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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Nexus Dashboard 4.1.1 |
Improved navigation and workflow when working with SAN devices |
Beginning with Nexus Dashboard 4.1.1, the navigation and workflow when working with devices in Nexus Dashboard SAN fabrics have been enhanced. |
Storage Devices
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In Nexus Dashboard, navigate to Manage > Inventory > Storage Devices.
The Storage Devices page displays information about storage devices.
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To view all the storage devices or only the devices with failed links, toggle the setting between Show All Storages and Show Only Storage Devices with Down Paths.
Additionally, you can filter the enclosures based on a search criterion that you specify in the Filter by attributes field.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Storage Devices page.
Field Description Enclosure Name
Specifies the storage name. The icon suffixed to the host name indicates the type of discovery. It displays a brown icon with fcD if the enclosure is discovered using FC discovery, or a green icon with SD if discovered using SMI-S discovery.
Click on the enclosure name to view the Storage Enclosure details.
Up/Total Paths
Displays the total available paths versus the used paths for all the devices in the enclosure.
Type
Indicates if the storage device is discovered through FC discovery or SMI-S discovery.
Peak Tx(%)
Displays the transmitting speed in percentage.
Peak Rx(%)
Displays the receiving speed in percentage.
CRC
Displays the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors.
Corrected FEC
Displays the number of corrected Forward Error Correction (FEC) errors.
Uncorrected FEC
Displays the number of FEC errors that are not corrected.
ITW
Displays the number of Invalid Transmission Words (ITW) detected by the device.
Last Update Time
Specifies the date and time at which the storage device was last updated.
IP Address
Displays the IP address of the storage device.
Protocol
Specifies if the storage device is streaming SCSI protocol traffic or NVMe protocol traffic. This column displays data only for the devices for which data is streamed to Nexus Dashboard using SAN Insights.
Storage Overview
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In Cisco Nexus Dashboard, go to Manage > Inventory > Storage Devices.
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On the Storage Devices tab, double-click on any Enclosure Name item to open the Storage Overview page which provides detailed information about each storage device.
The details of a storage device depend on the type of device discovered, and the provider’s adherence to the SMI-S standards.
The tabs and their fields in the Storage Overview screen are explained in the following sections.
Summary
The Summary tab of the Storage Overview page displays information about the selected storage device, its status and path information between various storage enclosures.
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Storage Information |
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Name |
Name of the storage device. |
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MAC Address |
Displays the MAC address of the storage device. |
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WWNs |
Specifies the number of WorldWideNames (WWNs). |
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IP Address |
Displays the IP address of the storage device. |
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Protocol |
Specifies if the transmission protocol is SCSI or NVMe. |
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OS Version |
Specifies the operating system of the storage device. |
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FCIDs |
Specifies the associated FCID. |
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Storage Status |
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Up/Total Paths |
Displays the total available paths versus the used path details for all the devices in the enclosure. |
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Paths |
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Device Alias |
Specifies the device alias for the storage device. Check one or more items under Device Alias and click Show Charts tab to view multiple performance charts. The Nexus Dashboard Web UI displays multiple performance charts on a single screen if you selected multiple items. 
The Show Charts tab displays 4 charts at a time. If you choose more than 4 items, the Nexus Dashboard will not display any performance charts. |
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Status |
Specifies the status of the storage device. |
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Fabric |
Displays the name of the fabric associated with the storage device. |
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Switch Interface |
Specifies the interface on the switch that is connected with the storage device. |
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Rx (Mbps) |
Displays the average and the maximum speed in bytes/seconds while receiving data. |
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Tx (Mbps) |
Displays the average and the maximum speed while transmitting data. |
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PWWN |
Specifies the assigned port WWN for the storage device. |
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Updated Time |
Specifies the date and time at which the storage device was last updated. |
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Topology |
Provides an end-to-end topology layout and path information between host enclosures and storage enclosures. You can hover on the device icons to see a tool tip that displays details about the device. Click on the green circle icon on the sides of the switch to display the Interface Details for the interface. It displays details about the interface. You can view performance data for the Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) and the connected storage enclosures by navigating to the Storage Overview > Summary page and clicking on the Perf. Graph button within the Topology view at the bottom of the page. When you click on the Perf. Graph button, you can see colors and percentages in the legend based on the latest record of Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) usage. You can visualize performance data displayed with moving dotted lines between the connected storage enclosures. Nexus Dashboard displays the performance data in the legend of the Topology view with a color based on the latest Rx and Tx utilization percentages. If no data is available, the links display in gray. You can view a Health Graph button that displays the default topology. The Table button displays the data flow path from the host to the storage device. The Table button displays a tabular view of what is shown in the topology diagram.
