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2. Change the fabric view by selecting a different fabric from the Fabric list.
Note that the fabric must contain at least one Flow Vision-capable device.
3. Define a new flow by selecting Flow > Add.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Creating a Flow Monitor flow definition” on page 1140",
“Creating a Flow Generator flow definition” on page 1181", or “Creating a Flow Mirror flow
definition” on page 1191".
4. Clear the flow statistics by selecting the flow that you want to reset and selecting Flow > Reset.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Resetting flow statistics” on page 1136".
5. Delete a flow by selecting the flow that you want to delete and selecting Flow > Delete.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Deleting flows” on page 1137".
6. Configure a MAPS monitor for a flow by selecting the flow and selecting Flow > MAPS >
Configure.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Configuring a MAPS policy” on page 1353".
7. View MAPS viloations for a flow by selecting the flow and selecting Flow > MAPS > Violations.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Viewing MAPS violations” on page 1374".
8. Customize the payload and pattern for a Generator flow by selecting the Generator flow and
selecting Feature > Generator > Configure.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Customizing Flow Generator flows” on page 1183".
Destination The port number of the destination device defined in the flow definition. An *
(asterisk) indicates learned flows.
Destination Info The icon and name for the destination device. The device name is a hyperlink.
Click to launch the device property sheet.
This field is empty if the destination device is not defined in the flow definition.
Ingress Port The ingress port defined in the flow definition. The port name is a hyperlink.
Click to launch the port property sheet. A yellow icon indicates a bottlenecked
port. Refer to
“SAN port icons” on page 366" for details.
Egress Port The egress port defined in the flow definition. The port name is a hyperlink.
Click to launch the port property sheet. A yellow icon indicates a bottlenecked
port. Refer to
“SAN port icons” on page 366" for details.
Source Fabric ID The fabric identifier of the source defined in the flow definition.
Destination Fabric ID The fabric identifier of the destination defined in the flow definition.
LUN Any LUN values defined in the flow definition.
Bi-Directional Whether the flow is bidirectional (yes) or not (no).
Flow Definition Persistence Whether the flow is configured to persist over switch reboots (yes) or not (no).
Size The payload size defined in the flow.
Pattern The payload pattern defined in the flow.
Mirror Port The mirror port identifier defined in the flow definition.
TABLE 93 Flows Definitions table fields and components (Continued)
Field and components Description