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Chapter 5 User and System Administration

System Administration

Resources

Choose Administration > System > Resources to view the System Overview window. Table 5-1describes the fields of the System Overview window for a NAM Traffic Analyzer with multiple CPUs such as the Cisco NAM 2220 appliance.

Table 5-1	System Overview
Field		Description
Date		Current date and time synchronized with the switch,
		router, or NTP server.
Hostname		NAM hostname.
IP Address		NAM IP address.
System Uptime		Length of time the host has been running uninterrupted.
CPU Utilization		Percentage of CPU resources being consumed by the
		NAM. Average, at top, indicates the average CPU usage
		of all CPUs. Each individual CPU in a multi-CPU
		platform is listed separately.
Memory Utilization		Percentage of memory resources being consumed by the
		NAM.
Memory Total		Total amount of system memory.
Disk Usage		Shows root, config, and data partitions with their total
		and free space.
Data Files		Shows the amount of disk space used up by the
		performance data base files ("DB") and the packet capture
		to disk ("capture" files).
NIC Statistics		Shows the health and usage information on the data ports,
		where the NAM receives most of the traffic to be
		analyzed. It shows the number of packets received (rx
		pkts), number of bytes received (rx bytes) and number of
		packets lost or dropped (rx lost). The first number shows
		cumulative counts since the start of the NAM, and the
		second one shows the same counters for the last ten
		seconds.

Network Parameters

To view and set network parameters:

Step 1 Choose Administration > System > Network Parameters.

The Network Parameters screen displays.

Step 2 Enter or change the information detailed in Table 5-2.

User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0

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