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244 Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual
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Performance monitors
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Top Port Discards monitor
The Top Port Discards monitor (Figure 97) displays the top ports with receive and transmit discards
in a table.
FIGURE 97 Top Port Discards monitor
The Top Port Discards monitor includes the following data:
• Severity icon/monitor title — The worst severity of the data based on the error count shown
next to the monitor title.
• Port — The port affected by this monitor.
• Connected_Port_Link (where Connected_Port_Link is Connected Port, Initiator, or Target) —
Displays one of the following:
- Connected Port — The ISL or IFL port on the connected device. Click to launch the switch
port properties dialog box.
- Initiator — The initiator port on the connected device. Click to launch the device properties
dialog box.
- Target — The target port on the connected device. Click to launch the device properties
dialog box.
• RX Discards/sec — The number (error rate) of receive discard errors per second for the
duration specified in the monitor.
• RX Discards — The number (error count) of receive discard errors.
• TX Discards/sec — The number (error rate) of transmit discard errors for the duration specified
in the monitor.
• TX Discards — The number (error count) of transmit discard errors.
• Product — The product affected by this monitor.
• Type — The type of port (for example, U-Port).
• Identifier — The port identifier.
• Port Number — The port number.
• State — The port state (for example, Enabled).