Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) Manual

For detailed information on performance monitoring, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
Performance graphs
Each performance graph is displayed individually in a window, so it can be minimized, maximized,
resized, and closed.
Graphs within the Performance Monitor window are updated every 30 seconds. When you first
display the graph or if you modify the graph (such as to add additional ports), you might have to wait
up to 30 seconds before the new values are shown.
When you have multiple graphs open in the Performance Monitor window, you can perform the
following tasks:
• Select Window > Tile to view all graphs at once, tiled in the Performance Monitor window.
• Select Window > Cascade to view one graph at a time.
• Select Window > Close All to close all open Performance Monitor graphs in the Performance
Monitor window.
In addition, the Window menu lists all open graphs. You can click Window , and then select a graph
name to view that graph.
The Tunnel and TCP Graph option under the Performance Graphs window displays real-time
performance monitoring charts for the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, Brocade 7840 Extension
Switch, and the FX8-24 extension blade. This option is not available on other platforms.
Admin Domain considerations
You must consider the following when configuring Admin Domain:
• If you are not the switch owner, only directly and indirectly-owned E_Ports, including EX_Ports are
available.
• You can use the Advanced Performance Monitoring feature only in AD255 if there are user-defined
Admin Domains or in AD0 if there are no other user-defined Admin Domains. Otherwise, access to
Advanced Monitoring features in the Performance Graphs menu is unavailable.
• It is recommended that you define a user with a switchadmin role and give that user access to
AD255 for the purpose of data collecting using the Advanced Performance Monitor.
Predefined performance graphs
Web Tools predefines basic graph types to simplify performance monitoring. A wide range of end-to-
end fabric, LUN, device, and port metrics graphs are included.
The advanced monitoring graphs give more detailed performance information to help you manage
your fabric. You can access the basic monitoring graphs on all switches; advanced monitoring graphs
are available only on switches that have either the Advanced Performance Monitor license or the
Fabric Vision license activated. The following table lists the basic monitoring graphs available.
Basic performance graphs
TABLE 14
Graph type Display description
Port Throughput The performance of a port, in bytes per second, for frames received and transmitted.
Performance graphs
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