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Figure 5 Network A (One-to-one connections between HBAs and ports)
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If one-to-one connections are established between HBAs and ports, take the following major steps:
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Set priority to ports on the storage system using the Port tab of the Performance Control window.
In network A, the ports 1A and 1C are connected to high-priority production servers. The port
2A is connected to a low-priority development server. Therefore, the ports 1A and 1C should be
given high priority, and the port 2A should be given low-priority.
shows a portion of the Performance Control window in which the abbreviation Prio.
indicates that the associated port is given high priority, and the abbreviation Non-Prio. indicates
that the port is given low-priority.
NOTE:
Throughout this manual, the term
prioritized port is used to refer to a high-priority port. The
term
non-prioritized port is used to refer to a low-priority port.
Figure 6 Priority specified in the Performance Control window
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2.
Monitor traffic at ports. You must obtain statistics about traffic at each port on the storage system.
There are two types of traffic statistics: the I/O rate and the transfer rate. The I/O rate is the
number of I/Os per second. The transfer rate is the amount of data in MB transferred per second
(MB/S) between a host and a port of the storage system. When you view traffic statistics in the
window, you select either the I/O rate or the transfer rate. Use the Port LUN tab of the Performance
Monitor window to view a line graph illustrating changes in traffic.
is a graph that illustrates changes in the I/O rate for the three ports (1A, 1C, and 2A).
According to the graph, the I/O rate for 1A and 1C was approximately 400 IO/s at first. The
I/O rate for 2A was approximately 100 IO/s at first. However, as the I/O rate for 2A gradually
increased from 100 IO/s to 200 IO/s, the I/O rate for 1A and 1C decreased from 400 IO/s
to 200 IO/s. This fact indicates that the high-priority production servers have suffered lowered
performance. If you were the network administrator, you probably would like to maintain the
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