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9. Activate a flow by selecting one or more inactive flows and selecting Feature > feature_name >
Activate (where feature_name is Monitor, Generator, or Mirror).
10. Deactivate a flow by selecting one or more active flows and selecting Feature > feature_name
> Deactivate (where feature_name is Monitor, Generator, or Mirror).
11. Reset a flow by selecting one or more flows and selecting Feature > feature_name > Reset
(where feature_name is Monitor, Generator, or Mirror).
12. Set the time interval for monitoring the flow in the Time duration list.
Possible values are 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, and 1
month.
13. Search for a flow definiton by entering text in the search field and pressing Enter.
For more information about searching for content, refer to “Search” on page 374".
14. Highlights system-defined flows in light blue colour in the Flow Definitions table and diplays the
Predefined Flow Definition legend at the bottom of the Flow Vision dialog box.
15. Select the flow that you want to monitor in the Flow Definitions table.
16. Click the right arrow button to display the selected flow in the Flows table.
For more information about the summary data that displays for each flow type, refer to
“Monitoring a Flow Monitor flow” on page 1149", “Monitoring a Flow Generator flow” on
page 1184", or “Monitoring a Flow Mirror flow” on page 1194"
Resetting flow statistics
Flow Vision allows you to clear (reset) the flow statistics record for any defined flow.
To clear all statistics for a flow, complete the following steps.
1. Select the device on which you defined the flow and select Monitor > Fabric Vision > Flow >
Monitor.
The Flow Vision dialog box displays pre-populated with a list of all defined flows in the Flow
Definitions table.
2. Select the flow that you want to reset in the Flow Definitions table.
3. Select Reset from the Flow list.
4. Select feature_name > Reset (where feature_name is Monitor, Generator, or Mirror) from the
Feature list.
This clears the flow feature data for the selected device.
Activating flows
Activating a flow automatically clears any existing flow statistics for that flow.
To activate a flow definition, complete the following steps.
1. Select the device on which you defined the flow and select Monitor > Fabric Vision > Flow >
Monitor.
The Flow Vision dialog box displays pre-populated with a list of all defined flows in the Flow
Definitions table.