New and Changed Information
The following table provides an overview of the significant changes up to this current release. The table does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes or of the new features up to this release.
| Release Version | Feature | Description |
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NDFC release 12.1.3 |
Reorganized content |
Content within this document was originally provided in the Cisco NDFC-Fabric Controller Configuration Guide or the Cisco NDFC-SAN Controller Configuration Guide. Beginning with release 12.1.3, this content is now provided solely in this document and is no longer provided in those documents. |
Interfaces
This document provides information about SAN interfaces, such as FC ports, Ethernet ports, and port groups.
FC Ports
Choose SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports to view information about FC ports.
Viewing Inventory Information for FC Ports
Choose SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports > Inventory tab to display the list of Fibre Chanel interfaces.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports > Inventory.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Status |
Specifies the status of the endport interface. |
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Admin Status |
Specifies the administration status of an interface, depending on the action taken on an interface. Possible states:
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview. |
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Switch |
Specifies the name of the switch hosting the fiber chanel interface. |
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Interface |
Specifies the interface name. |
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Enclosure |
Specifies the enclosure. |
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Device Name |
Specifies the device name. |
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VSAN |
Specifies the VSAN to which the interface belongs. |
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Type |
Specifies the interface type. |
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Port WWN |
Specifies the port world wide name (pWWN). |
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Speed |
Specifies the interface speed. |
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FCID |
Specifies the interface FCID. |
Viewing Performance Information for FC Ports
Choose SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports > Performance tab to view the performance of Fibre Chanel interfaces.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports > Performance. You can filter the data using the Day, Week, Month, and Year options from the Show last day drop-down list. You can also filter for Host Ports and Storage Ports using Show Host Ports drop-down list.
To enable Performance, navigate to the Fabric window, choose the required fabric, and choose Actions > Configure Performance.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview. |
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Name |
Specifies the interface name. Click the chart icon in the Name column to view a graph of the traffic on that device according to the selected timeline. You can filter the data using the Day, Week, Month, and Year options. |
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VSAN |
Specifies the VSAN to which the interface belongs. |
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Switch interface |
Specified the interface name. |
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Speed |
Specifies the interface speed. |
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Rx/Tx |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Avg % |
Specifies the average percentage of receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak % |
Specifies the peak utilization percentage of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Rx + Tx |
Specifies the sum of Rx and Tx speeds. |
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Errors/Discards |
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In Avg |
Specifies the average of incoming errors or discards. |
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Out Avg |
Specifies the average of outgoing errors or discards. |
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In Peak |
Specifies the peak of incoming errors or discards. |
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Out Peak |
Specifies the peak of outgoing errors or discards. |
Viewing Transceiver Information for FC Ports
Choose SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports > Transceiver tab to view the transceivers in Fibre Chanel interfaces.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > FC Ports > Transceiver.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Enclosure |
Specifies the enclosure name. |
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Device Alias |
Displays the alias retrieved from the switch. A device aliases is a user-friendly name for a port WWN. Device alias name can be specified when configuring features. |
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview. |
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Port WWN |
Specifies the port world wide name (pWWN). |
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Fcid |
Specifies the associated interface FCID. |
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Switch interface |
Specifies the interface name. |
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Link Status |
Displays the operational status of the link. |
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Vendor |
Specifies the name of the vendor. |
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Serial Number |
Specifies the serial number of the enclosure. |
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Model |
Specifies the name of the model. |
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Firmware |
The version of the firmware that is executed by this HBA. |
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Driver |
The version of the driver that is executed by this HBA. |
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Additional Info |
The information list corresponding to this HBA. |
Viewing FC FICON Ports
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In the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Web UI, navigate to SAN > FICON.
The FICON page displays a list of Fiber Channel FICON interfaces and relevant data.
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To enable or disable an interface, choose Actions > Shutdown or No Shutdown.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the FICON page. Use the Show last day drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
Field Description Fabric
Specifies the fabric name.
Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview.
Switch interface
Specifies the switch interface.
Description
Specifies the interface description.
FCID
Specifies the associated interface FCID.
Mode
Specifies the interface mode.
FICON ID
Specifies the FICON ID.
Connected To
Specifies where the interface is connected to.
VSAN
Specifies the VSAN to which the interface belongs to.
Speed
Specifies the interface speed.
Rx/Tx
Avg
Specifies the average receiving or transmitting speed.
Avg %
Specifies the average percentage of receiving or transmitting speed.
Peak
Specifies the maximum utilization of the receiving or transmitting speed.