The Health Graph and the Table Graph buttons do not display for SAN Insights. |
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Custom Graphing |
Displays metrics on ECT/DAL/read/write times, active I/Os, aborts, failures etc. You can view the metrics based on two protocols, SCSI and NVMe. By default, the SCSI protocol is selected. The data is displayed for a maximum of 7 days. The refresh interval for Custom Graphing page is 5 minutes. Click on the Play icon to refresh every 5 minutes automatically. The Custom Graphing area has two tabs - Graph and Table. This is a freestyle dashboard where you can select multiple metrics and real-time data for the selected metrics is displayed in a multiline graph format and the data table displays the corresponding raw data. The data is configured to refresh every 5 minutes. You can also add multiple graphs for comparison by clicking on the Add Graph the top right. You can add a maximum of 3 graphs at a time. The Auto Refresh option is disabled by default. You must click the Play icon to enable the auto refresh. Click the Download button to download the table in .csv format. The download option is enabled only if the selected device has SAN insights feature enabled. Hover the mouse on the information (i)icon on the Initiator column. Click the icon that displays Show Flow VMs to open the Flow VMs window. You can view the VM names and IP addresses for the selected device. |
SAN Insights
The SAN Insights tab of the Storage Overview page displays the Initiator-Target (IT) pairs, topology, average and total ECT/DAL/IOPS/throughput/read/write times, VM details and the switch interface for the selected host. You can view total read/write IOPS/throughput value for the selected enclosure.
| Field | Description |
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Initiator Target Pairs |
This table lists all the initiator-target pairs for the selected storage device. The flow table displays details of all the metrics on ECT/DAL/ IOPS/ Throughput/read/write times, Source Alias, SID, Destination Alias, DID, and the fabric along with their 1-hour average and baseline information. |
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Topology |
Provides an end-to-end topology layout and path information between the host enclosures. You can view performance data for the Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) and the connected storage enclosures by clicking on the Perf. Graph button within the Topology view. When you click on the Perf. Graph button, you can see colors and percentages in the legend based on the latest record of Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) usage. You can also visualize performance data displayed with moving dotted lines between the connected storage enclosures. Nexus Dashboard displays the performance data in the legend of the Topology view with a color based on the latest Rx and Tx utilization percentages. If no data is available, the links display in gray. On the View card, from the Select Layout drop-down list, you can choose one of the following layouts:
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FROM: TO: |
Displays details of all the metrics on ECT/DAL/read/write times, active I/Os, IOPs and throughput along with their 1-hour average and baseline information. |
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The middle table in the bottom row displays VM name and IP address for the IT pair selected in the Initiator Target Pairs table. |
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Switch Interface |
Click on the topology to view the associated switch interface and the 1-hour average information. |
Event Analytics
The Event Analytics tab displays all the alarms that are raised and cleared and also the events that are generated for the host devices. For more information, see Event Analytics.
Congestion Analysis
Congestion Analysis enables you to view slow drain statistics for the storage devices. You can monitor the slow drain issue within any duration. You can view the data in a chart format and export the data for analysis. You can also view the topology that provides a high-level view of Tx wait, drops, credit loss recovery, over utilization, and port monitoring events.
