HP McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 88)

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Port statistics data window
The Port Statistics data window, shown in Figure 40 , displays statistics about port performance. Select one
or more ports in the faceplate display that you want to view statistics. Click the Port Stats data window tab
to open the Port Statistics window.
Figure 40
Port Statistics data window
The
Statistics drop-down list is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to
view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the drop-down list.
• Select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset.
•
Select
Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period.
• Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set.
Click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline when viewing baseline statistics. The baseline will also be
set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.
Table 18 describes the Port Statistics data window entries.
Table 18 Port statistics data window entries
Entry Description
Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start
time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the
Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the
Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set.
End Time The last time the statistics were updated on the display.
Total Time Total time period from start time to end time.
Al Init Number of times the port entered the initialization state.
AL Init Error Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization
failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss.
Bad Frames Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the
frame didn't end with an EOF.