Enable and disable PM

Enable/Disable PM on End Points of Packet Trunks option allows you enable or disable Performance Monitoring (PM) on end points of bidirectional packet trunk(s) from Topology View. This feature is available on Network View (Nodes) and Network View (Switches) tab.

NOTE: PM can be enabled only on Ethernet packet trunks.

Enabling PM

Perform the following steps to enable PM on packets trunk(s):

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is displayed.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) / Network View (Switches) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Select the desired packet trunk(s) using CTRL button and click .

   In case of aggregate links, double-click the link to expand and then select the desired trunks. PM cannot be enabled on links in collapsed form.

4. Select PM Interval as MIN_15/HR_24/BOTH from drop-down menu on Enable PM window and click OK. PM successfully enabled message is displayed.
5. Click OK. If desired, you can view the PM details on TL Properties window by right-click the PM enabled trunk and selecting TL Properties.
6. Select the trunk(s), goto Reports and click . View PM Reports window is displayed.

   

7. Select the check box(s) against the desired PM parameters.
8. To generate a PM report, select the desired interval from the drop-down options listed as follows:
   • View current 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM
   • View previous 15Min/24Hr/1Hr PM
   • View Live Throughput and Utilization Chart
   • Generate 24Hr PM History Report
9. Click OK. If Generate 24Hr PM History Report is selected, select Start Date and End Date in 24Hr PM History Report window and click OK.

   The result is displayed in a new browser window where the user can do any of the following actions:

   • To export all tables to PDF format, click (Export All tables To PDF) icon.
   • 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.

Disabling PM

Perform the following steps to disable PM on packets trunk(s):

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is displayed.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) / Network View (Switches) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Select the desired packet trunks using CTRL button and click

   The user can confirm whether PM is enabled on a given link by right-clicking on the desired trunk and selecting TL Properties.

4. PM Successfully Disabled information is displayed. Click OK.