Q-Logic 5600 manual Port Statistics Data Window Entries

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5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information

5.1.2

Port Statistics Data Window

The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display and click the Port Stats tab below the data window. Table 5-5describes the Port Statistics data window entries.

The Statistics pull-down menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the pull-down menu. Open the pull-down menu and 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. When viewing baseline statistics, click the Clear Baseline button to set the current baseline. The baseline will also be set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.

Table 5-5. 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 initial-
	ization 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.
Class 2 Frames In	Number of class 2 frames received by this port.
Class 2 Frames Out	Number of class 2 frames transmitted by this port.
Class 2 Words In	Number of class 2 words received by this port.
Class 2 Words Out	Number of class 2 words transmitted by this port.
Class 3 Frames In	Number of class 3 frames received by this port.
Class 3 Frames Out	Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port.

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