Chapter 18, Converting Files from Other Platforms
Converting I-Tech Files
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The converter utility can be run as a stand-alone executable from a CMD window and supports
many options and additional features that are not available when converting from the GUI
application. The executable is called
IOConverter.exe
and exists in the program installation
directory (normally
C:\Program Files\Viavi\Xgig Analyzer
). For detailed information on the
IOConverter, run IOConverter.exe /h from the command line.
Channel mappings and nomenclature
Converted traces use a “Port” naming convention that is common to the Xgig platform
architecture. When an RX-252 analyzer trace is converted, the following names are utilized in the
Xgig format:
In the Xgig trace format, each port (or channel) represents a single transmitter. Each port is saved
to a separate file (with the .BUS extension for SAS traces, .TRC for Fibre Channel trace and .GBE
for Gigabit Ethernet traces). Additionally each of the filenames/locations are placed into a .TGP
file (Trace Group File), which is the file type that is opened by default in both Xgig Expert and
Xgig TraceView.
Converting I-Tech Files
Xgig Expert and Xgig TraceView support SAS v1.1 - Serial Attached SCSI and SATA - Serial
ATA captures taken from I-Tech analyzer platforms. Xgig Expert provides full SAS Link Layer
(SL), Serial ATA Tunneled Protocol (STP) and Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) experts and metrics for
both single transmit/receive links as well as wide links of up to 4 lanes. The software now includes
full SATA support and decodes for FPDMA, DMA, PIO and ATAPI on both Native SATA Links
and SAS-STP Links.
Only saved trace files can be converted at this time.
Supported I-Tech trace file formats
Xgig Expert and Xgig TraceView support the following saved capture types:
•
I-Tech PowerFrame MP, Fibre Channel, and SAS Blades capturing Fibre Channel or SAS/
SATA traffic
Table 35: Bus Doctor to Xgig Port Name Conversion
Bus Doctor Name
Xgig Port Name
Port Name Meaning
L1 I->T
SAS_Port 0
Initiator transmit port for Link 1
L1 T->I
SAS_Port 1
Target transmit port for Link 1
L2 I->T
SAS_Port 2
Initiator transmit port for Link 2
L2 T->I
SAS_Port 3
Target transmit port for Link 2
L3 I->T
SAS_Port 4
Initiator transmit port for Link 3
L3 T->I
SAS_Port 5
Target transmit port for Link 3
L4 I->T
SAS_Port 6
Initiator transmit port for Link 4
L4 T->I
SAS_Port 7
Target transmit port for Link 4
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Page 383: ...369 Chapter 16 Xgig TraceView Template Editor In this chapter Using Template Editor ...
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