User Manual v12.1.0 Instruction Manual

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Monitoring Flows

After you define flows for a fabric you can monitor them using the flow Flow Vision dialog box. The

dialog box supports all the flows defined on the switches through the management application or

CLI commands. Data display for flows includes all measures supported by the flow monitoring

features and AMS violations on monitored flows. You can adjust the dialog box to display data for

multiple flows, time durations, hide and display SCSI and frame-related measures, launch graphs

of flow data, and change fabrics where flows are monitored, You can also select features (Flow

Monitor, Mirror, and Generator) to display measures for sub-flows where the feature is active.

To monitor flows in the Flow Vision dialog box, use the following steps:

1. Launch the Flow Vision dialog box, use one of the following options:

- Select Monitor > Fabric Vision > Flow > Monitor from the SAN tab menu bar.

- Right-click one of the following objects from the Connectivity Map or Product List, and then

select Flow Vision > Flow > Monitor from the displayed menu. Note that a port need not be

in an active flow definition to launch the dialog box.

• Switch port

• Initiator port

• Target port

• Switch that supports Flow Vision

• Fabric with one or more switches that support Flow Vision

The Flow Vision dialog box displays (Figure 699).

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FIGURE 699 Flow Vision dialog box

The Flow Definitions panel displays all current flow definitions for the fabric displayed in the

fabric list above the panel. The number of AMS violations detected during the set time duration

also display for each flow under the Violation column. The Flows panel displays statistics and

flow data for active and inactive flows being monitored.