Graphing Port Performance | Q-Logic 59048-02 A specification

Appendix B

Graphing Port Performance

SANsurfer Fabric View is an optional application that displays port performance using graphs. SANsurfer Fabric View plots data communication rates and total errors for selected ports as shown in Figure B-1. When graphing data communication rates, you can choose either frames/second or KB/second.

Figure B-1. Fabric View Graphs

This appendix describes how to do the following:

Start SANsurfer Fabric View

Exit SANsurfer Fabric View

Save and Open SANsurfer Fabric View Default Fabric View Files

Change the SANsurfer Fabric View Default Fabric File Password

Set SANsurfer Fabric View preferences

Set the polling frequency

Display graphs

Print graphs

Save graph statistics to a file

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Contents

SANbox2-64 Switch Management User’s Guide Document Revision History SANbox2-64 Switch Management User’s Guide Table of Contents Section Managing Fabrics Section Managing Switches Displaying Switch InformationLink Data Window Section Managing Ports Managing I/O Blades Appendix a Command Line Interface Command SyntaxPort Information Data Window Appendix B Graphing Port Performance Glossary IndexPrinting Graphs Saving Graph Statistics to a File Severity Levels Edit Zoning Window Tool Bar Buttons Switch Resets Switch Administrative States Timeout ValuesTables Menu Shortcut Keys Tool Bar Buttons Port Administrative States Port Speeds Port Modes Related Materials Intended Audience Contact Information Technical SupportAvailability Training Management Workstation Requirements Installing SANbox Manager SANsurfer Management Suite Disk Windows Installation Enter the following command SANsurfer Management Suite Disk Linux Installation SANsurfer Management Suite Disk Solaris Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk Windows Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk Linux InstallationSANbox2 Installation Disk Solaris Installation „ For a Linux platform, enter the SANboxManager command „ For a Solaris platform, enter the SANboxManager commandStarting SANbox Manager SANbox Manager Window Exiting SANbox Manager Save Default Fabric File Dialog SANbox Manager Uninstalling SANbox Manager Saving and Opening SANbox Manager Fabric View Files Changing the SANbox Manager Default Fabric File Password Preferences Dialog SANbox Manager Setting SANbox Manager Preferences Using Online Help Viewing Software Version and Copyright InformationSANbox Manager User Interface Menu Bar Topology DisplayFaceplate Display SANbox Manager Menu Structure Menu Shortcut Keys Most menu selections have shortcut keys as shown in Table Tool Bar Buttons Tool Bar Fabric Tree Fabric Tree Working Status Indicator Graphic WindowData Window and Tabs Switch and Link Status Using the Topology Display Working with Switches and Links Selecting Switches and LinksArranging Switches in the Display Topology Data Windows Opening the Faceplate Display and Topology Popup Menus Blades Using the Faceplate Display Port Views and Status Working with I/O Blades and PortsSelecting I/O Blades and Ports Faceplate Data Windows Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu Security User Authentication Inband Management Inter-Switch Link Security Managing the Fabric Database Adding a FabricChoose the Add Fabric button Removing a Fabric Opening a Fabric View FileSaving a Fabric View File Rediscovering a Fabric Adding a New Switch to a Fabric Replacing a Failed Switch Deleting Switches and Links Displaying Fabric InformationFabric Status Switch Icon Description Topology Display Switch and Status Icons Events Browser Displaying the Event Browser Severity Description Icon Severity Levels Filter Events Dialog Filtering the Event Browser Sorting the Event Browser Save the Event Browser to a FileActive Zone Set Data Window Active Zone Set Data Window Zoning a Fabric Zoning Concepts ZonesSoft Zones Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones Access Control List Hard Zones Aliases Zone SetsZoning Database Zoning Configuration Using the Zoning Config DialogFC-SW-2 Auto Save Default Visibility Restoring Default ZoningMerging Fabrics and Zoning Zone Merge Failure Zone Merge Failure Recovery Edit Zoning Window Using the Edit Zoning Window Edit Zoning Window Tool Bar Buttons Creating a Zone Set Managing Zone Sets Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set Copying a Zone to a Zone SetRemoving a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets Removing All Zoning Definitions Removing a Zone Set Creating a Zone in a Zone Set Managing Zones Adding Zone Members Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets