Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Transparent Caching User Guide

Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite
Transparent Caching Manager User Guide
Release 5.1.1
January 2014
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CONTENTS
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Preface
vii
Document Conventions
Terminology
vii
viii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
CHAPTER
1
Getting Started
1-1
Logging Into VDS TC Manager
VDS TC Manager Elements
1-1
1-4
Monitoring the System Status
1-5
Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame
Closing VDS TC Manager
CHAPTER
2
Status Menu
ix
1-6
1-8
2-1
Dashboard
2-1
Hardware View
2-3
Logical View 2-7
Cluster Status 2-8
Cache Engines 2-10
Management Server 2-13
Memory Utilization
CPU Utilization
Storage
CHAPTER
3
2-15
2-16
2-17
Statistics Menu
3-1
Interfaces 3-1
Total Data 3-2
Management Server (mg) 3-2
Cache Engine (ce “#”) 3-3
TCP Connections 3-5
Downstream 3-6
Upstream 3-7
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Downstream Handling 3-7
Asymmetric Connections 3-8
Unknown Direction 3-9
Loop Detected 3-10
Bandwidth 3-11
Total Downstream 3-12
In Downstream 3-12
Cache Out 3-13
Bytes Hit Ratio 3-14
Cache Productivity 3-15
Percentile 3-16
Total Upstream 3-17
In Upstream 3-18
HTTP Services 3-18
Total Downstream 3-19
In Downstream 3-20
Cache Out 3-21
Bytes Hit Ratio 3-22
Cache Content 3-23
Cache Size 3-24
Cache Details 3-24
Top HTTP URLs 3-25
Top P2P Hashes 3-26
Storage 3-27
Volume Usage 3-28
Requests 3-29
Block Size 3-30
Read Percentage 3-31
iSCSI Network 3-32
Bandwidth 3-33
QoE
3-34
HTTP Clear vs. Cache 3-34
P2P Clear vs. Cache 3-35
IP Statistics 3-36
CHAPTER
4
Configuration Menu
4-1
Cluster Configuration 4-1
Exporting the Configuration File
Using the Policy Manager
4-2
4-3
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Rules 4-4
Editing Rules 4-5
Adding Rules and Subrules 4-6
Deleting Rules 4-8
Configuration Section 4-8
Export 4-9
Import 4-9
Version History 4-10
Current Configuration 4-10
Categories 4-11
Editing Categories 4-12
Adding Categories 4-14
Policies 4-17
Editing Policies 4-18
Adding Policies 4-19
Timeplans 4-21
Editing Timeplans 4-22
Adding Daily Timeplans 4-23
Adding Weekly Timeplans 4-24
Adding Monthly Timeplans 4-25
Adding Yearly Timeplans 4-26
HTTP Services 4-27
Editing HTTP Services Groups 4-28
Adding an HTTP Services Group 4-30
Publish the Configuration 4-30
The License Manager 4-31
Generating a License Request 4-32
Installing a New License 4-32
Settings
4-33
General 4-33
Changing or Resetting Passwords
CHAPTER
5
Maintenance Menu
Upload Files
Logs
Graphs
4-34
5-1
5-1
5-2
5-3
Cache Lists 5-5
Export Cache List 5-5
Export Black List 5-6
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APPENDIX
A
Basic Policy Management Example
APPENDIX
B
Graph Updates
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Preface
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite (VDS) Transparent Caching (TC) Manager is a web monitoring
application that you can use for both integrated appliance and cluster installations. Using graphs and
statistics, the intuitive user-friendly interface of Cisco VDS TC Manager enables you to monitor your
VDS-TC Transparent Caching HTTP and P2P aching performance. Cisco VDS TC Manager provides an
immediate presentation of the system overall operational performance, logical and cache statuses, and
information regarding configuration, storage, and interface.
The Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Transparent Caching Manager User Guide provides
information on how to use the VDS TC Manager for both cluster and integrated appliance installations.
