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Performance monitoring guidelines and default settings

Performance monitoring serves as a tuning tool. The Performance Monitor class groups areas that

track the source and destination of traffic. Use the Performance Monitor class thresholds and

alarms to determine traffic load and flow and to reallocate resources appropriately.

NOTE

Performance Monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports.

Performance Monitor class areas

Table 9 lists Product Name areas in the Performance Monitor class and describes each area.

Although it is recommended that you leave the entire Performance Monitor class in its default state

(no alerts), you can configure the Performance class using the thConfig command.

Performance monitoring setting guidelines

It is recommended that you leave the entire Performance Monitor Class and End-to-End

Performance Monitor Class area settings in their default state (no alerts).

Performance Monitor class default settings

Table 10 provides default settings for areas in the Customer-Defined Performance Monitor class.

TABLE 9 Performance Monitor class areas

Area Description

RXP

(EE performance monitor)

The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured S_ID to the D_ID exceeds

the configured thresholds.

TXP

(EE performance monitor)

The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured D_ID to the S_ID; user

configuration triggers these messages, so you can use the Transmit Performance area

to tune your network.

TABLE 10 Performance Monitor class default settings

Area Description Default threshold settings Default alarm

settings

Threshold state

Customer-defined filter Monitors the number

of frames per second

that are filtered out by

the port.

Unit: Frames

Time Base: none

Low: 0

High: 0

Buffer: 0

Below: 0

Above: 0

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