Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001342-01, July 2009)

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Areas
3
NOTE
Only State Changes, Packet Loss, and Utilization areas are supported on the VE_Port.
Resource class area
Table 7 describes the Fabric Watch resource class area.
Protocol error The number of times a protocol error occurs on a port. Invalid state due to LRR on
an online link. Occasionally these errors occur due to software gliches. Persistent
errors occur due to hardware problems.
Receive (RX) Performance The percentage of maximum bandwidth consumed in packet receipts.
State Changes
Note: State changes are
supported on LISL ports.
The state of the port has changed for one of the following reasons:
• The port has gone offline.
• The port has come online.
• The port is faulty.
Transmit (TX) Performance The percentage of maximum bandwidth consumed in packet transmissions.
Utilization (VE_Port only) The percent of utilization for the trunk at the time of the last poll.
Link Reset The ports on which link resets exceed the specified or given threshold value.
TABLE 7 Resource class area
Area Description
Flash Monitors the compact flash space available by calculating the percentage of flash space
consumed and comparing it with the configured high threshold value.
TABLE 6 Port class areas (Continued)
Area Indicates