SMC Networks 6.20 manual Appendix E Performance Tips, Optimize Your Computer System

APPENDIX E

PERFORMANCE TIPS

EliteView is a flexible network management platform that may be easily customized for your needs. Here are some suggestions that will help your get the best performance from your system.

Optimize Your Computer System

√Fast, local hard disk (< 8 ms access time).

√High-resolution color display (minimum 1024x768).

√Adequate memory (256 MB of memory if EliteView is used with other applications). Windows works best with lots of memory.

Minimize Unnecessary Resources

√Build submaps to show only the objects you need to manage.

√If objects are not responding, stop monitoring them. (Even though a non-existent or non-responsive object turns “red” on the map, EliteView will still monitor it, unless the Monitor option is turned off under the Add Object or Modify Object selection under the Edit menu.)

√Log data only as needed. The Log Manager is very obedient; if you want data reported every second for every port on your switch, make sure you have a very large capacity hard disk.

Although EliteView is not a resource-intensive program, it can demand enormous amounts of RAM, hard disk space and processor time if your events and data logs are set improperly.

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