Zoning
Displays the zones under which the storage device is present. Use the Show Topology icon to the left of the zone name to view the zone topology. It displays hosts and storage devices pertaining to the zone and connected to a switch.
Optics
Displays temperature, current, receiving/transmitting power and voltage data for the optics connected to the storage device.
DIRL
Displays the data collected from Dynamic Ingress Rate Limiting (DIRL) analysis for all the interfaces in the current fabric. You can view the latest DIRL data for all the configured fabrics. To get the latest DIRL data for a given fabric, select the fabric from the Fabric drop-down list and click Get latest DIRL data.
FDMI
Fabric-Device Management Interface (FDMI) retrieves management information about the attached Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and host operating systems. The FDMI table displays details about the link status, vendor, serial number, model, firmware version, and driver version of the storage device.
RDP
Read Diagnostics Parameters (RDP) displays diagnostic data from the storage devices which can be used in analyzing and troubleshooting link issues. This page displays data from the show rdp fcid [fcid_id] vsan [vsan_id] command. To view sensor related information for a particular enclosure, click the link available under the Sensors column in the table.
Not all switches support the RDP command. The switch can poll for diagnostic information from the end devices using a polling interval.
Device
This tab is available only for storage devices discovered through SMI-S discovery.
The following tabs on the Device tab provides information about the selected device.
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Summary |
Provides information about the storage provider. Storage array serial number, storage type and number of physical disks in the array are also displayed. |
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Components |
Lists all the components in the storage device. Click on the component Name to view total storage capacity, usage details, and physical disks details. |
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Pools |
Lists all the pools, their status and Raw capacity. Double-click the POOL Name to view the pool details. |
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LUNs |
Lists all the Logical Unit Numbers (LUN) in the storage array. It provides LUN ID, WWN, Status, and Capacity details for each LUN. Click on LUN Name to view further details about each LUN. Double-click a LUN Name to access the LUN Detail page. Host Interface, Zoning, and Storage Interface values in Host LUN Access table is displayed only if the host accessing this LUN is part of the Nexus Dashboard discovered fabric. |
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Host |
Lists all the hosts in the selected storage. It provides the Host Name, Node WWN, and WWN details for each host in the Storage array. Click on a Host Name to view details about the host. You can view the relevant details on the LUNs tab and Ports tab within the Host Detail view. Fabric and Host Interface values in Host Ports table is displayed only if Host Port WWN is part of the Nexus Dashboard discovered fabric. |
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Processors |
Lists all the processors and their status. It also displays the number of adapters for each processor. Double-click a Processor Name to open the Processor Detail page. |
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Ports |
Lists all the ports in the storage device. Click the Port Name to view details about a port. |
Storage Providers
The Storage Providers page displays the status of the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) storage providers. An SMI-S provider can manage more than one array. Each array appears as a separate storage enclosure in the Storage Providers tab. These enclosure names are suffixed with a green icon with a Secure Digital (SD) label indicating that the device is discovered using SMI-S discovery.
In Cisco Nexus Dashboard, go to the Admin > Integrations > Storage Providers tab.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Storage Providers tab.
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Field |
Description |
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Vendor |
Specifies the vendor. Cisco Nexus Dashboard supports the following vendors:
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Provider URL |
Specifies the SMI-S provider URL. |
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Name Space |
Specifies the name space. |
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Interop Name Space |
Specifies the interop name space. |
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Port |
Specifies the port. |
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Status |
Specifies the status. |
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Secure |
Specifies if it is a secure connection. |
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Discovery Status |
Specifies the discovery status. |
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Last Updated Time |
Specifies the last updated time. |
The following table describes the action items, in the Actions drop-down list, that appear on the Admin > Integrations > Storage Providers page.
