Clearing the discarded frame log, Refreshing the discarded frame log – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Destination – Destination name. If the device port is an HBA managed by the
Management application, the host name displays.

Destination Port – Destination port name.

Destination Switch-Port – Destination Switch_NamePort_Name.

Destination FID – Destination fabric ID.

Destination Fabric – Destination fabric name.

The following label displays beneath the Discarded Frame History for the Selected Product
table: A value for TxPort or RxPort of -1 (-1/-1 for slot-based systems) indicates an internal port.

Clear button — Click to clear the discarded frames from the frame log (

“Clearing the

discarded frame log”

on page 511). All discarded frame records from the frame log on the

switch are cleared. The Discarded Frames column value in the upper table updates “No”.

Refresh button — Click to fetch new data from the frame log on the switch (

“Refreshing the

discarded frame log”

on page 511). Frame log records are not stored in the database.

Add Flow button — Select a device in the upper table and click to add a flow definition
(refer to

“Provisioning flows”

on page 1816).

NOTE

Flow Vision is supported on platforms running Fabric OS 7.2 and later.

3. Click Close.

Clearing the discarded frame log

1. Open the Discarded Frames dialog box (refer to

“Viewing discarded frames from a device”

on

page 508 or

“Viewing discarded frames from a port”

on page 510).

2. Select one of the following options:

If you are in switch view, select a device in the upper table and click Clear to clear the
discarded frames from the frame log.

If you are in port view, click Clear to clear the discarded frames from the frame log.

3. Click Close.

Refreshing the discarded frame log

1. Open the Discarded Frames dialog box (refer to

“Viewing discarded frames from a device”

on

page 508 or

“Viewing discarded frames from a port”

on page 510).

2. Select one of the following options:

If you are in switch view, select a device in the upper table and click Refresh to fetch new
data from the switch.

If you are in port view, click Refresh to fetch new data from the switch.

3. Click Close.

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