Peak %
Specifies the maximum utilization in percentage of the receiving or transmitting speed.
Rx + Tx
Specifies the sum of Rx and Tx speeds.
Errors/Discards
In Avg
Specifies the average of incoming errors or discards.
Out Avg
Specifies the average of outgoing errors or discards.
In Peak
Specifies the maximum number of incoming errors or discards.
Out Peak
Specifies the maximum number of outgoing errors or discards.
Viewing Performance Information for Ethernet Ports
Choose SAN > Interfaces > Ethernet tab to display the list of Ethernet interfaces.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > Ethernet. Use the Show last day menu drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview. |
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Name |
Specifies the interface name. Click the chart icon in the Name column to view a graph of the traffic on that device according to the selected timeline. You can filter the data using the Day, Week, Month, and Year options. |
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Description |
Specifies the interface description. |
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Speed |
Specifies the interface speed. |
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Rx/Tx |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Avg % |
Specifies the average percentage of receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak % |
Specifies the peak utilization percentage of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Rx + Tx |
Specifies the sum of Rx and Tx speeds. |
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Errors/Discards |
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In Avg |
Specifies the average of incoming errors or discards. |
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Out Avg |
Specifies the average of outgoing errors or discards. |
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In Peak |
Specifies the peak of incoming errors or discards. |
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Out Peak |
Specifies the peak of outgoing errors or discards. |
Viewing Performance Information for Port Groups
Choose SAN > Interfaces > Port Groups tab to display the list of port groups.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > Port Groups. Use the Show last 24 hours menu drop-down list to filter the view by 24 Hours, Week, Month, and Year.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview. |
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Port Group Name |
Specifies the port group name. Click the name to display the port group members. |
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Rx/Tx |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Rx + Tx |
Specifies the sum of Rx and Tx speeds. |
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Errors/Discards |
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In Avg |
Specifies the average of incoming errors or discards. |
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In Peak |
Specifies the peak of incoming errors or discards. |
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Last Updated |
Specifies when the information was last updated. |
Port Group Member
Choose SAN > Interfaces > Port Groups and click a port group name to view the port group members.
The following table describes the fields that appear on Port Group Member.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Port Group Member |
Specifies the port group member. Click the chart icon to view a graph of the traffic for the port group member according to the selected timeline. You can filter the data using the Day, Week, Month, and Year options. |
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Speed |
Specifies the speed for the port group member. |
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Rx/Tx |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Rx + Tx |
Specifies the sum of Rx and Tx speeds. |
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Errors/Discards |
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In Avg |
Specifies the average of incoming errors or discards. |
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In Peak |
Specifies the peak of incoming errors or discards. |
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Last Updated |
Specifies when the information was last updated. |
Viewing Performance Information for Optics
Choose SAN > Interfaces > Optics tab to display the list of optics.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > Optics.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the fabric name to display the fabric status on the right-side of the page. Click the Launch icon on the top-right side of the pane to see Fabric Overview. |
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Switch |
Specifies the switch name. |
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Interface |
Specifies the interface name. Click the chart icon in the Interface column to view a graph of the optics parameters on that device according to the selected timeline. You can filter the data using the Day, Week, Month, and Year options. |
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Temperature (C) |
Specifies the average, minimum, and maximum temperature. |
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Current (mA) |
Specifies the average, minimum, and maximum current. |
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OpRxPower (dBm) |
Specifies the average, minimum, and maximum optic Rx power. |
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OpTxPower (dBm) |
Specifies the average, minimum, and maximum optic Tx power. |
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Voltage (V) |
Specifies the average, minimum, and maximum voltage. |
To view the optic metric information of devices that are connected to all the FC ports from the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Web UI, perform the following steps:
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Choose SAN > Interfaces > Optics.
The Optics window is displayed.
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You can sort the table using Filter by attributes field to enable filtering by Fabric, Switch, Interface, Temperature, Current, Power, and Voltage.
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You can use Show last day drop-down to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
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Click a fabric name to display the fabric health status on the right-side of the page.
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Click the Launch icon on fabric window to navigate to the fabric overview page.
Custom Port Groups
Choose SAN > Interfaces > Custom Port Groups tab to view and create custom port groups.