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Action |
Description |
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Add Provider |
Adds an SMI-S provider. For instructions, refer to Adding SMI-S Provider. |
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Edit Provider |
Allows you to edit an SMI-S provider. To edit, select a provider from the table and choose Edit Provider. |
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Delete Provider |
Allows you to delete a provider from the list. To delete, select a provider from the table and choose Delete Provider. |
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Rediscover Provider |
Allows you to rediscover a provider. Select a provider from the table and choose Rediscover Provider to scan for any changes. This triggers the discovery cycle outside its normal periodic polling. |
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Purge Provider |
Allows you to purge the provider information. To purge, select a provider from the table and choose Purge Provider. This removes elements that are no longer available through discovery. |
Adding SMI-S Provider
To add an SMI-S provider from the Cisco Nexus Dashboard, perform the following steps:
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Choose the Admin > Integrations > Storage Providers tab.
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Choose Actions > Add Provider.
The Add SMI-S page displays.
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In the Vendor drop-down list, choose a vendor name.
All the supported vendors are available in the drop-down list. More SMI-S storage vendors are discovered through a 'best effort' handler using the Other vendor option in the drop-down list.
A minimum of one valid Nexus Dashboard license must be provisioned before adding the data sources for SMI-S storage discovery.
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Specify the SMI-S Server IP, User Name, and Password.
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Specify the Name Space and Interop Name Space.
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By default, the Port number is prepopulated.
If you select the Secure check box, then the default secure port number is populated.
When using the Secure mode with EMC, the default setting is mutual authentication. For more information, see the EMC documentation about adding an SSL certificate to their trust store. Also, you can set the SSLClientAuthentication value to None in the Security_Settings.xml configuration file and restart the ECOM service.
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Click Add.
The credentials are validated and the storage discovery starts if the credential is valid. If the credentials check fails, you will be prompted to enter valid credentials.
Hosts
To view a list of SAN hosts and their relevant details from the Nexus Dashboard Web UI, perform the following steps:
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In Nexus Dashboard, navigate to Manage > Inventory > Hosts.
The Hosts page displays a list of available host devices, their network attributes and the associated Virtual Machines (VMs).
To view all the hosts or only the hosts with failed links, toggle the setting between Show All Hosts and Show Only Hosts with Down Paths. Additionally, you can filter the enclosures based on a search criteria that you specify in the Filter by attributes field.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Hosts page.
Field
Description
Enclosure Name
Displays the name of the host device. The icon next to the host name displays the type of discovery. It displays if the enclosure is from a vCenter or storage or FC discovery.
Up/Total Paths
Displays the total available paths versus the used path details for all the devices in the selected enclosure.
Type
Indicates if a host or storage is discovered through fabric discovery or vCenter discovery.
Total VMs
Displays the total number of VMs.
Peak Tx(%)
Displays the maximum transmitting speed in percentage.
Peak Rx(%)
Displays the maximum receiving speed in percentage.
CRC
Specifies Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors.
Corrected FEC
Displays the number of corrected Forward Error Correction (FEC) errors.
Uncorrected FEC
Displays the number of FEC errors that are not corrected.
ITW
Displays the number of Invalid Transmission Words (ITW) detected by the port.
Last Update Time
Specifies the date and time at which the host device was last updated.
IP Address
Displays the IP address of the device.
Protocol
Specifies if the host is streaming SCSI protocol traffic or NVMe protocol traffic. This column displays data only for the Hosts for which data is streamed to Nexus Dashboard using SAN Insights.
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Click on a host name displayed under the Enclosure Name column.
The Host enclosure slide-out pane appears.
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Click the Launch icon to view detailed information related to that particular host.
The Host Overview page appears. The tabs and their fields in the screen are explained in the following sections.
Summary
The Summary tab of the Host Overview page displays information about the selected host device, its status and path information between various hosts enclosures.
