Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 1035)

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SAN Top Talker monitoring
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• To use Flow Vision, delete existing monitors, then use the Add Flow Definition dialog box to
define an initiator and target port pair for monitoring. Refer to
Chapter 30, “Flow Vision” for
more information.
• Clicking OK opens the legacy Top Talkers dialog box. To use the legacy Top Talkers feature, you
must deactivate existing flows defined for the switch for Flow Vision.
Here are some important notes for using this feature.
NOTE
A fabric mode Top Talker and an end-to-end monitor cannot be configured on the same fabric. You
must delete the end-to-end monitor before you configure the fabric mode Top Talker.
NOTE
A fabric mode Top Talker and an F_Port mode Top Talker cannot be configured on the same fabric.
You must delete the F_Port mode Top Talker before you configure the fabric mode Top Talker.
NOTE
You cannot enable Top Talkers for a single-switch fabric.
To configure a fabric mode Top Talker monitor on systems using Fabric OS before v7.2, complete
the following steps.
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 419 on page 987.
FIGURE 419 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.