Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual page 841

To configure a fabric mode Top Talker monitor, complete the following steps.
1. Select the device or fabric on which you want to monitor Top Talker data.
2. Select Monitor > Performance > Top Talkers.
3. Select Fabric to select a switch to monitor in the Top Talker Mode list.
4. Click OK on the Top talker Selector dialog box.
5. Select the number of Top Talkers (1 through 20) to display from the Display list.
6. Select how often you want the Top Talker to refresh (10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 seconds, or 1
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NOTE
On the 8 Gbps 8-FC port, 10 GbE 24-CEE port Switch, Top Talkers is only supported on the
8 Gbps FC Ports.
The Top talker Selector dialog box displays.
FIGURE 350
Top talker Selector dialog box
You can only select one device on which to enable Top Talker.
Top Talker is enabled on the selected device. The Top Talkers - Fabric Mode for Device_Name
dialog box displays.
The Top Talkers - Fabric Mode for Device_Name dialog box displays.
minute) from the Refresh Interval list.
Click Apply.
The top 20 conversations display in the Current Top Talkers table. The Top Talkers Summary
table displays all Top Talkers that occurred since the Top Talkers dialog box was opened
(displays a maximum of 360). When the maximum is reached, the oldest Top Talker drops as a
new one occurs.
The fabric mode Top Talker provides the following details:
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Tx+Rx Ave (MB/sec)
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Occurrences
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Source
SAN Top Talker monitoring
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Last Occurred
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SID
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Source Port
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