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2. Select one of the following options from the Show list:
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Select Only Supported Products with Dropped Frames in the Log.
The top table displays Fabric OS devices running 7.1.0 or later that support frame viewer
and have dropped frames.
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Select All Supported Products to view all devices.
The top table displays all Fabric OS devices running 7.1.0 or later that support frame
viewer.
The top table contains the same data as the Product List (refer to “Product List” on page 356)
in addition to the following data:
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Frame Viewer — Status of the feature. Valid values include enabled or disabled.
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Discarded Frames — Whether the device frame log contains discarded frame records. Valid
values include yes or no.
3. Select a device in the top table to view detailed data about the discarded frames on that
device.
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Discarded Frame History for the Selected Product table — Summary of the discarded
frames for the selected device.
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Count – Number of discarded frames logged in the frame log with the same
timestamp, Tx Port, Rx Port, SID, DID, SFID, and DFID. The maximum number of
duplicate frames stored for any 1 second timestamp is 20.
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Date / Time – Timestamp when the frames were discarded.
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Type – Type of discard. Valid values include timeout, destination unreachable, and
unroutable.
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Tx Port – Egress port where the frames were bound to exit the chassis. When a port
display as -1 (or -1/-1 on slot-based systems), this indicates an internal (backplane)
port.
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Rx Port – Ingress port where the frames entered the chassis. When a port displays as
-1 (or -1/-1 on slot-based systems), this indicates an internal (backplane) port.
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Source ID – Source ID in hex PID format.
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Source – Source name. If the device port is an HBA managed by the Management
application, the host name displays.
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Source Port – Source port name.
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Source Switch-Port – Source Switch_Name – Port_Name .
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Source FID – Source fabric ID.
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Source Fabric – Source fabric name.
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Destination ID – Destination ID in hex PID format.
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Destination – Destination name. If the device port is an HBA managed by the
Management application, the host name displays.
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Destination Port – Destination port name.
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Destination Switch-Port – Destination Switch_Name – Port_Name .
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Destination FID – Destination fabric ID.
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Destination Fabric – Destination fabric name.
The following label displays beneath the Discarded Frame History for the Selected Product
table: A value for TxPort or RxPort of -1 (-1/-1 for slot-based systems) indicates an internal port.