The following table describes the fields that appear on SAN > Interfaces > Custom Port Groups.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Group Name |
Specifies the port group name. Click the name to view the performance and configure the port group. For more information, see Viewing Performance of Custom Port Groups and Configuring Custom Port Groups. |
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Devices |
Specifies the number of devices. |
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Interfaces |
Specifies the number of interfaces. |
The following table describes the action items, in the Actions menu drop-down list, that appear on SAN > Interfaces > Custom Port Groups.
| Action Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Create Port Group |
Select a port group from the table, choose Create Port Group, provide a port group name, and click Save & Exit to create a custom port group. |
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Edit port group |
Select a port group from the table and choose Edit port group to edit port group. |
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Delete |
Select a port group from the table and choose Delete to delete the port group. |
Viewing Performance of Custom Port Groups
Choose SAN > Interfaces > Custom Port Groups and click a port group name to view the performance of the port group.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Performance tab of Custom Port Groups.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Device |
Specifies the device name. |
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Connected To |
Specifies where the interface is connected to. |
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Speed |
Specifies the interface speed. |
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Rx/Tx |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving or transmitting speed. |
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Rx + Tx |
Specifies the sum of Rx and Tx speeds. |
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Errors/Discards |
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Avg |
Specifies the average of incoming errors or discards. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak of incoming errors or discards. |
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Last Updated |
Specifies when the information was last updated. |
Use the Show last day menu drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
Configuring Custom Port Groups
Configuring Custom Port Groups Choose SAN > Interfaces > Custom Port Groups, click a port group name, and click the Configuration tab to configure the custom port group.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Configuration tab of Custom Port Groups.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Device |
Specifies the device name. Click the device name to display the device status on the right-side of the page. |
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Connected To |
Specifies where the interface is connected to. |
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Description |
Specifies the interface description. |
The following table describes the action items, in the Actions menu drop-down list, that appear on the Configuration tab.
| Action Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Add Interfaces |
Choose Add Interfaces to add interfaces to the port group. In the Add Interfaces window, select a device and click Next Step - Add Interfaces. Select the interfaces that you want to add to the port group and click Save & Exit. |
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Delete |
Select a port group from the table and choose Delete to delete the port group. |
Configuring Port Monitoring
The following topics provide information on configuring port monitoring.
Port Monitoring Policy
This feature allows you to save custom Port Monitoring policies in the Cisco SAN Controller database. It allows you to push the selected custom policy to one or more fabrics or Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches. The policy is designated as active Port-Monitor policy in the switch.
This feature is supported only on the Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Switches and therefore the Cisco SAN Controller user can select the MDS switch to push the policy.
Cisco SAN Controller provides 12 templates to customize the policy. The user-defined policies are saved in the Cisco SAN Controller database. You can select any template or customized policy to push to the selected fabric or switch with the desired port type.
From Cisco SAN Controller Release 12.0.1a, a new port monitory policy fabricmon_edge_policy is added.
You can edit only user-defined policies.
The following table describes the fields that appear on Cisco Fabric Controller SAN > Port Monitoring.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Selected Port Monitoring Policy |
This drop-down list shows the following templates for policies:
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Logical Type |
Specifies the type of port for selected policies. The available port types are:
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Save |
Allows you to save your changes for the user-defined policies.
You cannot save configuration changes for default templates. |
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Save As |
Allows you to save an existing policy as a new policy with a different name. This creates another item in the templates as Custom Policy. The customized policy is saved under this category. If you click Save As while the policy is edited, the customized policy is saved.To create new policy:
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Delete |
Allows you to delete any user-defined policies. |
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Push to switches |
Allows you to select a fabric or switch and push the selected policies with the desired port type. The following policies select the Core policy type:
The following policies select the edge policy type:
The following policies select all policy types:
Select the parameters and click Push to push the policies to the switches in the fabric. You can change required port type for selected policy apart from the pre-defined port.
If there is an active policy with the same or common port type, the push command configures the same policy on the selected devices. This policy replaces the existing active policy with the same or common port type. A warning message is displayed for replacing the existing policy. Click Confirm to rewrite the policy. A confirmation message is displayed for policy pushed to switches. Click View logs to view log details on the switch or click OK to return to the home page. If you click Push to Switches while the policy is edited, the customized policy will not be saved. SAN Controller enables Fabric Performance Monitor (FPM) feature when you push and activate the edge logical-type policy with FPIN or DIRL port guard. If you select Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch for policy with FPIN or DIRL feature counter, a warning window appears. |
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Description |
Move the pointer to the "i" icon next to the description to view detailed information. Beginning with SAN Controller Release 12.0.1a, the following new counters are introduced:
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Rising Threshold |
Specifies the upper threshold limit for the counter type. |
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Rising Event |
Specifies the type of event to be generated when the rising threshold is reached or crossed. |
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Falling Threshold |
Specifies the lower threshold limit for the counter type. |
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Alerts |
Specifies type of alert for the port. The alerts are syslog, rmon, and oblf. Alert is applicable for Cisco MDS switches with release 8.5(1) only. |
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Poll Interval |
Specifies the time interval to poll for the counter value. |
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Warning Threshold |
Allows you to set an optional threshold value lower than the rising threshold value and higher than the falling threshold value to generate syslogs. The range is 0-9223372036854775807. |
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Port Guard |
Specifies if the port guard is enabled or disabled. The value can be false, flap, or errordisable. The default value is "false".From Cisco SAN Controller Release 12.0.1a, new port guards FPIN, DIRL, and cong-isolate-recover are added for edge port type only.
