Performance of One Switch report
Shows three charts, and a table of performance metrics for a switch over a time period that you specify. Use the report to analyze the performance of a switch.
Charts
The charts show the following performance metrics for the ports on the switch:- The send frame rates, the receive frame rates, and the total frame rates
- The send data rates, the receive data rates, and the total data rates
- The send bandwidth percentages, the receive bandwidth percentages, and the overall bandwidth percentages
Report output
The following information is provided in the report for the period that you specified:- Switch Name
- The logical name of the switch or the name that was defined when the switch was added to IBM Spectrum Control. If neither name is available, the WWN of the switch is displayed.
- Switch Location
- The physical location of the switch. The location is defined when a switch is added to IBM Spectrum Control. You can add or edit the location of the switch on the General tab of the properties notebook.
- Port Send Frame Rate (frames/s)
- The average number of frames per second that are sent by the port.
- Port Receive Frame Rate (frames/s)
- The average number of frames per second that are received by the port.
- Total Port Frame Rate (frames/s)
- The average number of frames per second that are transferred. This value includes frames that are sent and received by the port.
- Port Send Data Rate (MiB/s)
- The average rate at which data is sent from the port. The rate is measured in MiB per second. A send operation is a read operation that is processed, or a write operation that is initiated by the port.
- Port Receive Data Rate (MiB/s)
- The average rate at which data is received by the port. The rate is measured in MiB per second. A receive operation is a write operation that is processed, or a read operation that is initiated by the port.
- Total Port Data Rate (MiB/s)
- The average rate at which data is transferred through the port. The rate is measured in MiB per second and includes both send and receive operations.
- Port Send Bandwidth Percentage
- The percentage of the port bandwidth that is used for send operations. This value is an indicator of port bandwidth usage that is based on the speed of the port.
- Port Receive Bandwidth Percentage
- The percentage of the port bandwidth that is used for receive operations. This value is an indicator of port bandwidth usage that is based on the speed of the port.
- Overall Port Bandwidth Percentage
- The percentage of the port bandwidth that is used for send and receive operations. This value is an indicator of port bandwidth usage that is based on the speed of the port.
Related reports
To open the Most Active Switch Ports report, click the name of the switch in the report table.