Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • Document conventions
    • Text formatting conventions
    • Command syntax conventions
    • Notes, cautions, and warnings
  • Brocade resources
  • Contacting Brocade Technical Support
  • Document feedback
• About This Document
  • Supported hardware and software
  • What's new in this document
  • Brocade Flow Vision terminology
• Flow Vision
  • Overview of Flow Vision
    • Flow Vision features
    • Flow Vision limitations and considerations
  • Roles and access in Flow Vision
  • Flow Vision flows
    • Flow definitions
      • Flow definition parameters and rules
      • Duplicate flow definition support
    • Supported port configurations for each application
    • Flow frametype parameters
    • Numbers of flows supported
    • Flow learning
    • Viewing flows
      • Repeating flow output
      • Sorting flow output
    • Flow deletion
      • Deleting flows
        • Deleting a single flow
        • Deleting all flows at one time
    • Resetting flow statistics
      • Clearing the statistics for all flow features
      • Clearing the statistics for a specific flow feature
  • Flow Vision licensing
  • Flow Vision configuration setup
  • System event handling
  • Firmware upgrade and downgrade considerations
  • High Availability and Flow Vision
  • Flow Vision integration with MAPS
• Flow Monitor
  • Overview of Flow Monitor
    • Replicating APM monitors using Flow Monitor
  • Creating Flow Monitor flows
    • Parameter usage exceptions
    • Creating an inactive flow in Flow Monitor
  • Activating Flow Monitor flows
    • Automatic activation of a Flow Monitor flow
  • Deactivating Flow Monitor flows
    • Automatic deactivation of a Flow Monitor flow
  • Viewing Flow Monitor flows
  • Learning in Flow Monitor flows
    • Creating Flow Monitor learning flows
    • Learning Flow creation on offline or slave ports
    • Flow Monitor learning on E_Ports and EX_Ports
  • Configuring Flow Monitor for a trunk group
  • Monitoring Fibre Channel routed fabrics
    • Monitoring FC router fabrics using port WWNs
      • Monitoring an edge-to-edge flow through an ingress port identified by a WWN
      • Monitoring an edge-to-edge flow through an egress port identified by a WWN
      • Monitoring a backbone-to-edge flow identified by WWNs
      • Monitoring an edge-to-backbone flow identified by WWNs
    • Monitoring Fibre Channel router fabrics using proxy IDs
      • Monitoring an edge-to-edge flow through an ingress port identified by a proxy ID
      • Monitoring an edge-to-edge flow through an egress port identified by a proxy ID
      • Monitoring a backbone-to-edge flow identified by proxy IDs
      • Monitoring an edge-to-backbone flow identified by proxy IDs
  • XISL and Backbone E_Port monitoring
  • Flow Monitor examples
    • Monitoring LUN level statistics
    • Viewing summary flow data for a specific device pair
    • Monitoring flows using the learning functionality
    • XISL_Port or Backbone E_Port flow examples
    • Legacy use case monitoring
      • Creating an end-to-end monitor equivalent
      • Creating a frame monitor equivalent
      • Creating an ingress or egress Top Talker monitor equivalent
  • Flow Monitor and High Availability
  • Flow monitors and MAPS
  • Flow monitors on Access Gateways
  • Flow Monitor limitations
• Flow Generator
  • Overview of Flow Generator
    • Flow Generator setup
    • Predefined Flow Generator flows
      • Notes on predefined flows
  • Creating Flow Generator flows
    • Parameter usage exceptions
    • Creating an inactive flow in Flow Generator
  • Activating Flow Generator flows
    • Automatic activation of a Flow Generator flow
  • Learning in Flow Generator flows
  • Viewing Flow Generator flows
    • Displaying the status of a single Flow Generator flow
    • Viewing the output of a learned Flow Generator flow
    • Notes on displaying the status of a Flow Generator flow
  • Deactivating Flow Generator flows
  • Customizing Flow Generator flows
    • Frame payload size
    • Frame payload pattern
  • Flow Generator examples
    • Creating a flow from a specific source ID to a specific destination ID
    • Integrating Flow Generator with Flow Monitor
  • Commands related to Flow Generator
  • SIM port attributes and configuration
    • SIM port criteria
    • Identifying SIM ports
  • Sending traffic using a Fabric Assigned WWN
  • Flow Generator and High Availability
  • Flow Generator and MAPS
  • Flow Generator limitations and considerations
• Flow Mirror
  • Overview of Flow Mirror
  • Creating Flow Mirror flows
    • Flow Mirror limitations and restrictions
    • Local flow mirroring
    • Creating an inactive flow in Flow Mirror
  • Activating Flow Mirror flows
    • Automatic activation of a Flow Mirror flow
  • Viewing Flow Mirror flows
    • Summary information view of a Flow Mirror flow
    • Verbose information view of a Flow Mirror flow
    • Viewing a Flow Mirror flow in time blocks
  • Learning in Flow Mirror flows
  • Deactivating Flow Mirror flows
  • Customizing Flow Mirror CFM flow frame retention
  • Mirroring traffic flowing to remote fabrics
  • Troubleshooting using Flow Mirror
    • Diagnosing excessive SCSI reserve and release activity
    • Diagnosing a slow-draining F_Port
    • Tracking SCSI commands
    • Tracking latency between a host and all connected targets
    • Troubleshooting protocol errors
  • Flow Mirror and High Availability