How to Use the NMS200
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ProSafe NMS200 Network Management System
•Network availability
•Bandwidth capacity utilization
•Buffer usage and errors
•CPU and memory utilization
•Interface errors and discards
•Network latency
•Node and interface status
To get started using monitors, follow these steps:
1. Click Performance Management > Summary, and find the Resource Monitors portlet
on that page.
2. Hover the cursor over a Monitor of interest to see a tooltip of details about it.
3. Click to select a Monitor of interest.
4. Right-click the selected monitor in the Resource Monitors portlet, and then click Open to edit
its details, including enabling/disabling it.
Dashboard Views
With permissions, you can view the performance data collected by the monitors, in graphical
and tabular form including:
•Excessive interface utilization
•Unexpectedly high CPU load
•Loss of available memory
•Slow response time
•Excessive interface errors
To view this data, follow these steps:
1. Click Performance Management > Summary and find the Top Problem Nodes portlet.
2. Hover the cursor over a Device/Interface of interest to see a tooltip of details about its status.
3. Right-click and select Show Key Metrics, or Show Performance, which opens a
dashboard.
Use the NMS200 with Security DevicesThe NMS200 provides basic security information in the Show Key Metrics window.
To view the key security metrics:
1. Click Resources > Summary to display the list of managed resources.