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Host Information |
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Name |
Name of the host device. |
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MAC Address |
Displays the MAC address of the host device. |
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WWNs |
Specifies the number of WorldWideNames (WWNs). |
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IP Address |
Displays the IP address of the host device. |
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Protocol |
Specifies if the transmission protocol is SCSI or NVMe. |
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OS Version |
Specifies the operating system of the host device. |
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FCIDs |
Specifies the associated FCID. |
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Host Status |
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Up/Total Paths |
Displays the total number of paths available versus the number of paths used by the host devices. |
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Alarms |
Displays the number of alarms generated, if any. |
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VM Usage |
Displays the number of VMs in use. |
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Events |
Displays the number of events that are generated for the host device. |
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Paths |
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Device Alias |
Specifies the device alias for the host device. Check one or more items under Device Alias and click Show Charts tab to view multiple performance charts. The Nexus Dashboard Web UI displays multiple performance charts on a single screen if you selected multiple items.
The Show Charts tab displays 4 charts at a time. If you choose more than 4 items, the Nexus Dashboard will not display any performance charts. |
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Status |
Specifies the status of the host device. |
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Fabric |
Displays the name of the SAN fabric. |
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Switch Interface |
Specifies the interface on the switch that is connected with the end device. |
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Rx (Mbps) |
Displays the average and the maximum speed in bytes/sec while receiving data. |
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Tx (Mbps) |
Displays the average and the maximum speed while transmitting data/ |
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PWWN |
Specifies the assigned port WWN for the host. |
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Updated Time |
Specifies the date and time at which the host device was last updated. |
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Topology |
Provides an end-to-end topology layout and path information between host enclosures and storage enclosures. You can hover on the device icons to see a tool tip that displays details about the device. Click on the green circle icon on the sides of the switch to display the Interface Details for the interface. It displays details about the interface. You can view performance data for the Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) and the connected host enclosures by navigating to the Host Overview > Summary page and clicking on the Perf. Graph button within the Topology view at the bottom of the page. When you click on the Perf. Graph button, you can see colors and percentages in the legend based on the latest record of Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) usage. You can also visualize performance data displayed with moving dotted lines between the connected host enclosures. Nexus Dashboard displays the performance data in the legend of the Topology view with a color based on the latest Rx and Tx utilization percentages. If no data is available, the links display in gray. You can view a Health Graph button that displays the default topology. The Table button displays the data flow path from the host to the storage device. The Table button displays a tabular view of what is shown in the topology diagram.
The Health Graph and the Table Graph buttons do not display for SAN Insights. |
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Custom Graphing |
Displays metrics on ECT/DAL/read/write times, active I/Os, aborts, failures etc. You can view the metrics based on two protocols, SCSI and NVMe. By default, the SCSI protocol is selected. The data is displayed for a maximum of 7 days. The refresh interval for the Custom Graphing page is 5 minutes. Click on the Play icon to refresh every 5 minutes automatically. The Custom Graphing area has two tabs - Graph and Table. This is a freestyle dashboard where you can select multiple metrics and real-time data for the selected metrics is displayed in a multiline graph format and the data table displays the corresponding raw data. The data is configured to refresh every 5 minutes. You can also add multiple graphs for comparison by clicking on Add Graph on the top right. You can add up to 3 graphs at a time. The Auto Refresh option is disabled by default. You must click the Play icon to enable the auto refresh. Click the Download button to download the table in .csv format. The download option is enabled only if the selected host has SAN insights feature enabled. Hover the mouse on the information (i)icon on the Initiator column. Click the icon that displays Show Flow VMs to open the Flow VMs window. You can view the VM names and IP addresses for the selected host. |
SAN Insights
The SAN Insights tab of the Host Overview page displays the Initiator-Target (IT) pairs, topology, average and total ECT/DAL/IOPS/throughput/read/write times, VM details and the switch interface for the selected host. You can view total read/write IOPS/throughput value for the selected host enclosure.