Renaming a Zone or a Zone SetRemoving a Zone Member Removing a Zone from a Zone Set Changing Zone Types Managing AliasesCreating an Alias Removing an Alias from All Zones Adding a Member to an Alias Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59048-02 a Factory User Accounts Managing User Accounts Creating User Accounts Account Administration Add Removing a User Account Account Administration Remove Account Administration Change Password Changing a User Account Password 4shows the faceplate display for the SANbox2-64 switch Displaying Switch Information Switch Data Window Name Server Data WindowName Server Data Window Entries Switch Data Window Entries Switch Data Window Entries Link Data Window Port Statistics Data WindowPort Information Data Window Configured Zonesets Data Window Configured Zonesets Data Window Alarm Threshold Configuration Dialog Configuring Alarms Event CountSample Interval Exporting Name Server Information to a File Paging a SwitchSetting the Date and Time Resetting a Switch Switch Resets Configuring a Switch Switch Properties Dialog Switch Properties Domain ID and Domain ID Lock Symbolic NameSwitch Administrative States Switch Administrative States FC-SW-2 Compliance for Zoning Broadcast Support Timeout Values Timeout ValuesLegacy Port Address Format Network Properties Dialog Network Properties IP Configuration Parameters IP Configuration Snmp Configuration Parameters Snmp Configuration Snmp Trap Configuration Snmp Trap Configuration ParametersRemote Logging Archiving a Switch 10. Restore Dialogs Full and Selective Restoring a Switch Managing Switches Restoring a Switch Managing Firmware Installing Firmware Changing the Pending Firmware Restoring the Factory Default Configuration10. Factory Default Configuration Settings Activating the Pending Firmware 10. Factory Default Configuration Settings Blade Information Data Window Entries Displaying I/O Blade Information Testing an I/O Blade Changing the I/O Blade Administrative State Hot Swap Wizard Resetting an I/O Blade Managing I/O Blades Hot Swap Wizard Displaying Port Information Managing Ports Monitoring Port Status Displaying Port ModesPort Modes Port Speeds Displaying Port Operational StatesDisplaying Port Speeds Port Operational States Displaying Transceiver Media Status Transceiver Media ViewPort Statistics Data Window Entries LIP ALPD,ALPS Port Statistics Data Window Entries Port Information Data Window Entries Name Server Data Window Port Properties Dialog Configuring Ports Port Administrative States Changing Port Administrative States Changing Port Modes Changing Port Speeds Changing Buffer-to-Buffer Credits Stream Guard Scan DeviceExtending Port Credits Designate Donor Ports Resetting a Port Port Loopback Test Dialog Testing Ports Managing Ports Testing Ports Logging On to a Switch Command Line Interface Table A-1. Command-Line Completion Command Syntax Table A-2. Commands Listed by Authority Level Commands Keywords Admin CommandAuthority Syntax Authority Admin Syntax alias Alias Command Members alias Remove alias membersRename aliasold aliasnew Edit config Config CommandSyntax config Keywords activate config Save config RestoreArchive function are not compatible with the Config Restore Command Ftp get configdata ftp quit # ftp symbolicname or ipaddress Date Command Syntax dateKeywords MMDDhhmmCCYY Fallback Fallback CommandActivation. Otherwise, you can use the Reset Switch command Following is an example of the Fallback command Syntax Hardreset Command Authority User Help CommandKeywords command Syntax help command keyword Authority User Syntax history History Command This command clears the event log and all counters Hotreset CommandHotreset Fabric is in the diagnostic operational state Authority Admin Syntax hotswap Hotswap Command To replace? 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 1 Unpack file Image CommandAuthority Admin Syntax image cleanup Keywords cleanup Syntax lip portnumber Keywords portnumber Lip CommandAuthority Admin Reinitializes the specified loop port Syntax passwd accountname Keywords accountname Passwd Command Keywords ipaddress Ping CommandAuthority User Syntax Ping Ipaddress Displays current system process information Ps CommandFollowing is an example of the Ps command Syntax Examples Quit Command Closes the Telnet sessionSyntax quit, exit, or logout Reset Command Authority Admin Syntax resetConfig configname Zoning Table A-3. Switch Configuration DefaultsTable A-4. Port Configuration Defaults System Table A-5. