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==== What is the difference between the Monitor interfaces and the Management interfaces? ==== | |||
The Monitor interfaces are used to passively analyze traffic and cannot be used for management functions like accessing | The Monitor interfaces are used to passively analyze traffic and cannot be used for management functions like accessing | ||
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==== What can I do with the integrated KVM port ==== | |||
The Allegro Network Multimeter 1000 and 3000 series devices contain a KVM/IPMI management module from Supermicro by | The Allegro Network Multimeter 1000 and 3000 series devices contain a KVM/IPMI management module from Supermicro by | ||
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==== I do not have a WIFI client and I do not have a DHCP server. How can I access the Allegro Network Multimeter? ==== | |||
It is possible to make the Allegro Network Multimeter set a temporary static address on the LAN Management interface. | It is possible to make the Allegro Network Multimeter set a temporary static address on the LAN Management interface. | ||
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==== What kind of user data is stored on the Allegro Network Multimeter ==== | |||
All metadata and statistics are stored in the device's main memory and are gone as soon as the device is rebooted, | All metadata and statistics are stored in the device's main memory and are gone as soon as the device is rebooted, | ||
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==== How can I reset the Allegro Network Multimeter to a default configuration? ==== | |||
There are two ways to reset the configuration of the device. | There are two ways to reset the configuration of the device. | ||
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==== Where does the Allegro Network Multimeter display L1 issues like bad CRC frames? ==== | |||
Issues like these are accounted for the Monitoring interface on which the issue was encountered and the respective | Issues like these are accounted for the Monitoring interface on which the issue was encountered and the respective | ||
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==== What happens in case of a system overload? ==== | |||
In case of a system overload, a prominent warning is displayed at the top of the user interface for a few seconds | In case of a system overload, a prominent warning is displayed at the top of the user interface for a few seconds | ||
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What happens if the maximum number of stored connections has been reached? ==== | |||
In this case, the *Allegro Network Multimeter* will start freeing up memory by removing historic statistical data which | In this case, the *Allegro Network Multimeter* will start freeing up memory by removing historic statistical data which | ||
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==== I can only see the traffic of the last day. How can I increase this period? ==== | |||
If the system does not provide a sufficient look back-in-time with the given traffic, it may help to deactivate certain | If the system does not provide a sufficient look back-in-time with the given traffic, it may help to deactivate certain | ||
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==== What happens to the data after shutdown, reboot, or restart processing? ==== | |||
The Allegro Network Multimeter uses an In-Memory database to store the | The Allegro Network Multimeter uses an In-Memory database to store the | ||
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==== What types of SFP modules are supported? ==== | |||
This depends on which SFP+ ports are used. The following table shows what kind of modules are supported in which | This depends on which SFP+ ports are used. The following table shows what kind of modules are supported in which | ||
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==== What bypass options are available? ==== | |||
Two bypass options are available: | Two bypass options are available: | ||
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==== How does the bypass work? ==== | |||
If the Allegro Network Multimeter contains a bypass option, it is only active when the device is configured to operate | If the Allegro Network Multimeter contains a bypass option, it is only active when the device is configured to operate | ||
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==== What does the question mark on packets/bytes counters mean? ==== | |||
The Allegro Network Multimeter stores historical traffic data in | The Allegro Network Multimeter stores historical traffic data in | ||
different time resolutions depending on the age of the data. | different time resolutions depending on the age of the data. | ||
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==== How can I print statistics? ==== | |||
The *Allegro Network Multimeter* web interface can be printed by using | The *Allegro Network Multimeter* web interface can be printed by using | ||
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==== Which time stamps are used during packet ring buffer replay? ==== | |||
Packet ring buffer replay will use the original time stamps of the packets as they were captured. Therefore the replay | Packet ring buffer replay will use the original time stamps of the packets as they were captured. Therefore the replay | ||
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==== How many captures can be used in parallel? ==== | |||
The Allegro Network Multimeter 200 supports up to 3 parallel and the | The Allegro Network Multimeter 200 supports up to 3 parallel and the | ||
1000/3000 model supports up to 4 parallel captures. If the memory | 1000/3000 model supports up to 4 parallel captures. If the memory | ||
usage is too high, the number of parallel captures might be lower. | usage is too high, the number of parallel captures might be lower. | ||