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Chapter 14 Monitoring Your Network
Using Dashboards to Monitor the ACE System and Virtual Contexts
• Ensure that you allow the SNMP protocol and enter the v2c community string in the Config >
System > Primary Attributes page.
• Select the virtual context you want to monitor. This step is reflected in the monitoring procedures
as part of selecting your task; such as Monitor > Virtual Contexts > context > Load Balancing.
Using Dashboards to Monitor the ACE System and Virtual
Contexts
DM dashboards allow for faster and more accurate assessment and analysis of the ACE system and
virtual context health and usage, as well as performance. Corresponding monitoring views allow for
quick access to details for further investigation into potential problems highlighted in the dashboards.
Graphs, as well as monitoring screens, allow you to view historical data and compare the performance
with the peer objects.
Note All client browsers require that you enable Adobe Flash Player 9 to properly display the monitoring
graphs provided in DM.
Dashboards in DM provide:
• A central location for you to view monitoring highlights.
• Emphasis on potential issues that require your attention.
• Quick access to relevant DM pages for more detailed monitoring data.
In each dashboard, there are a relevant set of dashboard panes. The dashboard panes are moveable
element inside the dashboard that can be minimized/maximized, moved, and, if desired, removed from
view. You can also display a larger (full) window view for a dashboard window.
Note Changes made to dashboard layout or pane selections are only applicable for the current session. Those
changes are not maintained by DM the next time you access an DM dashboard.
The dashboard tables and graphs autorefresh at each sync. If desired, you can disable autofreshing by
clicking the Pause Autofresh button in the upper-right corner of the dashboard.
Note All dashboard contents are under Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Options will be grayed or not
displayed if proper permission has not been granted to the logged in user by the administrator. See the
“Controlling Access to the Cisco ACE Appliance” section on page 15-3 for more information about
RBAC in DM.
This section includes the following topics:
• ACE System Dashboard, page 14-3
• ACE Virtual Context Dashboard, page 14-11