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Table A-7. Snmp Configuration Defaults Table A-6. Zoning Configuration Defaults Table A-8. System Configuration Defaults Syntax set Set Command Pagebreak state Setup optionSwitch state Log option Port portnumber Set Config CommandTable A-9. Set Config Port Parameters Keywords blade slotnumber Send Arbff True instead of IDLEs Table A-9. Set Config Port Parameters Table A-10. Set Config Switch Parameters Threshold Table A-11. Set Config Threshold Parameters Memory. Refer to FC-SW-2 Compliant on Table A-12. Set Config Zoning Parameters Press q or qq and the Enter key to do so Arbff Following is an example of the Set Config Port command Following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command Following is an example of the Set Config Switch command Following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command Clear Set Log CommandSet log Archive Port portlist Level level Stops logging of events SaveStart Stop Speed transmissionspeed Set Port CommandEnable Bypass alpa Snmp System Set Setup CommandSet setup Table A-13. Snmp Configuration Settings Table A-14. System Configuration Settings This process before reaching the end of the list SANbox2 admin # set setup system Following is an example of the Set Setup System command Blade Show CommandAlarm Keywords about Ns option Log option Table A-15. Show Port Parameters PagebreakPanel Perf option LIP Alpd Alps Support Post logSlot slotnumber Steering domainid Users Displays switch operational informationTopology Displays all connected devices Following is an example of the Show Domains command Following is an example of the Show Chassis command Following is an example of the Show Fabric command Following is an example of the Show Panel commandFollowing is an example of the Show NS local domain command Following is an example of the Show NS domainID command Following is an example of the Show NS portID commandFollowing is an example of the Show Interface command LIPF8F7 Following is an example of the Show Port command Following is an example of the Show Slot command Following is an example of the Show Topology command Following is an example of the Show Switch command Command Line Interface Show Command Following is an example of the Show Version command Show Config Command Show configBlade slotnumber Following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Keywords component Show Log Command Following is an example of the Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log Options command Show Perf Command Following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command Show Setup Command Show setupMfg Following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Syntax shutdown Shutdown Command Status Test CommandSyntax test Port portnumber testtype Test port x internal Command Line Interface Test Command Uptime Command Examples The following is an example of the Uptime commandAuthority User Syntax uptime Add User CommandDisplays all user accounts that exist on the switch Keywords accounts Following is an example of the User Add command Following is an example of the User Delete commandFollowing is an example of the User List command Whoami Command Following is an example of the Whoami commandWhoami Syntax zone Zone Command Type zone zonetype Members zoneRemove zone members Rename zoneold zonenew Following is an example of the Zone Members command Following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Syntax zoneset Zoneset Command Rename zonesetold zonesetnew Following is an example of the Zoneset List commandDelete zoneset Remove zoneset zonelist Following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command Opens a Zoning Edit session Zoning CommandKeywords active Edit Limits Following is an example of the Zoning Limits command E2JBOD2 Following is an example of the Zoning List command Command Line Interface Zoning Command Graphing Port Performance Exiting SANsurfer Fabric View Starting SANsurfer Fabric View Saving and Opening SANsurfer Fabric View Fabric View Files Figure B-3. Load Default Fabric File SANsurfer Fabric View Figure B-5. Preferences SANsurfer Fabric View Setting SANsurfer Fabric View Preferences Displaying Graphs Setting the Polling Frequency Customizing Graphs Arranging Graphs in the Display Printing Graphs Saving Graph Statistics to a File Class 2 Service Access Control List ZoneAdministrative State BootP Fabric Management Switch Class 3 ServiceConfigured Zone Sets Default Visibility Output Power LED Input Power LEDInter-Switch Link Maintenance Mode Private Loop Power On Self Test PostPrincipal Switch Private Device Index Index-2 59048-02 a 59048-02 a Index-3 Index-4 59048-02 a 59048-02 a Index-5 Index-6 59048-02 a 59048-02 a Index-7 SANbox2-64 Switch Management User’s Guide Index-8 59048-02 a