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SAN end-to-end monitoring

Configuring an end-to-end monitor pair

Procedures in this section pertain to configuring monitors on systems using the legacy End-to-End
Monitor feature instead of using Flow Vision.
For systems using Fabric OS version 7.2 or later, when you select a device or device port, and then
select Monitor > Performance > End-to-End Monitors, a message displays that you can use Flow
Vision to provide End-to-End monitoring. You have these options:
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Either the initiator device or the target device must have an Advanced Performance Monitor license
configured to create an end-to-end monitor.
To configure an end-to-end monitor pair, complete the following steps.
1. Select Monitor > Performance > End-to-End Monitors.
2. Select the fabric for which you want to configure end-to-end monitoring from the Fabric list.
3. Select an initiator port from the Select an initiator port list.
4. Select a target port from the Select a target port list.
5. Click the right arrow to move the selected initiator and target ports to the Monitored Pairs list.
6. Click Apply.
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To use Flow Vision, delete existing monitors, then use the Add Flow Definition dialog box to
define an initiator and target port pair for monitoring. Refer to
more information.
Clicking OK, opens the legacy Set End-To-End Monitors dialog box.To use the legacy End-to-End
Monitor feature, you must deactivate existing flows defined for the switch for Flow Vision.
The Set End-to-End Monitors dialog box displays as shown in
FIGURE 480 Set End-to-End Monitors dialog box
The system automatically determines the initiator SID and the target DID identifiers for the pair
and displays them in the Monitored Pairs list.
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Figure 480 on page 1092.
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