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Configuring an F_Port mode Top Talker monitor
Procedures in this section pertain to configuring the legacy Top Talkers 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 > Top Talkers, a message displays that you can use Flow Vision to
provide Top Talkers monitoring. You have these options:
• 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
Chapter 44, “Flow Vision” for
more information.
• Clicking OK opens the legacy Top Talkers dialog box. To use the legacy Top Talkers feature, you
must deactivate existing flows defined for the switch for Flow Vision.
Here are some important notes for using this feature:
• An F_Port mode Top Talker and an end-to-end monitor cannot be configured on the same
F_Port. You must delete the end-to-end monitor before you configure the F_Port mode Top
Talker.
• A Top Talker monitor and an end-to-end monitor cannot be configured on the same fabric or
external F_Port application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). You must delete the end-to-end
monitor before you configure the Top Talker monitor.
• 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.