Monitoring The Network Subsystem In Netware - HP ML570 - ProLiant - G2 Tuning Manual

Novell NetWare 6 performance tuning guidelines for ProLiant servers
monitoring the
network subsystem in
NetWare 6
In NetWare 6, use the monitor, NetWare Remote Manager (NRM), and the SET NetWare
utility tools to gauge the status of the network subsystem performance. These utilities
provide clues as to whether there is a network subsystem bottleneck in your system. Some
of the parameters to watch closely are:
packet receive buffers – number of buffers that are available to the file system for
holding client requests until they can be processed.
maximum packet receive buffers – specifies the maximum number of packet buffers
the operating system can allocate.
maximum physical receive packet size –specifies the maximum packet size that can
be transmitted on the network.
NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) packet signature option – controls the NCP packet
signature level on the server.
To monitor LAN Traffic using the NRM tool, follow these steps:
1. Invoke the NRM, and then select Health Monitor listed under the Diagnose Server
category to display the following screen.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to invoke the NRM, refer to the NetWare
Remote Manager section of this document.
2. Check LAN Traffic (as shown in the figure above) and click Apply.
3. Click on LAN Traffic for a graphical display of the Packets Per Second as shown in
the next figure.
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