DIRL is a preview feature in Cisco SAN Controller 12.0.1a. It is recommended not to use in production environment. |
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Congestion- signal Warning |
Indicates the building congestion between ports. This is available only for TxWait (%) counter only. |
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Congestion- signal Alarm |
Indicates the critical congestion between ports. This is available only for Tx-Wait counter. |
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Monitor |
Indicates the value either true or false. |
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Edit |
Click to edit above details for each row and click tick mark to save configuration changes.
You can overwrite configuration changes saved using Save and Save As option when you edit the configuration for each row. |
Configuring SFP Counters
From Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1), the SFP counters allow you to configure the low warning thresholds for Tx Power and Rx Power for SFPs. You will receive syslog when these threshold values drop below the configured values.
SFPs are monitored once in every 10 minutes. The rising threshold is the count of Rx or Tx Power times. This power time is less than or equal to the SFPs Rx or Tx Power low warning threshold multiplied by the percentage. Accordingly, you can increment the rising threshold once every 10 minutes. Configuring a rising threshold value that is more than the 600 multiple of the poll interval displays an error.
For example, for a polling interval of 1200, the rising threshold will be 2 (1200/600) and must be more than 2. The SFP counters are not included in the default policy and the only alert action that is available is syslog. You can configure the polling interval using the port monitor counter command.
You can choose one of the following to configure SFP counters, perform the following options:
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Configuring a low warning threshold percentage of 100% allows this counter to trigger when the Rx Power is less than or equal to the SFP’s Rx Power low warning threshold.
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Configuring a low warning threshold percentage less than 100% allows this counter to trigger when the Rx Power is above the SFP’s Rx Power low warning threshold.
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Configuring a low warning threshold percentage of greater than 100% allows this counter to trigger when the Rx Power is less than the SFP’s Rx Power low warning threshold (between low warning and low alarm).
The following are the SFP counters:
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sfp-rx-power-low-warn
Specifies the number of times a SFP’s port reached a percentage of the SFP’s Rx Power’s low warning threshold. This threshold varies depending on the type, speed, and manufacturer of the SFP and this is displayed via show interface transceiver details command. This value is percentage of each individual SFP’s Rx Power low warning threshold and not the perfect value. This percentage can be configured in the range of 50 to 150% to allow for alerting at values less than the Rx Power low warning threshold or greater than the Rx Power low warning threshold. This is an perfect value and varies between 50% to 150%. The low warning threshold value is calculated as the actual low warning threshold value of the SFP times the specified percentage. If the Rx power is lesser than or equal to the low warning threshold value, then this counter is incremented.
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sfp-tx-power-low-warn
Specifies the number of times a SFP’s port reached a percentage of the SFP’s Tx Power’s low warning threshold. This threshold varies depending on the type, speed, and manufacturer of the SFP and this is displayed via show interface transceiver details command. This value is percentage of each individual SFP’s Tx Power low warning threshold and not the perfect value. This percentage can be configured in the range of 50 to 150% to allow for alerting at values less than the Tx Power low warning threshold or greater than the Tx Power low warning threshold. This is an perfect value and varies between 50% to 150%. The low warning threshold value is calculated as the actual low warning threshold value of the SFP times the specified percentage. If the Tx power is lesser than or equal to the low warning threshold value, then this counter is incremented.
From Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1), the datarate burst counters monitor the number of times the datarate crosses the configured threshold datarate in one second intervals. If the number crosses the configured number for rising threshold, the configured alert actions are taken as the condition is met. Datarate burst counters are polled every second. The datarate burst counters are not included in the default policy. For configuring the datarate burst counters, see Configuring a Port Monitor Policy section in Cisco MDS 9000 Series Interfaces Configuration Guide.
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