TL performance management

User can select multiple TLs and enable/disable or view Performance Management. The PM State, Granularity, Enabling Time on local and remote ports gets updated on enabling the PM for selected TL(s) on Manage Topological Links page.

Perform the following steps to enable Performance Management on selected TL(s):

Go to Topology menu and click Manage TL option. Manage Topological Links page is displayed.
Select the desired TLs, right-click and select Performance Management > Enable PM. Enable PM window is displayed.
Select the check box against the desired interval and click Apply. PM Successfully Enabled message is displayed.
Click OK. Right-click the TL (on which PM is enabled) and go to Performance Management. Menu options displayed (when both intervals are chosen) is shown in the following figure:

Disable PM

Perform the following steps to disable Performance Management on a PM enabled TL:

Go to Topology menu and click Manage TL option. Manage Topological Links page is displayed.
Select the desired PM enabled TL(s), right-click and select Performance Management > Disable PM. Disable PM window is displayed.
Click Apply to disable PM on the selected TL. PM Successfully Disabled message is displayed.
Click OK.

Generate 24Hr PM History Report

Perform the following steps to generate 24Hr PM History Report:

Go to Topology menu and click Manage TL option. Manage Topological Links page is displayed.
Select a PM enabled TL, right-click and select Performance Management > Generate 24Hr PM History Report. View 24 hour PM history report window is displayed.
Click calendar button and select Start date and End date.
Click Apply. History 24h Performance Monitoring report is opened in a new browser window.
- To export all tables in PDF format, click (Export All tables To PDF) icon.
- To save individual tables in the report, select the desired format (PDF, CSV, XML or HTML) from the Export Option drop down menu against that table.
- To view the data of a table in form of a graph, click (View Graph of PM Parameters). Graph will be displayed with Throughput (Mbps) and Utilization (%) plotted against the time.

View current 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM

Perform the following steps to generate the current 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM Report:

Go to Topology menu and click Manage TL option. Manage Topological Links page is displayed.
Select a PM enabled TL, right-click and select Performance Management > View current 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM. Get Topological Link Current PM window is displayed.
Select/unselect the check box against the desired PM Parameters and click Apply. Current 15min/1h/24h Performance Monitoring report is displayed in a new browser window.
To save all tables in the report in PDF format, click (Export All tables To PDF) icon; or

To save individual tables in the report, select the desired format (PDF, CSV, XML and HTML) from the Export Option drop down menu against that table.

View previous 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM

Perform the following steps to generate the previous 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM Report:

Go to Topology menu and click Manage TL option. Manage Topological Links page is displayed.
Select a PM enabled TL, right-click and select Performance Management > View previous 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM. Get Topological Link History PM window is displayed.
Select/unselect the check box against the desired PM Parameters and click Apply. Previous 15min/1h/24h Performance Monitoring report is displayed in a new browser window.
To save all tables in the report in PDF format, click (Export All tables To PDF) icon; or

To save individual tables in the report, select the desired format (PDF, CSV, XML and HTML) from the Export Option drop down menu against that table.

To view the data of a table for previous 15min interval in form of graph, click (View Graph of PM Parameters). Graph will be displayed with Throughput (Mbps) and Utilization (%) plotted against the time.

Performance Data

Parameter	Description

Current 15Min/1Hr/24Hr and Previous 15Min/1Hr/24Hr PM parameters
Octets Tx	Select to display the count of number of octets transmitted.
Octets Rx	Select to display the count of number of octets received.
Throughput(Mbps)	Select to display the data rate in Mbps.
Utilization(%)	Select to display port capacity utilization percentage.
Deselect/Select All	Allows you to click and deselect/select all PM parameters.

View Live Throughput and Utilization Chart

Perform the following steps to view live throughput and utilization of the selected TL:

NOTE: Live Throughput Chart can be viewed only if 24 Hour PM is enabled on the TL.

Go to Topology menu and click Manage TL option. Manage Topological Links page is displayed.
Select a PM enabled TL, right-click and select Performance Management > View Live Throughput and Utilization Chart. Live Throughput and Utilization window is displayed.
The maximum value for Y-axis can be set by entering the value for Enter a new max for y-axis and click Update Y-Axis Max button. The Y-axis will be set for new maximum value.

Two graphs indicates two end points (A_End Port and Z_End Port) of a bidirectional TL. X-axis represents time and Y-axis throughput. Data is plotted on per minute basis with Throughput (Mb/s) in orange color and Utilization (%) in blue color.