This preface describes terminology that is used throughout this guide and demonstrates the styles and
conventions used in this guide. This preface contains:
•
Document Conventions
•
Terminology
•
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Document Conventions
Table 1 describes the conventions used in the this guide.
Table 1
Conventions Used
Item
Convention
Commands and keywords
boldface font
Variables for which you supply values
italic font
Displayed session and system information
screen
Information you enter
boldface screen
Variables you enter
italic screen
Menu items and button names
boldface font
Choosing a menu item in paragraphs
Option > Network Preferences
Choosing a menu item in tables
Option > Network Preferences
font
font
font
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Caution
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
publication.
Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage
or loss of data.
Terminology
Table 2 describes terms and concepts that apply to VDS TC Cache Manager.
Table 2
VDS TC Cache Manager Terminology
Term
Description
bytes hit ratio
The number of bytes of cached out traffic divided by the total number of
bytes of traffic, whether it was cached or not. For example, a 60% bytes hit
ratio means that 60% of the overall bandwidth came from the cache and
40% came from the world.
cache in
A connection where the object requested by a subscriber does not exist in
the cache (which creates a “miss”), and the requested incoming data from
the world is stored in the cache.
cache out
A connection where the object requested by a subscriber exists in the cache
(which creates a “hit”), and the request is served from the cache as outgoing
traffic to the subscriber.
cache productivity
The total cached out traffic divided by the total cached in traffic. This
information is available for all protocols.
clear
The status of a subscriber request when the requested file segment does not
exist in the cache. Subsequently, this object is either cached in or
forwarded.
CMDB miss
The status of a subscriber request when the requested file segment does not
exist in the cache due to an unexpected deletion or corruption.
data
A connection where P2P or HTTP file segments are transferred.
data non-data ratio
The ratio of data to non-data. The average data non-data ratio is between 1%
and 10%.
downstream
Objects transmitted from the world to the subscriber. Also called W2I.
forward
The process of forwarding an object directly to its requesting subscriber
without caching it. This is applied to an object that does not yet exist in the
cache. At this stage, it is only listed in the cache, according to the predefined
license rules of the platform (see verify), and will only be cached upon
future request.
hit
The status of an ISP subscriber request when the requested file segment
exists in cache. Subsequently, this object is cached out.
hit miss ratio
The number of hits divided by the number of misses.
I2W
Upstream data flowing from the ISP to the world.
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VDS TC Cache Manager Terminology (continued)
Term
Description
incoming
Downstream and upstream objects transmitted from the redirector into the
cache server. Each incoming object is either cached in, cached out,
forwarded, or blocked.
non-data
A connection through which P2P clients communicate with each other but
do not transfer P2P file segments. For example, P2P clients may
communicate the details of the file segments and the uploader queue
number, but do not transfer the file segments.
outgoing
Downstream and upstream objects transmitted out from the redirector. Each
outgoing object was either cached in, cached out, or forwarded.
request hit ratio
The first time a new session arrives in the cache, it is labeled as cache out,
cache in, or forward. The request hit ratio represents the number of cache
out sessions divided by the number non-cache out sessions. That is, the
request hit ratio measures the percentage of requests delivered from cache
versus the world.
upstream
Objects transmitted from the subscriber to the world. Also called I2W.
verify
A predefined set of license dependent rules that determine the caching
parameters of an object.
world
The World Wide Web (WWW).
W2I
Downstream data flowing from the world to the subscriber.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and
revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation as an RSS feed and set content to be
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Getting Started
This chapter describes how to get started with the Cisco VDS TC Manager.
Note
To get started with the Cisco VDS TC Manager, you need the IP address of the VDS TC management
server, and the VDS TC Manager username and password that were provided by Cisco at installation.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Logging Into VDS TC Manager
•
VDS TC Manager Elements
•
Monitoring the System Status
•
Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame
•
Closing VDS TC Manager
Logging Into VDS TC Manager
Follow these steps to log into the VDS TC Manager:
Step 1
Note
Step 2
In a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, enter https://IP_address, where IP_address is
the IPv4 address of the VDS TC management server or enter https://[IP_address], where IP_address is
the IPv6 address of the VDS TC management server.