| Field | Description |
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Initiator Target Pairs |
This table lists all the initiator-target pairs for the selected host. The flow table shows the details of all the metrics on ECT/DAL/ IOPS/ Throughput/read/write times, Source Alias, SID, Destination Alias, DID, and the fabric along with their 1-hour average and baseline information. |
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Topology |
Provides an end-to-end topology layout and path information between the host enclosures. You can view performance data for the Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) and the connected storage enclosures by clicking on the Perf. Graph button within the Topology view. When you click on the Perf. Graph button, you can see colors and percentages in the legend based on the latest record of Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) usage. You can also visualize performance data displayed with moving dotted lines between the connected host enclosures. Nexus Dashboard displays the performance data in the legend of the Topology view with a color based on the latest Rx and Tx utilization percentages. If no data is available, the links display in gray. On the View card, from the Select Layout drop-down list, you can choose one of the following layouts:
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FROM: TO: |
Displays details of all the metrics on ECT/DAL/read/write times, active I/Os, IOPs and throughput along with their 1-hour average and baseline information. |
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The middle table in the bottom row displays VM name and IP address for the IT pair selected in the Initiator Target Pairs table. |
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Switch Interface |
Click on the interface icon (green circle) on the topology view to view details for the selected interface on the host device. |
Event Analytics
The Event Analytics tab displays all the alarms that are raised and cleared and also the events that are generated for the host devices.
Congestion Analysis
Congestion Analysis enables you to view slow drain statistics for the hosts. You can monitor the slow drain issue within any duration. You can view the data in a chart format and export the data for analysis. You can also view the topology that provides a high-level view of Tx wait, drops, credit loss recovery, over utilization, and port monitoring events.
Zoning
Displays the zones under which the host device is present. Use the Show Topology icon to the left of the zone name to view the zone topology. It displays hosts and storage devices pertaining to the zone and connected to a switch.
Optics
Displays temperature, current, receiving/transmitting power and voltage data for the optics connected to the switch.
DIRL
Displays the data collected from Dynamic Ingress Rate Limiting (DIRL) analysis for all the interfaces in the current fabric. You can view the latest DIRL data for all the configured fabrics. To get the latest DIRL data for a given fabric, select the fabric from the Fabric drop-down list and click Get latest DIRL data.
FDMI
Fabric-Device Management Interface (FDMI) retrieves management information about the attached Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and host operating systems. The FDMI table displays details about the link status, vendor, serial number, model, firmware version, and driver version.
RDP
Read Diagnostics Parameters (RDP) displays diagnostic data from the switch and the connected end devices which can be used in analyzing and troubleshooting link issues. Displays data from the show rdp fcid [fcid_id] vsan [vsan_id] command. To view sensor related information for a particular enclosure, click the link available under the Sensors column in the table.
Not all switches support the RDP command. The switch can poll for diagnostic information from the end devices using a polling interval.
VMs
Displays details about the virtual machines that are configured on the host device.
The following table describes the information available in the VMs tab.
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Name |
Displays the name of the VM. |
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OS |
Displays the version of the OS that the VM is running on. |
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IP |
Displays the IP address for the VM. |
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MAC Address(es) |
Displays the MAC addresses for the VMs. |
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#CPU |
Displays the number of CPUs associated with the VM. |
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Memory |
Displays the amount of memory associated with the VM. |
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Rx Utilization % |
Displays the Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) Utilization percentage of the bandwidth of the links for the host:
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Tx Utilization % |
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Read |
Displays the read information for the VM. |
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Write |
Displays the write information for the VM. |
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Status |
Displays the status information for the VM. |
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Data Store |
Displays the data store information for the VM. |
Select a VM from the table, and beneath the table, graphs are available that display VM charts for CPU & Memory, Disk I/O, and VM Flows for the selected virtual machine.
Devices
Choose Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Devices tab to display the list of host and storage devices.
Use the Show last day menu drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
Use the Show Host Ports menu drop-down list to filter the view by Host Ports and Storage Ports.
Use the Show Charts tab to view the performance charts for one or more fabrics. You must choose an item or multiple items listed in the Fabric column under the Devices tab before you click the Show Charts tab to view the performance chart. The Nexus Dashboard Web UI now displays multiple performance charts on a single screen if you selected multiple items.
