Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1202)

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Version 10.2 User Manual P010089-01A Rev. A
6. Managing Adapters and Ports
FC and FCoE Ports
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Viewing FC/FCoE Port Statistics
When you select an FC/FCoE port from the discovery-tree, the Port Statistics tab
provides cumulative totals for various error events and statistics on the port. Some
statistics are cleared when the adapter is reset.
To view statistics for a port:
1. Select a host in the vSphere console tree-view and select the Emulex OneCommand
tab.
2. In the Emulex Device Management tree-view, select the port for which you want to
view statistics information.
3. Select the Statistics tab.
Figure 6-5 FC/FCoE Port Statistics Tab
FC/FCoE Port Statistics Tab Field Definitions
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Tx Frames – The FC frames transmitted by this adapter port.
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Tx Words – The FC words transmitted by this adapter port.
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Tx KB Count – The FC kilobytes transmitted by this adapter port.
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Tx Sequences – The FC sequences transmitted by this adapter port.
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LIP count – The number of loop initialization primitive (LIP) events that have
occurred for the port. This field is supported only if the topology is arbitrated
loop. Loop initialization consists of the following:

Temporarily suspending loop operations.
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Determining whether loop capable ports are connected to the loop.
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Assigning AL_PA IDs.