Notice the brackets ([]) around the IPv6 address.
A Security Alert window appears.The Security Alert window will vary depending on the web browser
that you use. Figure 1-1 shows an example of the Internet Explorer Security Window.
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Figure 1-1
Step 3
Security Alert Window
Click Continue to this website. An authentication dialog box appears. Figure 1-2 shows an example of
an authentication dialog box for Internet Explorer.
Figure 1-2
Authentication Dialog Box for Internet Explorer
Step 4
Enter the user name and password that were provided by Cisco upon installation.
Step 5
The VDS TC Manager window appears.
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Figure 1-3
VDS TC Manager Integrated Appliance Window
Figure 1-4
VDS TC Manager Blade Server Cluster Window
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Figure 1-5
VDS TC Manager C-Series Cluster Window
VDS TC Manager Elements
Use the letters denoted in Figure 1-3 as a guide for the Cisco VDS TC Manager elements.The VDS TC
Manager includes the following elements:
•
(A) Product Name: The name of the product (Cisco VDS TC Manager).
•
(B) User/Logout: Displays the user name and allows you to logout and switch users.
Note
Clicking Logout allows the user to log in as a different user from the log in window.
•
(C) Version Number: Displays the version number of the product.
•
(D) Help: Clicking the question mark opens the help file.
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(E) Links: This section displays the path of the current page with associating links for each one of
the menus across the path. By clicking the Home link, the dashboard page opens.
•
(F) System Status: This indicates the system status: Enabled, R-Degraded, Degraded, and Disabled.
•
(G) License: Displays the amount of days before your license expires.
The License Health field only appears if you have an evaluation version license.
Note
•
(H) Cisco VDS TC Manager Pane (Navigation): Provides indicators and navigational menus.
•
(I) Working area: The information that is displayed in this area depends on what menu you choose.
This information may include component status, file information, and performance graphs and
charts.
Monitoring the System Status
The System Status indicator monitors your platform system status. Using colors, this indicator shows
the global status of the entire system: cache engines and storage controllers. The system status is
automatically updated upon a system state change.
The system status is displayed in the upper left corner of the Cisco VDS TC Manager pane. One of five
possible colors and statuses are displayed, as described in the System Status table.
Table 1-1
Status
System Status
Color
Description
Green
All of the following system components are working as
expected:
Yellow
•
System Status is Up: All cache engine servers are
enabled.
•
Storage Status: Storage is operational
•
Cache Server: Service is up and running.
•
Storage: All storage controllers are up and
running.
The status is redundancy degrading: The redundant
server is not “up”.
Note
This status is valid only when N+1 feature is
configured.
Orange
The status is degraded: If less then “N” Cache
Engines are active, or if one or more of the controllers
are down, its status is downgraded to a degraded status.
Red
The disabled status is engaged when all cache engines
are “down” or if the license is expired.
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Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame
Many of the VDS TC Manager windows enable you to choose a preferred time frame for which to
display information. These windows include:
•
All windows under the Statistics > Interfaces menu
•
All windows under the Statistics > TCP Connections menu
•
All windows under the Statistics > Bandwidth menu, except Percentile
•
All windows under the Statistics > HTTP Services menu
•
The Statistics > Cache Content > Cache Size window
•
The Statistics > Storage window except Volume Usage
•
The HTTP Clear vs. Cache window and the P2P Clear vs. Cache window under the QoE menu
You can view information for the following time frames:
•
Day
•
Week
•
Month
•
Year
Choosing Day or Week requires an additional time frame selection using the date navigation buttons.
Figure 1-6
Date Navigation Buttons
Table 1-2 describes the Date Navigation buttons.
