Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 1037)

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SAN Top Talker monitoring
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• Launching a fabric mode Top Talker monitor from the connectivity map or Top Talker Selector
dialog box displays a “Top Talkers cannot be enabled for single switch fabric” warning.
To configure an F_Port mode Top Talker monitor on systems using Fabric OS before v7.2, complete
the following steps.
1. Select a fabric that you want to monitor Top Talker data for an F_Port.
2. Select Monitor > Performance > Top Talkers.
The Top Talker Selector dialog box displays.
3. Select F Port from the Top Talkers Mode list.
4. Select an available F_Port in the left panel, and then the right arrow to move it to the right
panel.
You can only select one F_Port on which to enable the Top Talker monitor.
5. Click OK on the Top Talker Selector dialog box.
Top Talkers is enabled on the selected port. The Top Talkers - F Port Mode for Port_Name
dialog box displays.
6. Select the number of Top Talkers (1 through 20) to display from the Display list.
7. Select how often you want the Top Talker to refresh (10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 seconds, or 1
minute) from the Refresh Interval list.
8. Select whether you want to monitor the receive (Rx) flow or the transmit (Tx) flow for the port
from the Flow list.
9. Click Apply.
The top 20 conversations display in the Current Top Talkers list. The Top Talkers Summary list
displays all Top Talkers that occurred since the Top Talker Selector 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 F_Port mode Top Talker provides the following details:
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Rx Ave (MB/sec) or Tx Ave (MB/sec)
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Last Occurred
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Occurrences
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SID
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Source
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Source Port
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Source Switch/Port
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DID
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Destination
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Destination Port
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Destination Switch/Port
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Port Speed
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% Utilization