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HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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The collection of Throughput Statistics can be enabled or disabled, and the sample rate can be configured.

The sampling rate determines the total sampling time frame. The available sampling rates go from 1 to 5
minutes or 1 hour, collecting up to 12.5 days of samples, depending on the sampling rate.
For detailed information about Throughput Statistics settings, see "Configuring Throughput Statistics (on page

100

)."

When enabled, Throughput Statistics are collected for all ports, including Flex-10 subports, of each VC-Enet
module. Collected statistics include:

Received bits (Mb/s)

Transmitted bits (Mb/s)

Received Packets (pkts/s)

Received Non-Unicast Packets (pkts/s)

Transmitted Packets (pkts/s)

Transmitted Non-Unicast Packets (pkts/s)

Some conditions can clear existing Throughput Statistics for a particular module:

Disabling the collection of Throughput Statistics clears all existing samples.

Changing the sampling rate clears all existing samples.

Power cycling a VC-Enet module clears all Throughput Statistics samples for that module.

Throughput Statistics are not supported by VC-FC modules. FC-capable ports configured for FC are not

supported for Statistics Throughput. These ports are excluded from the port selection list.
The following table describes the available actions on the Throughput Statistics screen. Clicking on the left

navigation tree or menus on the top of the screen resets the port selection and the chart.

Task

Action

View settings

The settings section contains the current Throughput Statistics configuration,

including the enable state and sampling rate.

Edit settings

Click Edit to go to the Ethernet Settings (Advanced Settings) screen ("

Ethernet

Networks (Advanced Settings)

" on page

96

) to make configuration changes.

Add a port

Click Add. A menu appears. Select an enclosure, and then select a bay to view

the available ports. Ports displayed include uplink, downlink, and stacking link

ports. Subports are selected when selecting the physical port associated with
the subports. Up to four ports can be added. After adding four ports, the Add

option is disabled. To add more ports, remove one of the added ports.

Remove a port

Click the Remove icon.

Select a port

Click the checkbox for the port.

Select statistics

When there at least one port is selected, the statistics options are enabled. A
maximum of four ports is supported in the chart. When a single port selected,

available statistics are Bits and Packets. If the Bits option is selected, the

available statistics are Received Mb/s, Transmitted Mb/s, or both. If the
Packets option is selected, the available statistics are Received packets/s,

Received non-unicast packets/s, Transmitted Packets, and Transmitted

non-unicast packets. These statistics can be combined in the same chart. When
multiple ports are selected, only one statistic is supported in the chart.

Generate a chart

Click Chart.

Print a chart

Right-click the chart, and then select Print.