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Cisco PVM allows the user to add an individual NAM and its associated device through the GUI. Click the Setup Tab and select the NAMs menu item to see the list of NAMs.

Click Add to add a NAM and its device.

Note:

1.You can add only the NAM and add the Switch/Router later. In this case, Cisco PVM collects information from the NAM and display traffic statistics for the NAM datasources. No information is collected from the associated Switch/Router till you add the Switch/Router.

2.The two enabled checkboxes enables or disables collection from the NAM and its associated device in Cisco PVM and does not enable/disable the device itself.

3.The NAM User ID and password fields accept the login credentials for the NAM web interface. If any information is provided, it is used during the single sign-on process. If no information is provided, Cisco PVM tries the single sign-on using the login credentials of the user currently initiating the process, and if that fails, Cisco OVM opens the Login page for the NAM GUI.

4.Ensure that the SNMP credentials are correct. The RO and RW community strings are both needed. The default SNMP timeout value is

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Corporate Headquarters USA Cisco Performance Visibility Manager ART Monitoring Data Collection and Traffic AnalysisTraffic Analysis including Top-N Analysis Historical Information NAM GUI Drill down CiscoWorks and Ldap Integration Sample Deployment Scenario PVM in LAN and WAN Basic questions about the Problems to be addressed Placing Cisco NAM in Your Network Deploy PVM and add the NAMs in Cisco PVM Configure the NAMs in Your NetworkTypical workflow for deploying Cisco PVM Start monitoring your network using Cisco PVM Create the Datasource Groups DSGs in Cisco PVM NAM Setup Usage Scenarios User Management through the GUI Cisco PVM Initial SetupUser Setup User management through Ldap Mapping Ldap users to PVM roles Adding a NAM through the GUI Cisco Internal Use Only Importing Multiple Devices User created CSV file Import File FormatsDCR Export 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 Scenario 2 Proactive Monitoring Create an ART Group that carries traffic you are interested Contd 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 Verify the link utilization on the client Branch Router Click Refresh Click Connect Cisco Internal Use Only Monitoring Traffic Analysis using Cisco PVMOverview of PVM functionality Cisco Internal Use Only Aggregation Schemes Real-Time and Trend Charts Report Views Drill-downs Report Name Drill-Down Reports Available Reporting Cisco Internal Use Only Art Setup Application Response Time Analysis in Cisco PVM Art 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 Software Cisco PVM Requirements and SizingMinimum Server Requirements Hardware Minimum Client Requirements Hardware Disk Space Required Cisco PVM Installation and UninstallationMaximum NAMs CPUs Install Procedure Cd PVMINSTALLDIR/j2sdk142/bin Uninstall Procedure Start and Stop Procedure $su pvmadm $pvm stop Troubleshooting Tips Maintaining and Troubleshooting Cisco PVM Archiving Database ManagementPurging and retention period $su pvmadm Gunzip -c archivefilenamecpio -icvB *switch Importing the archived files Conclusion Appendix Deployment Q&A Cisco Internal Use Only Cisco Internal Use Only Deployment Troubleshooting Cisco Internal Use Only For More Information USA