HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.x Administrator Guide (AA-RUQSF-TE, September 2005)

92 Using the Performance Monitor
Disabling performance monitoring
Using the performance monitoring feature, you can collect information about the traffic generated
between ports (end-to-end) or the receive and transmit traffic on individual switch ports. The performance
monitoring data is not stored on the Fabric Manager database during periods when the feature is not
enabled.
NOTE: Performance monitoring is designed to be enabled at all times. Its benefits are diminished if the
historical data is not available to you when you need it.
Before you can disable the performance monitoring feature, you must be logged in to the launch switch of
the fabric you want to monitor.
To disable performance monitoring:
1. Right-click the fabric and select Performance Monitor > Configuration from the context menu.
The Performance Monitoring Configuration dialog box opens (see Figure 43 on page 91).
2. If you want to stop the collection of end-to-end statistics, click Off in the End-to-End Monitors display.
End-to-end ports are removed from the fabric when you stop the end-to-end monitoring.
If you want to stop the collection of individual switch port data, click Off in the Port Rx/Tx History
display.
3. Click Save.
Generating custom reports and graphs
You can use performance monitoring to create a custom one-time user report or a report for a specific
timeframe. You can generate the custom performance monitor report in two formats: report or graph.
Consult the following sections for information on creating a custom report or graph:
• Creating custom reports, next
• Creating custom graphs, page 95
Creating custom reports
To generate custom performance monitor reports:
1. Right-click the switch and select Performance Monitor > Reports > Generate Custom Reports from the
context menu.
The Generate Report dialog box opens (see Figure 45).