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A. The installation software requires a minimum of 4.0 GB of disk space to install Cisco PVM and third-party software. Cisco PVM requires that a minimum of 70 GB of disk space be available in the data storage directory. For more information about storage requirements based on the number of NAMs you intend to support, see the Cisco Performance Visibility Manager Installation Guide.

Q. What are the ports and protocols used by Cisco PVM?

A.See Table 1-1.

Q. How do I obtain a license file for Cisco PVM?

A. Cisco Systems support provides the Cisco PVM license file. The customer installs the license file on the host machine where Cisco PVM is installed. See the Cisco Performance Visibility Manager Installation Guide for details.

Q. Before contacting Cisco to obtain a license file, what information do I need?

A. Cisco PVM users must request a license file from Cisco.

The following information is required during registration:

•Host name – obtained by executing the command host name on the host computer which Cisco PVM is installed.

•Host ID – obtained by executing the command lmhostid on the host computer which Cisco PVM is installed.

•Product – specific product for your host computer.

For additional details, see Installing the Cisco PVM License in the Cisco Performance Visibility Manager Installation Guide.

Q. What is the difference between Evaluation and Production modes of operation?

A. Without a valid license file installed, Cisco PVM operates in Evaluation mode and stops operating once the 90-day evaluation period expires. In Production mode, the license has no expiration.

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Contents Corporate Headquarters USA Cisco Performance Visibility Manager Traffic Analysis including Top-N Analysis Data Collection and Traffic AnalysisART Monitoring Historical InformationCiscoWorks and Ldap Integration NAM GUI Drill downSample Deployment Scenario PVM in LAN and WAN Placing Cisco NAM in Your Network Basic questions about the Problems to be addressedTypical workflow for deploying Cisco PVM Configure the NAMs in Your NetworkDeploy PVM and add the NAMs in Cisco PVM Create the Datasource Groups DSGs in Cisco PVM Start monitoring your network using Cisco PVMUsage Scenarios NAM SetupUser Setup Cisco PVM Initial SetupUser Management through the GUI User management through Ldap Adding a NAM through the GUI Mapping Ldap users to PVM rolesCisco Internal Use Only Importing Multiple Devices DCR Export File Import File FormatsUser created CSV file Datasource Group DSG Creation Cisco Internal Use Only Scenario 1 Traffic Profiling Contd Cisco Internal Use Only Cisco Internal Use Only Cisco Internal Use Only Contd Create an ART Group that carries traffic you are interested Scenario 2 Proactive MonitoringContd Click the Setup tab Click the Thresholds menu item Click Add Contd Cisco Internal Use Only PVM displays the details of the threshold violation Scenario 3 Troubleshooting Click Refresh Verify the link utilization on the client Branch RouterClick Connect Cisco Internal Use Only Overview of PVM functionality Traffic Analysis using Cisco PVMMonitoring Cisco Internal Use Only Aggregation Schemes Report Views Real-Time and Trend ChartsDrill-downs Reporting Report Name Drill-Down Reports AvailableCisco Internal Use Only Application Response Time Analysis in Cisco PVM Art SetupArt Reports Cisco Internal Use Only ART Report Archives Baselining and Alerts in Cisco PVM Cisco Internal Use Only Generating Snmp Traps Alerts in Cisco PVM Cisco Internal Use Only Minimum Server Requirements Hardware Cisco PVM Requirements and SizingSoftware Minimum Client Requirements HardwareMaximum NAMs CPUs Cisco PVM Installation and UninstallationDisk Space Required Cd PVMINSTALLDIR/j2sdk142/bin Install ProcedureUninstall Procedure $su pvmadm $pvm stop Start and Stop ProcedureMaintaining and Troubleshooting Cisco PVM Troubleshooting TipsPurging and retention period Database ManagementArchiving $su pvmadmImporting the archived files Gunzip -c archivefilenamecpio -icvB *switchConclusion Deployment Q&A AppendixCisco Internal Use Only Cisco Internal Use Only Deployment Troubleshooting Cisco Internal Use Only For More Information USA