How to Update Flows

Flows are computed based on the Gigamon discovery or manual links connecting the GigaVUE nodes and the maps participating in the flow. The changes made to the flow are not seen unless they are automatically updated after every 24 hours or manual updated from the Flows page. In release 5.3, flows can be updated

Note:  It is recommended to update flows on a per-site basis for best results. If you update flows without selecting a site, the action will update all flows across all sites, which will take a very long time and is not a recommended practice. Refer to Update Flows for a Selected Site.

To manually update a flow:

1.

Click Physical in the top navigation bar.

2.

(Optional) From the sites drop-down box, select a site.

3.

In the left navigation pane, click Flows. The Flows page is displayed.

Important: if you update flows without selecting a site, all flows across all sites will be updated, which will take a long time. This is supported but is not recommended. To update a flows on a per-site bases, refer to Update Flows for a Selected Site.

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Click Actions > Update. A message is displayed to indicate that the flow calculation is in progress. The check boxes to select a flow disappear when the flow is being updated. They slowly start appearing when the update is completed for that particular flow.

Note:  All components of a flow must belong to the same site. If a GigaVUE node does not belong to the same site as compared to the node connected to the tools, then an error message is displayed.