Cisco Traffic Analyzer according to the instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port
Step 1
Analyzer Adapter 2 Installation and Configuration Note.
Get the following three items of information:
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Step 3 Start the Cisco Traffic Analyzer.
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Create the flows you want Performance Manager to monitor, using the Flow Configuration Wizard. See
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The maximum speed seen on the link to or from this entity.
The VSAN ID and maximum speed.
The timestamp, followed by the receive and transmit data rates in bytes per second.
A configured Fibre Channel Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) destination (SD) port to forward Fibre
Channel traffic.
A Port Analyzer Adapter 2 (PAA-2) to convert the Fibre Channel traffic to Ethernet traffic.
Cisco Traffic Analyzer software to analyze the traffic from the PAA-2.
The IP address of the management workstation on which you are running Performance Manager and
Cisco Traffic Analyzer.
The path to the directory where Cisco Traffic Analyzer is installed.
The port that is used by Cisco Traffic Analyzer (the default is 3000).
Choose Performance > Traffic Analyzer > Open.
Enter the URL for the Cisco Traffic Analyzer, in the format
http://<ip address>:<port number>
where:
ip address is the address of the management workstation on which you have installed the Cisco
Traffic Analyzer, and
:port number is the port that is used by Cisco Traffic Analyzer (the default is :3000).
Click OK.
Choose Performance > Traffic Analyzer > Start.
Enter the location of the Cisco Traffic Analyzer, in the format
D:\<directory>\ntop.bat
where:
D: is the drive letter for the disk drive where the Cisco Traffic Analyzer is installed, and
directory is the directory containing the ntop.bat file.
Click OK.
"Creating a Flow with Performance Manager" section on page 60-4
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