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Performance monitoring guidelines and default settings
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Performance monitoring guidelines and default settings
Performance monitoring serves as a tuning tool. The Performance Monitor class groups areas that
track the source and destination of traffic. Use the Performance Monitor class thresholds and
alarms to determine traffic load and flow and to reallocate resources appropriately.
NOTE
Performance Monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports.
Performance Monitor class areas
Table 9 lists Product Name areas in the Performance Monitor class and describes each area.
Although it is recommended that you leave the entire Performance Monitor class in its default state
(no alerts), you can configure the Performance class using the thConfig command.
Performance monitoring setting guidelines
It is recommended that you leave the entire Performance Monitor Class and End-to-End
Performance Monitor Class area settings in their default state (no alerts).
Performance Monitor class default settings
Table 10 provides default settings for areas in the Customer-Defined Performance Monitor class.
TABLE 9
Performance Monitor class areas
Area Description
RXP
(EE performance monitor) The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured S_ID to the D_ID exceeds
the configured thresholds.
TXP
(EE performance monitor) The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured D_ID to the S_ID; user
configuration triggers these messages, so you can use the Transmit Performance area
to tune your network.
TABLE 10 Performance Monitor class default settings
Area Description Default threshold settings Default alarm
settings
Threshold state
Customer-defined filter Monitors the number
of frames per second
that are filtered out by
the port.
Unit: Frames
Time Base: none
Low: 0
High: 0
Buffer: 0 Below: 0
Above: 0 Informative
Informative