Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 1531)

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SAN Top Talker monitoring
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1. Select the fabric on which you want to monitor Top Talker data.
NOTE
On the 8 Gbps 8-FC port, 10 GbE 24-DCB port Switch, Top Talkers is only supported on the
8 Gbps FC Ports.
2. Select Monitor > Performance > Top Talkers.
The Top Talker Selector dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 639 on page 1484.
FIGURE 639 Top Talker Selector dialog box
3. Select Fabric in the Top Talker Mode list to select a switch to monitor.
4. Select an available switch from a fabric in the left panel, and then the right arrow to move it to
the right panel.
You can select only one device on which to enable Top Talkers.
5. Click OK on the Top Talker Selector dialog box.
Top Talkers is enabled on the selected device. The Top Talkers - Fabric Mode for Device_Name
dialog box displays.
6. Select the number of Top Talkers (1 through 20) to display from the Display list.
7. Select how often you want the Top Talker to refresh (10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 seconds, or 1
minute) from the Refresh Interval list.
8. Click Apply.
The top 20 conversations display in the Current Top Talkers list. The Top Talkers Summary list
displays all Top Talkers that occurred since the Top Talkers - Fabric Mode for Device_Name
dialog box was opened (displays a maximum of 360). When the maximum is reached, the
oldest Top Talker drops as a new one occurs.
The fabric mode Top Talker provides the following details:
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Tx+Rx Ave (MB/sec)
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Last Occurred
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Occurrences
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SID
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Source
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Source Port