Table 1-2
Date Navigation Buttons
Button
Description
Day
Displays data from the previous 24 hours
Week
Displays data from the previous 7 days.
Month
Displays data from the previous 30 days.
Year
Displays data from the previous 12 months.
•
In day mode: When you click this button in Day
mode, the graph displays data from 30 days prior.
•
In week mode: When you click this button in Week
mode, the graph displays data from 52 weeks prior.
•
In month mode: When you click this button in
Week mode, the graph displays data from 52 weeks
prior.
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Table 1-2
Button
Date Navigation Buttons (continued)
Description
•
In day mode: When you click this button in Day
mode, the graph displays data for the previous day,
relative to the currently selected day.
•
In week mode: When you click this button in Week
mode, the graph displays data for the previous week,
relative to the currently selected week.
•
In month mode: When you click this button in
Month mode, the graph displays data for the
previous month, relative to the currently selected
week.
Displays the data for the date you select. Click in this
field to open the calendar and click the date for which
you want to view data.
Note: You cannot click future dates.
•
In day mode: When you click this button in Day
mode, the graph displays data for the next day,
relative to the currently selected day.
•
In week mode: When you click this button in Week
mode, the graph displays data for the next week,
relative to the currently selected week.
•
In month mode: When you click this button in
Month mode, the graph displays data for the next
month, relative to the currently selected week.
Note: This button is disabled if the selected date is the
current day.
•
In day mode: When you click this button in Day
mode, the graph displays data for the current day.
•
In week mode: When you click this button in Week
mode, the graph displays data for the current week.
•
In month mode: When you click this button in
Month mode, the graph displays data for the current
month.
Note: This button is disabled if the selected date is the
current day.
To view data for a specific date, follow these steps:
Step 1
From the time frame tabs, click the Day tab.
Step 2
Click the date field in the navigation bar to choose the date for which you want to view information from
a calendar.
To view data for a specific week, follow these steps
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From the time frame tabs, click the Week tab.
Step 2
Click the Select Date navigation button to choose the week for which you want to view information.
Note
You can choose any week within the past 52 weeks.
Closing VDS TC Manager
To close the VDS TC Manager, close your web browser.
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Status Menu
This chapter describes how to view information regarding your platform, focusing on status details.
Information is presented in a designated set of menus.
The Status menu contains the following choices:
•
Dashboard: This option displays information about the status of your daily events, caching
downstream, and the devices using color indicators applied to component figures
•
Hardware View: Displays information about the status of the platform hardware, including ports,
using color indicators to indicate the status of the platform components.
•
Logical View: Displays information about the VDS-TC configuration, including status, version,
average CPU utilization, and memory usage for the cluster, cache engines, and the management
server, where applicable.
•
Memory Utilization: Displays information about the memory utilization.
•
CPU Utilization Core: Displays information about the CPU server utilization.
•
Storage: Displays status information for the storage controllers. This tab is available only in
VDS-TC Cluster configurations.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Dashboard
•
Hardware View
•
Logical View
•
Memory Utilization
•
CPU Utilization
•
Storage
Dashboard
To view an overall status of your Cisco VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS TC
Manager window under the Status menu, choose Dashboard. The Dashboard page opens, displaying the
default Dashboard Status window.
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Dashboard
Figure 2-1
Dashboard Window–Appliance Configuration
Figure 2-2
Dashboard Window–Cluster View
The Dashboard page enables you to monitor the following:
•
(A) Dashboard Hardware: This section displays the platform figures and uses color to show the
status of those figures.
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(B) Total Traffic per Protocol Downstream Graph: This section displays the total incoming,
outgoing, and cache out traffic and the per protocol incoming and outgoing traffic for downstream
traffic.
•
(C) System Events: The system events section displays the last 100 events messages.
Hardware View
The Hardware view displays up to three different platforms (storage enclosures, cache engines, and
management server) depending on the system configuration.
