Chapter 3, Getting Started with Xgig TraceControl
Launching Xgig TraceControl
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Xgig Analyzer User’s Guide
Strip Chart
Shows a view of the data rate for the port over time. The strip chart shows a red bar when errors
occur.
Buffer Filled %
The percentage of the hardware buffer that is filled with data. This field turns blue if the hardware
buffer has filled during the capture. An arrow marker appears in the field if the hardware buffer
has filled and wrapped during capture. For multiplexed ports, the Buffer is split into upper and
lower regions to show the amount of data filling up individually for logical link 0 and logical link
1. This field is not used for ports in a link.
State
Shows the state of each port within the current configuration, Pre-Armed, Armed, Pre-Triggered,
Postfilling, or a custom Advanced Triggering state. If a capture is available, the length of the
capture will be displayed in the status bar below the menu bar.
Link Speed
Shows the link speed for each port. Ports in the same pair will always share the same link speed.
The link speed is set as part of the configuration for each port. If auto-negotiation is used, the
auto-negotiation is displayed. See
for more information.
If the port goes into an OOB (SAS/SATA only) state, the link speed will display
Out of Band in
progress
and the background color of the cell will turn into a light blue. After the OOB has
completed, the cell will be yellow. You can reset the background color by selecting
Reset LED’s,
Link Speed Status
,
and Counters
from the
View
menu.
When the 16GFC analyzer detects training frames and patterns on the link, it displays the message
“Training in progress” in the signal column and turns the cell into a light blue. When the analyzer
comes out of the training, the cell turns yellow to indicate that there has been training frames. You
can reset the background color by selecting
Reset LED’s, Link Speed Status, and Counters
from the
View
menu.
Signal
Shows the signal regeneration method, Retiming, Passthrough, or Passthrough(Mux) for the link.
See
“Signal Regeneration” on page 99
for more information.
Link Width
Shows the width of the link for PCIe ports, i.e. x1, x2, x4, or x8. This only applies to PCIe ports.
Scrambling
Shows if scrambled data is turned on or off for each port. See
“Fibre Channel Link Speeds” on
for information on setting up scrambled data for the port. Scrambling applies to 16G FC
ports and PCIe ports. However, the scrambling status for PCIe ports is not shown in Port Status
view.
FEC Columns
There are three FEC columns, all of which are hidden by default.
•
FEC Mode
- Indicates which FEC mode the port is set to
To show this column, right-click a column header, and select
Add/Remove Columns
>
Data
Transmission Columns
.
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Page 29: ...15 Chapter 2 About Xgig TraceControl In this chapter Introduction to TraceControl ...
Page 176: ...Chapter 6 Xgig TraceControl Hints and Tips Keyboard Shortcuts 162 Xgig Analyzer User s Guide ...
Page 177: ...163 PART THREE Using Xgig Performance Monitor ...
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Page 225: ...211 Chapter 11 About Xgig TraceView In this chapter Introducing Xgig TraceView ...
Page 382: ...Chapter 15 Xgig TraceView Histograms Histogram Controls 368 Xgig Analyzer User s Guide ...
Page 383: ...369 Chapter 16 Xgig TraceView Template Editor In this chapter Using Template Editor ...
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Page 442: ...Chapter 21 Xgig Expert 428 Xgig Analyzer User s Guide Figure 194 Xgig Expert Graph View ...
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