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<a name="wp1307374"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Configuring Performance Manager for Use with Cisco Traffic Analyzer

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<a name="wp1287821"> </a><p class="pBody">
Performance Manager works in conjunction with the Cisco Traffic Analyzer to allow you to monitor and 
manage the traffic on your fabric. Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Performance Manager requires the 
following components:

</p>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ul class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1287822"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">A configured Fibre Channel Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) destination (SD) port to forward Fibre 
Channel traffic.
</li>
<a name="wp1287823"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">A Port Analyzer Adapter 2 (PAA-2) to convert the Fibre Channel traffic to Ethernet traffic.
</li>
<a name="wp1287824"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Cisco Traffic Analyzer software to analyze the traffic from the PAA-2.
</li>
</ul></div>
<a name="wp1287825"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
DETAILED STEPS
</h2>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1287827"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Set up the Cisco Traffic Analyzer according to the instructions in the <em class="cEmphasis">Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port 
Analyzer Adapter 2 Installation and Configuration Note.
</em></li>
<a name="wp1287829"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Get the following three items of information:
</li>
<div class="pSmartList2"><ul class="pSmartList2">
<a name="wp1287830"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">The IP address of the management workstation on which you are running Performance Manager and Cisco Traffic Analyzer.</li>
<a name="wp1287831"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">The path to the directory where Cisco Traffic Analyzer is installed.</li>
<a name="wp1287832"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">The port that is used by Cisco Traffic Analyzer (the default is 3000).</li>
</ul></div>
<a name="wp1287834"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Start the Cisco Traffic Analyzer.
</li>
<div class="pSmartList2"><ol type="a" class="pSmartList2">
<a name="wp1287835"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Choose <b class="cBold">Performance &gt; Traffic Analyzer &gt; Open</b>.</li>
<a name="wp1287836"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Enter the URL for the Cisco Traffic Analyzer, in the format:</li>
<div class="pPreformattedRelative"><pre class="pPreformattedRelative">
<span style="font-weight: bold">http</span>://&lt;<em class="cEmphasis">ip address</em>&gt;:&lt;<em class="cEmphasis">port number</em>&gt;<a name="wp1287837"> </a>
<a name="wp1287838"> </a>
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<a name="wp1287840"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
<em class="cEmphasis">ip address </em>is the address of the management workstation on which you have installed the Cisco 
Traffic Analyzer

</p>
<a name="wp1287841"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
:<em class="cEmphasis">port number </em>is the port that is used by Cisco Traffic Analyzer (the default is :3000).

</p>
<div class="pSmartList2"><ol type="a" class="pSmartList2">
<a name="wp1287842"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Click <b class="cBold">OK</b>.</li>
<a name="wp1287843"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Choose <b class="cBold">Performance &gt; Traffic Analyzer &gt; Start</b>.</li>
<a name="wp1287844"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Enter the location of the Cisco Traffic Analyzer, in the format:</li>
<div class="pPreformattedRelative"><pre class="pPreformattedRelative">
<span style="font-weight: bold">D</span>:\&lt;<em class="cEmphasis">directory</em>&gt;\<span style="font-weight: bold">ntop.bat</span><a name="wp1287845"> </a>
<a name="wp1287846"> </a>
</pre></div>
<a name="wp1287848"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel2">
D: is the drive letter for the disk drive where the Cisco Traffic Analyzer is installed.

</p>
<a name="wp1287849"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel2">
<em class="cEmphasis">directory</em> is the directory containing the ntop.bat file.

</p>
<a name="wp1287850"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Click <b class="cBold">OK</b>.</li>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1287852"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Create the flows you want Performance Manager to monitor, using the Flow Configuration Wizard. See 
the <a href="perfmon06.html">&quot;Creating a Flow with Performance Manager&quot; topic</a>
</li>
<a name="wp1287857"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Define the data collection you want Performance Manager to gather, using the Performance Manager 
Configuration Wizard. See the <a href="perfmon07.html">&quot;Creating a Collection with Performance Manager&quot; topic</a>.
</li>
<div class="pSmartList2"><ol type="a" class="pSmartList2">
<a name="wp1287861"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Choose the VSAN you want to collect information for or choose <span style="font-weight: bold">All VSANs</span>.</li>
<a name="wp1287862"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Check the types of items you want to collect information for (Hosts, ISLs, Storage Devices, and Flows).</li>
<a name="wp1287863"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Enter the URL for the Cisco Traffic Analyzer in the format:</li>
<div class="pPreformattedRelative"><pre class="pPreformattedRelative">
<span style="font-weight: bold">http</span>://&lt;i<span style="font-style: oblique">p address</span>&gt;/&lt;<span style="font-style: oblique">directory</span>&gt;<a name="wp1287864"> </a>
<a name="wp1287865"> </a>
</pre></div>
<a name="wp1287866"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel2">
where:

</p>
<a name="wp1287867"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel2">
<span style="font-style: italic">ip address</span> is the address of the management workstation on which you have installed the Cisco 
Traffic Analyzer, and <span style="font-style: italic">directory</span> is the path to the directory where the Cisco Traffic Analyzer is 
installed.

</p>
<a name="wp1287868"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.</li>
<a name="wp1287869"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Review the data collection on this and the next section to make sure this is the data you want to collect.</li>
<a name="wp1287870"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Click <b class="cBold">Finish</b> to begin collecting data.</li>
<a name="wp1287871"> </a><p class="pBodyAutonumRel">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> Data is not collected for JBOD or for virtual ports. If you change the data collection 
configuration parameters during a data collection, you must stop and restart the collection 
process for your changes to take effect.

</p>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1287873"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose <b class="cBold">Performance &gt; Reports</b> to generate a report. Performance Manager Web Server must be 
running. You see Web Services; click <b class="cBold">Custom</b> then select a report template.
</li>
<a name="wp1287877"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> It takes at least five minutes to start collecting data for a report. Do not attempt to generate a 
report in Performance Manager during the first five minutes of collection.

</p>
<a name="wp1287879"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b class="cBold">Cisco Traffic Analyzer</b> at the top of the Host or Storage detail pages to view the Cisco Traffic 
Analyzer information, or choose <b class="cBold">Performance &gt; Traffic Analyzer &gt; Open</b>. The Cisco Traffic Analyzer 
page will not open unless ntop has been started already.
</li>
<a name="wp1287880"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> For information on capturing a SPAN session and starting a Cisco Traffic Analyzer session to 
view it, refer to the <em class="cEmphasis">Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port Analyzer Adapter 2 Installation and 
Configuration Note.
</em>
</p>
<a name="wp1287883"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> For information on viewing and interpreting your Performance Manager data, see the <a href="perfmon06.html">&quot;Creating 
a Flow with Performance Manager&quot; topic</a>.<br />
<br />
For information on viewing and interpreting your Cisco Traffic Analyzer data, refer to the <em class="cEmphasis">Cisco 
MDS 9000 Family Port Analyzer Adapter 2 Installation and Configuration Note</em>.

</p>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1307325"> </a><p class="pBody">
For performance drill-down, DCNM-SAN Server can launch the Cisco Traffic Analyzer in-context from 
the Performance Manager graphs. The aliases associated with hosts, storage devices, and VSANs are 
passed to the Cisco Traffic Analyzer to provide consistent, easy identification.

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