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5.6.5

Setting SANsurfer Performance Viewer Preferences

To set preferences, open the File menu and select Preferences to open the Preferences dialog shown in Figure 5-8. Set the following preferences and click the OK button to save the changes:

„Change the location of the working directory in which to save files

„Change the location of the browser used to view the online help.

„Enable or disable the Auto Load and Auto Save Graphing Options preference. When enabled, SANsurfer Performance Viewer prompts you to save and load the default fabric file between sessions. Refer to ”Exiting SANsurfer Performance Viewer” on page 5-19for more information on the default performance view file.

„Enable or disable the Display Dialog When Making Non-secure Connections checkbox. If enabled, the Non-secure Connections Check dialog is displayed when you attempt to open a non-secure fabric. You then have the option of opening a non-secure fabric. If disabled, you cannot open a fabric with a non-secure connection ).

Figure 5-8. Preferences – SANsurfer Performance Viewer

5.6.6

Setting the Polling Frequency

SANsurfer Performance Viewer updates the graphs once per second by default. To change this polling frequency, do the following:

1.Open the Graph menu, and select Set Polling Frequency to open the Set Graph Polling Frequency dialog.

2.Enter the new polling interval in seconds [1–60]. Performance Viewer will update the graphs once during the interval. For example, setting the polling frequency to 5 seconds will return 1 second’s worth of data every 5 seconds.

3.Click the OK button to save the changes.

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