To view the hardware status of your Cisco VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS TC
Manager window under the Status menu, choose Hardware View.
The Hardware View Status window opens and the color highlighting each component indicates its
performance status as explained below.
Figure 2-3
Hardware View Window–Blade Server Cluster View
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Figure 2-4
Hardware View Window–C-Series Cluster View
The Hardware View window displays the following information:
•
Support Tag ID: This section displays the Management Server ID number, which is used as a
reference whenever technical support is needed.
•
Storage Enclosures: Table 2-1describes the information that is displayed in the Storage Enclosures
section.
•
Storage Status: This link, which is located below the Storage Enclosures area, allows you to view
a brief summary of the storage status and operational information taken from the controllers.
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Detailed Storage Status: This link, which is located below the Storage Enclosures area, allows you
to view the detailed status of each storage device. It also displays the operational state of the
controllers.
•
Cache Engines: Table 2-2 describes the information that is displayed in the Cache Engines section.
•
Management Server: Table 2-3 describes the information that is displayed in the Management
Server section.
Table 2-1
Storage Enclosures Information
Field
Description
Name
Displays the ID designation.
Status
The Status indicator monitors the storage status.
Using colors, this indicator shows the status of the
storages.
•
Green indicates an operational status
•
Red indicates a fault status.
Active Volumes
Displays the active storage volume per storage
enclosure. By clicking the links, the Volume
Usage page is displayed.
Controller Slot 0 and Controller Slot 1
Displays the following icons, detailing if the
controller ports are active or not.
Note
Note
By hovering over a icon, a tool tip is
displayed describing the link status.
•
Green indicates an active port.
•
Red indicates an inactive port.
In a typical redundant VDS TC configuration, dual controllers are used on the IBM DS3524 for
redundancy, and only 1 management port on each controller, MG-0, is connected to the VDS TC
management server. Management port MG-1 is not connected to the VDS TC management server, and
therefore will be inactive (red).
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Table 2-2
Cache Engines Information
Field
Description
Name
Displays the ID designation.
Network
This field monitors the network connectivity
status between the management server and the
cache engine. Using colors, this indicator shows
the status of the network.
Interfaces
When using bonding, the background color of the
port icon informs the user whether the port is in
Standby or Active mode. iSCSI networks and
Management networks use bonding when network
redundancy is configured.
•
Active Mode: Blue background
•
Standby Mode: Gray background
The following icons indicate whether the interface
ports are active:
Table 2-3
•
Green indicates an active port.
•
Red indicates an inactive port.
Note
By hovering over an icon, a tool tip is
displayed that describes the link status.
Note
Clicking an icon opens a link to the
Interface graph (including VLAN, if
available).
Management Server Information
Field
Description
Name
Displays the ID designation.
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Table 2-3
Management Server Information (continued)
Field
Description
Network
The Status indicator monitors the network status.
Using colors, this indicator shows the status of the
network.
Interfaces
Management networks use bonding when network
redundancy is configured.
The following icons indicate if the interface ports
are active or not.
•
Green indicates an active port.
•
Red indicates an inactive port.
Note
By hovering over an icon, a tool tip is
displayed that describes the link status.
Note
Clicking an icon opens a link to the
Interface graph (including VLAN, if
available).
Logical View
To open the Logical View window of your VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS TC
Manager window under the Status menu, choose Logical View.
From the Logical View window you can monitor the following information:
•
Cluster Status: Displays the aggregate status of all cache engines in the cluster.
•
Cache Engines: Displays the individual status of each of the cache engines including information
about the traffic, memory, and CPU.
•
Management Server: Displays status information about the application, operational, and
performance status of the Management Server.
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Figure 2-5
Logical View Window–Cluster View
Cluster Status
Table 2-4 describes the information that is available in the Cluster Status section of the Logical View
window.
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Table 2-4
Cluster Status Information
Column
Description
Operational
The status indicator monitors whether the cache
engines are operational or not.
