> # Creating a Collection with Performance Manager

> The Performance Manager Configuration Wizard steps you through the process of creating collections using configuration files. Collections are defined for one or all VSANs in the fabric. Collections can include statistics from the SAN element types described in Table 6-1.

> Table 6-1 Performance Manager Collection Types
> Collection Type | Description
> --- | ---
> ISLs | Collects link statistics for ISLs.
> Host | Collects link statistics for SAN hosts.
> Storage | Collects link statistics for a storage elements.
> Flows | Collects flow statistics defined by the Flow Configuration Wizard.

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