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Port Statistics data window, Table 18 Port Statistics data window fields, AL Init Error

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Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window (Figure 50) displays statistics for port performance. To open the Port Statistics data window, select one or more ports and click the Port Stats data window tab. Figure 50 Port Statistics data window The Statistics drop-down list is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the drop-down list and select one of the following: • Select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset. • Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. • Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. When viewing baseline statistics, click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline. The baseline is also be set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable. The Port Statistics data window fields are described in Table 18. Table 18 Port Statistics data window fields Field Description Start Time Beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. • The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable. • The start time for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. • The start time for the Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set. End Time Last time the statistics were updated on the display. Total Time Total time period from start time to end time. Al Init Number of times the port entered the initialization state. AL Init Error Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss. Bad Frames Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the frame didn't end with an EOF. BB_CreditRecoveryFrameFail Number of times more frames were lost during a credit recovery period ure than the recovery process could resolve. This generates a Link Reset to recover the credits. 90

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Port Statistics data window
The Port Statistics data window (
Figure 50
) displays statistics for port performance. To open the Port
Statistics data window, select one or more ports and click the
Port Stats
data window tab.
Figure 50
Port Statistics data window
The Statistics drop-down list is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to
view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the drop-down list and select one of the
following:
Select
Absolute
to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset.
Select
Rate
to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period.
Select
Baseline
to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. When
viewing baseline statistics, click
Clear
Baseline
to set the current baseline. The baseline is also be set
when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.
The Port Statistics data window fields are described in
Table 18
.
Table 18
Port Statistics data window fields
Field
Description
Start Time
Beginning of the period over which the statistics apply.
The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable.
The start time for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval.
The start time for the Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set.
End Time
Last time the statistics were updated on the display.
Total Time
Total time period from start time to end time.
Al Init
Number of times the port entered the initialization state.
AL Init Error
Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed.
Increments count when port has a sync loss.
Bad Frames
Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the frame
didn't end with an EOF.
BB_CreditRecoveryFrameFail
ure
Number of times more frames were lost during a credit recovery period
than the recovery process could resolve. This generates a Link Reset to
recover the credits.