Planning for Network Growth

Starting the Network Performance Advisor

 

Figure 10-3. Modify Report Setting Page

 

If you select a report period that has no available historical data, an error

 

message appears during report execution. There must be at least 1 hour of

 

historical traffic data available. Try changing your criteria to generate a report.

 

 

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Choose periods of time that represent the type of network utilization you wish

 

to analyze, for example, only Monday through Friday. Acting on recommen-

 

dations made for a data sampling period of atypical network usage could

 

worsen network performance during periods of normal use.

 

When you are finished with your selections, click on the Generate Report button

 

 

to go back to the Report Generation page. At the bottom of this page, click the

 

Create Report button. The report will begin generating. Statistics about the

 

report, such as the percent completed and time elapsed, will display on the

 

page.

 

You can only create one report at a time.

 

To cancel a report, click on the Cancel analysis button.

 

The new report displays automatically when it is completed. If there aren’t

 

enough hours of historical data in the selected time period to successfully

 

generate a report, or if there is insufficient disk space or memory, an error

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