The Show Charts tab displays 4 charts at a time. If you choose more than 4 items, the Nexus Dashboard will not display any performance charts.
The following table describes the fields that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Devices.
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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. For information on the Fabric Overview, see the section "Fabric Overview" in Understanding Fabric Overview for SAN Fabrics. |
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Enclosure Name |
Specifies the enclosure name. |
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Device Alias |
Specifies the device alias. Click the chart icon in the Device Alias 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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FCID |
Specifies the associated Fabric Channel ID (FCID). |
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Switch interface |
Specifies the switch interface. |
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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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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. |
Enclosures
Choose Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures tab to display the host and storage enclosures.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard extends the fabric visibility up to the server and allows you to discover and search the end devices, SAN Storage Enclosures, and Storage Systems that are attached to the network.
Click an enclosure name in the table to view more information about the enclosure.
Inventory
Choose Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Host Enclosures tab to display the host and storage inventory enclosures.
Inventory - Host Enclosures
The following table describes the fields that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Host Enclosures.
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Field |
Description |
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Enclosure |
Specifies the enclosure name. Click the enclosure name for more information. |
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OS |
Specifies the OS details. |
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IP Address |
Specifies the IP address of the switch. |
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WWNs |
Specifies the number of World Wide Names (WWNs). |
The following table describes the action items, in the Actions menu drop-down list, that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Host Enclosures.
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Action Item |
Description |
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Edit |
Select an enclosure from the table and choose Edit to update the enclosure information. |
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Change to Storage Enclosure |
Select an enclosure from the table and choose Change to Storage Enclosure to change the selected enclosure to storage enclosure. |
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Import |
Allows you to import enclosures data. |
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Export |
Allows you to export host and storage enclosures data in your inventory to your local directory in .txt file format. |
Importing or Exporting Inventory Enclosures Data
You can import and export enclosures data to a .txt file. This feature allows you to edit the exported file, and import the data to Nexus Dashboard. You can either choose to export All or Only Host Enclosures or Only Storage Enclosures data. You can also choose one Fabric or All fabrics' data while exporting.
To export Inventory Enclosures data, perform the following steps:
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On either Host Enclosures or Storage Enclosures tab, from the Actions drop-down list, select Export.
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Select the enclosures to export data. You can choose All or Only Host Enclosures or Only Storage Enclosures.
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In the Exported File Name field, provide the name of the exported file.
The export file is of .txt format only.
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From Fabric scope drop-down list, choose All Fabrics or specific Fabric from which you must export enclosures data.
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Click Export to download the enclosures data.
Save the exported file to a local directory.
To import Inventory Enclosures data, perform the following steps:
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On either Host Enclosures or Storage Enclosures tab, from the Actions drop-down list, select Import.
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Upload the data file from your local directory. You can either drag and drop the file, or browse to upload the data file.
You can import data from .txt file format only.
The uploaded file appears in the Import Enclosures area.
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Click OK to import the enclosures data. Click Cancel the discard.
Inventory - Storage Enclosures
The following table describes the fields that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Storage Enclosures.
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Field |
Description |
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Enclosure |
Specifies the enclosure name. Click the enclosure name for more information. |
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IP Address |
Specifies the IP address of the switch. |
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WWNs |
Specifies the number of World Wide Names (WWNs). |
The following table describes the action items, in the Actions menu drop-down list, that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Storage Enclosures.
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Action Item |
Description |
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Edit |
Select an enclosure from the table and choose Edit to update the enclosure information. |
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Change to Host Enclosure |
Select an enclosure from the table and choose Change to Host Enclosure to change the selected enclosure to host enclosure. |
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Import |
Allows you to import enclosures data. |
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Export |
Allows you to export host and storage enclosures data in your inventory to your local directory in .txt file format. |
Importing or Exporting Inventory Enclosures data
You can import and export enclosures data to a .txt file. This feature allows you to edit the exported file, and import the data to Nexus Dashboard. You can either choose to export All or Only Host Enclosures or Only Storage Enclosures data. You can also choose one Fabric or All fabrics' data while exporting.
