Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 1658)

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Flow parameter and configuration rules and limitations
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Flow parameter and configuration rules and limitations
Parameters and values for configuring flows may only be supported on specific switch platforms
and when enabling specific Flow Vision applications, such as Flow Generator, Flow Mirror, and Flow
Monitor.
General flow parameter rules
Following are general rules for provisioning flows in the Add Flow Definition dialog box. Note that
noncompliance will cause error messages.
• Use unique names for flows defined in a physical switch. Names do not have to be unique for
flows defined in logical switches.
• Changing between Port Address (PID) and WWN format for source and destination end
devices. This may cause an error if WWN to PID cannot be resolved.
• Source and destination device identifiers must be in the same format - either WWN or Port
Address.
• Ingress and egress port identifiers cannot be provided in the same flow.
• Flow definitions are only supported on Flow Vision capable switches. Refer to “Supported
parameters by platform and switch configuration mode” on page 1610 for information on
supported platforms.
• Use unique flow definitions. Duplicate flow definitions are not allowed.
• An asterisk can only be specified for an end device source and destination for 16 Gbps switch
platforms.
• If you are using at least one advanced parameter (LUN IDs or Frame Type), then
feature-specific rules apply. Refer to the following links for specific details.
- Flow Generator supported flow identification parameter combinations
- Flow Mirror supported flow identification parameter combinations
- Flow Monitor supported flow parameter combinations
Refer to “Flow parameter support” on page 1610 for more information on switch platform, switch
configuration mode (such as Access Gateway), and Flow Vision feature limitations for flow
definition parameters.
Target port Flow definition created on the switch attached
to the target port. Ingress switch port = <port>
Source Device = <device PID>
Destination Device = *
Features = Monitor
Switch Flow definition created on the selected switch. Source device = *
Destination device = *
Features = Monitor
TABLE 155 Flow definition based on context where Add Flow Definition dialog box launched
Context Flow Created Definition parameters in dialog box