Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)
2-390 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
perfAddEEMonitor
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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
perfAddEEMonitor
Adds an end-to-end monitor to a port.
Synopsis perfaddeemonitor [slotnumber/]portnumber SourceID DestID
Description Use this command to add an end-to-end performance monitor to a port. The performance monitor counts
the number of words received, number of words transmitted, and number of CRC errors detected using
either of the following two conditions:
• For frames received at the port, the frame SID is the same as SourceID and frame DID is the same
as DestID, both RX_COUNT and CRC_COUNT will be updated accordingly.
• For frames transmitted from the port, the frame DID is the same as SourceID and frame SID is the
same as DestID, both TX_COUNT and CRC_COUNT will be updated accordingly.
To monitor traffic from host A to device B, add a monitor on port 2, specifying 0x050200 as the SID and
0x010100 as the DID. The RX count equals the number of words from host A to device B, whereas the
TX count equals the number of words from device B to host A. The CRC count equals the total number
of CRC errors for both directions. Adding a monitor on port 1, specifying 0x010100 as SID and
0X050200 as the DID has a similar effect, except the RX and TX counts are interchanged.
If ISL monitoring is enabled, end-to-end monitors cannot be added to E_Ports. Existing end-to-end
monitors on E_Ports are deleted.
Identical monitors cannot be added to the same port. Two monitors are considered identical if they have
the same SID and DID values after applying the end-to-end mask.
After a successful execution of this command, a monitor number is displayed. The monitor number is
provided for manipulation of these performance monitors.
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This command requires a Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring license.
This command is not supported on virtual FC ports (VE/VEX_Port), EX_Port, M (Mirror) ports and GbE
ports.
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The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.