Dcb Performance; Real-Time Performance Graph - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Source Fabric OS version and device
Brocade Converged 10 GbE switch
module for IBM BladeCenter with
Fabric OS 6.3.1_cee and 6.3.1_dcb
Dell M8428-k switch with Fabric OS
6.3.1_dell and 6.3.1_dcb

DCB performance

Performance monitoring provides details about the quantity of traffic and errors a specific port or
device generates on the fabric over a specific time frame. You can also use Performance features
to indicate the devices that create the most traffic and to identify the ports that are most
congested.
The Performance menu items launch either SAN or IP performance dialog boxes based on which
tab you select. Note the following points:
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Real-time performance graph

You can monitor a device's performance through a performance graph that displays transmit and
receive data. The graphs can be sorted by the column headers. You can create multiple real-time
performance graph instances.
Generating a real-time performance graph from the SAN tab
To generate a real-time performance graph for a FOS device, complete the following steps.
1. Click the SAN tab.
2. Select a DCB port from the DCB Configuration dialog box, and select Real Time Graph from the
3. Click OK to close the DCB Configuration dialog and open the Performance dialog box.
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The DCB configuration dialog box can be launched from either the SAN or IP tab.
The appropriate IP Performance tab launches depending on whether you selected a port or a
switch.
Performance list.
A message displays, prompting you to close the DCB Configuration dialog box.
The Real Time Performance Graphs dialog box displays, as shown in
Target Fabric OS version supported
Allows Brocade Converged 10 Gbe
switch module for IBM BladeCenter
with Fabric OS 6.3.1_cee, Fabric OS
6.3.1_dcb.
Allows Dell M8428-k switch with
Fabric OS 6.3.1_dell, Fabric OS
6.3.1_dcb.
Allows Brocade Converged 10 Gbe
switch module for IBM BladeCenter
with Fabric OS 6.3.1_cee, Fabric OS
6.3.1_dcb.
Allows Dell M8428-k switch with
Fabric OS 6.3.1_dell, Fabric OS
6.3.1_dcb.

DCB performance

Comments
Both source and target switches
must support the FCoE map and
VLAN classifiers.
Both source and target switches
must support the FCoE map and
VLAN classifiers.
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