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User-defined performance monitors
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• Threshold icon/object count/monitor title — The color associated with the threshold and
number of objects within that threshold displays next to the monitor title.
• Severity icon/monitor title — The worst severity of the data based on the error count or error
rate 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.
• Measure_Type — The percentage bar of the selected measure. Depending on the selected
measure, both the error rate (per second) and error count may display. For selected measures,
more than one Measure_Type may display (for example RX and TX).
By default, ports display sorted by the Measure_Type value (Top ports sort from highest to
lowest and bottom ports sort lowest to highest). Click a column head to sort the columns by
that value.
• 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).
• Status — The port status (for example, Up).
• Refreshed — The time of the last update for the monitor.
To configure a port performance monitor, refer to “Configuring a user-defined port performance
monitor” on page 273.
Accessing additional data from top or bottom port monitors
• In a Top N or Bottom N monitor, double-click a row or right-click a row and select Show
Graph/Table to navigate to the Historical Graphs/Tables dialog box for the selected measures.
For more information, refer to “Performance Data” on page 969.
Distribution performance monitors
The distribution performance monitor (Figure 112) displays the distribution (number) of products or
ports for each of the five percentage ranges defined for the selected measure in a bar graph.