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Status Needs more information
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 8, 2024

Show Buffer-Credit configured per Switch-Port

Provide a column on the switch port page with the configured buffer credits. This would help to prove a virtualize configuration or to identify a possible congerstion source.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    May 16, 2024

    Traffic congestion is caused, among other things, by the buffer credits not being configured correctly or, for example, by an ISL being configured the same on both sides or Storage Virtualize not being set to 41. 

  • Guest
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    May 16, 2024

    Traffic congestion is caused, among other things, by the buffer credits not being configured correctly or, for example, by an ISL being configured the same on both sides or Storage Virtualize not being set to 41. 

  • Guest
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    Apr 23, 2024

    Hello, we have buffer congestion stats available today, albeit not on the port page. You can go to the performance tab and look at them, either for the switch or for the device, or you can set up alerts. Does this meet your needs?