Xena Knowledge Base

This section contains a brief description of the various panels in the XenaManager application.

General Purpose Panels

Start

This panel is the default visible panel when you start the XenaManager for the first time. It contains a short Getting Started guide for the application. You can close this panel once you don’t feel you need it anymore.

Available Resources

This panel displays the resources (modules, ports and streams) for all configured chassis in your current configuration.

Communication Trace

This panel displays the raw detailed realtime communication with the chassis. It is mainly used for debugging the communication in case of problems but it can also be used as a help for users who wants to write automation scripts.

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Selected Resource Panels

Resource Properties

This panel will enable you to view and modify properties for the resource currently selected in the Available Resources treeview (chassis, module, port or stream).

Port Statistics

This panel will display statistics counters for the port currently selected in the Available Resources treeview, including statistics for all streams on that port.

Filters

This panel will enable you to configure filters for the port currently selected in the Available Resources treeview.

Capture

This panel will enable you to configure capture settings for the port currently selected in the Available Resources treeview.

Histograms

This panel will enable you to configure histograms for the port currently selected in the Available Resources treeview.

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Testbed Centric Panels

Port Configuration Grid

This panel will enable you to view and modify properties for all ports in your testbed.

Stream Configuration Grid

This panel will enable you to view and modify properties for the streams configured on all ports in your testbed.

Global Statistics

This panel will display statistics counters for all ports in your testbed and also for all streams on those ports.

Statistics Counter Charting

This panel will enable you to plot various statistics counters for selected streams.

Logging and Reporting

This panel enables you to enable periodic logging of counters from your testbed ports. It also let you configure reports in PDF and HTML format of the counters.

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Event Log

This panel enables you to monitor logged events for the test ports.