To export Inventory Enclosures data, perform the following steps:
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On either Host Enclosures or Storage Enclosures tab, from the Actions drop-down list, select Export.
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Select the enclosures to export data. You can choose All or Only Host Enclosures or Only Storage Enclosures.
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In the Exported File Name field, provide the name of the exported file.
The export file is of .txt format only.
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From Fabric scope drop-down list, choose All Fabrics or specific Fabric from which you must export enclosures data.
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Click Export to download the enclosures data.
Save the exported file to a local directory.
To import Inventory Enclosures data, perform the following steps:
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On either Host Enclosures or Storage Enclosures tab, from the Actions drop-down list, select Import.
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Upload the data file from your local directory. You can either drag and drop the file, or browse to upload the data file.
You can import data from .txt file format only.
The uploaded file appears in the Import Enclosures area.
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Click OK to import the enclosures data. Click Cancel the discard.
Performance
Choose Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Performance > Host Enclosures tab to display the host and storage performance enclosures.
Performance - Host Enclosures
Choose Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures > Performance > Host Enclosures tab to display the list of host enclosures.
Use the Show last day menu drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
Use the Show Charts tab to view the performance charts for one or more enclosures. You must choose an item or multiple items listed in the Enclosure Name column under the Host Enclosures tab before you click the Show Charts tab to view the performance chart. The Nexus Dashboard Web UI now displays multiple performance charts on a single screen if you selected multiple items.
The Show Charts tab displays 4 charts at a time. If you choose more than 4 items, the Nexus Dashboard will not display any performance charts.
The following table describes the fields that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures > Performance > Host Enclosures.
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Field |
Description |
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Enclosure Name |
Specifies the enclosure name. Click the enclosure name to view more information. Click the chart icon 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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Rx/Tx/Errors/Discards |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving, transmitting, errors, or discards speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving, transmitting, errors, or discards speed. |
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Rx + Tx |
Specifies the sum of receiving and transmitting speeds. |
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Last Updated |
Specifies the last updated time. |
Performance - Storage Enclosures
Choose Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Storage Enclosures tab to display the storage enclosures.
Use the Show last day menu drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
Use the Show Charts tab to view the performance charts for one or more enclosures. You must choose an item or multiple items listed in the Enclosure Name column under the Storage Enclosure tab before you click the Show Charts tab to view the performance chart. The Nexus Dashboard Web UI now displays multiple performance charts on a single screen if you selected multiple items.
The Show Charts tab displays 4 charts at a time. If you choose more than 4 items, the Nexus Dashboard will not display any performance charts.
The following table describes the fields that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures> Inventory > Storage Enclosures.
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Field |
Description |
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Enclosure Name |
Specifies the enclosure name. |
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Rx/Tx/Errors/Discards |
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Avg |
Specifies the average receiving, transmitting, errors, or discards speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the receiving, transmitting, errors, or discards speed. |
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Last Updated |
Specifies the last updated time. |
Enclosure Members
The following table describes the fields that appear on Manage > Inventory > End Devices > Enclosures > Performance. Enclosure members can be viewed for Host and Storage performance enclosures. Use the Show last day menu drop-down list to filter the view by Day, Week, Month, and Year.
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Field |
Description |
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Fabric |
Specifies the fabric name. Click the name to view information about fabric health on the right-side of the page. |
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Device |
Specifies the device name. |
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Speed |
Specifies the device 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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Errors/Discards |
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Avg |
Specifies the average errors or discards speed. |
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Peak |
Specifies the peak utilization of the errors or discards speed. |
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Last Updated |
Specifies the last updated time. |
First Published: 2025-01-31
Last Modified: 2025-01-31