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* Processing packets since: This is the time since the packet processing was started. This can be the uptime of the system but packet processing can be manually restarted for various reasons (replaying pcap files, clearing all data, changing some configuration settings, etc).
* Processing packets since: This is the time since the packet processing was started. This can be the uptime of the system but packet processing can be manually restarted for various reasons (replaying pcap files, clearing all data, changing some configuration settings, etc).
* Data stored for last: This value describes how long the Multimeter contains information from historical traffic.
* Data stored for last: This value describes how long the Allegro Network Multimeter contains information from historical traffic.
:The storage duration depends on the network traffic, the configuration settings, and the amount of memory available in the system.
:The storage duration depends on the network traffic, the configuration settings, and the amount of memory available in the system.
:Once the memory is fully utilized, older data will be automatically removed in favor of new data.
:Once the memory is fully utilized, older data will be automatically removed in favor of new data.
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:The duration may be larger than the data store time or even shorter depending on the actual network traffic and the size of the storage device and ring buffer.
:The duration may be larger than the data store time or even shorter depending on the actual network traffic and the size of the storage device and ring buffer.
* Memory utilization: The current utilization is printed together with a graph about the change of the utilization over time.  
* Memory utilization: The current utilization is printed together with a graph about the change of the utilization over time.  
:The Multimeter uses an automatic cleanup mechanism to remove old data in favor of new data.
:The Allegro Network Multimeter uses an automatic cleanup mechanism to remove old data in favor of new data.
:The available memory should always be used as much as possible and the cleanup mechanism ensures that approximately 90% of the system memory is in use.
:The available memory should always be used as much as possible and the cleanup mechanism ensures that approximately 90% of the system memory is in use.
* Load: The load information shows the utilization of the system’s CPU.  
* Load: The load information shows the utilization of the system’s CPU.  
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