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Before you apply end-to-end monitoring to ports moved to the Monitored Pairs list the Status
column displays “Not Configured.” When you Apply the monitored pair, the Status column
displays “Enabled”. If the end-to-end monitored pair fails, the Status column displays
“Failed:Reason”.
NOTE
If the initiator or target port is part of a logical switch and you move it to another logical switch,
the end-to-end monitor fails.
Once you have created the end-to-end monitored pair, you can view both real-time and
historical performance data. For step-by-step instructions, refer to
monitor pairs in a real-time graph”
“Displaying end-to-end monitor pairs in a
Displaying end-to-end monitor pairs in a real-time graph
Procedures in this section pertain to displaying 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:
•
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
for
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.
To display an end-to-end monitor pair in a real-time graph, complete the following steps.
1. Select Monitor > Performance > End-to-End Monitors.
The Set End-to-End Monitor dialog box displays.
2. Select one or more end-to-end monitor pairs you want to view from the Monitored Pairs list.
You can select up to 100 monitored pairs.
3. Click Real-Time Graph.
The Real Time Performance Graphs dialog box displays.
Displaying end-to-end monitor pairs in a historical graph
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:
•
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
for
more information.