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162 bytes added , 23 June 2021

Replaced 'Analyzer queue overcommit' with 'Ingress packet memory'

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 be enabled in cases of significant load imbalance.
-===Analyzer queue overcommit===
+===Ingress packet memory===
-This option enables the use of very large analyzer queues which may help
+This slider allows to configure the amount of memory which is used to buffer received packets. A larger amount of ingress packet memory may help in processing bursts of high bandwidth traffic without packet drops but it also decreases the amount of memory available for statistics. It is important to know that a restart of the processing does not suffice to make changes to this setting active. A full reboot of the device is required for that. See [[Performance Optimization Guide]].
-in processing bursts of high bandwidth traffic without packet drops.
-Since the queues are overcommited it is possible that this may cause
-network interface packet drops due to running out of packet buffers.
-See [[Performance Optimization Guide]].