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User Guide for the Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Traffic Analyzer, 5.0
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Chapter 5 User and System Administration
System Administration
Resources
Choose Administration > System > Resources to view the System Overview window. Table 5-1
describes the fields of the System Overview window for a NAM Traffic Analyzer with multiple CPUs
such as the Cisco NAM 2220 appliance.
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.
Tab l e 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.