•
Green indicates that all the Cache Engines in
the Cluster are up and running and that the
Cache Engines are operational.
•
Yellow indicates R-Degraded (redundancy
degrading), which indicates that the
redundant server is not “up”.
Note
This status is valid only when N+1 feature
is configured.
•
Orange indicates a degraded cluster. If less
then “N” cache engines are active or, if one or
more of the controllers are down, the status is
downgraded to a degraded status.
•
Red indicates that all Cache Engines are
down.
Active CEs
This displays the number of active cache engines
over the total number of cache engines.
Standby Cache Engines
This displays the hot standby servers over the total
number of standby servers (in N+1, it is always 1).
This status is valid only when the N+1 is
configured.
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Table 2-4
Cluster Status Information
Column
Description
Bandwidth
Displays the In Traffic and Cache Out traffic in
bits per seconds (bps).
Bypassed TCP Connections
Displays the Asymmetric, Unknown Direction,
and Loop Detected connections. These
connections are forwarded and cannot be cached.
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Asymmetric: Only one direction of a
connection is transferred to the system.
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Unknown Direction Connections:
Connection from client to server where the
server is in the upstream.
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Loop Detected: The same packet is received
from Tx and Rx.
By clicking the links, the TCP Connections page
is displayed.
Cache Engines
Table 2-5 describes the information that is available in the Cache Engines section of the Logical View
window.
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Cache Engines Information
Column
Description
Name
Displays the ID of the Cache Engines.
Application
The Status indicator monitors the application
status. Using colors, this indicator shows the
status of the application.
•
Yellow can indicate three different status:
Starting, Stopping, or Stopped. Check the
status that is displayed.
•
Green indicates the application process has
started.
•
Gray indicates the application process is not
applicable (N/A).
•
Red indicates the application process is
unavailable.
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Column
Description
Operational
The Operation status indicator monitors the
operational status. Using colors, this indicator
shows the status of the system.
Standby
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Green indicates that the system is enabled.
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Light Green indicates that the cache engine is
in Hot Standby mode.
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Red indicates that the system is disabled.
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Gray indicates that the system is not
available.
The Standby status it is available on n+1 only.
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Green indicates the cache engine in active
mode.
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Light Green indicates n+1 is in Standby
mode.
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Yellow indicates when the operational status
is disabled or when the application status has
not “started”.
Version
Displays the version.
Average CPU
Displays the average of all CPU core usage of a
server measured in percentage. By clicking the
link, the CPU Utilization page is displayed.
Memory
Displays the average memory usage measured in
percentage. By clicking the link, the Memory
Utilization page is displayed.
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Cache Engines Information (continued)
Column
Description
Bandwidth
Displays the In Traffic and Cache Out traffic in
bits per seconds (bps).
Bypassed TCP Connections
Displays the Asymmetric, Unknown Direction,
and Loop Detected connections. These
connections are forwarded and cannot be cached.
•
Asymmetric: Only one direction of a
connection is transferred to the system.
•
Unknown Direction Connections: A
connection from client to server where the
server is in the upstream.
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Loop Detected: The same packet is received
from Tx and Rx.
By clicking the links, the TCP Connections page
is displayed.
Management Server
Table 2-6 describes the information that is available in the Management Server section of the Logical
View window.
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Management Server Information
Column
Description
Name
Displays the ID of the Management Server.
Application
The application status indicator monitors the
application status. Using colors, this indicator
shows the status of the application.
Operational
Version
•
Yellow can indicate three different status:
Starting, Stopping, or Stopped. Check the
status that is displayed.
•
Green indicates the application process has
started.
•
Gray indicates the process is unavailable.
The Operation status indicator monitors the
operational status. Using colors, this indicator
shows the status of the system.
•
Green indicates that the system is enabled.
•
Red indicates that the system is disabled.
•
Gray indicates that the system is not
available.
Displays the version.
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Table 2-6
Management Server Information (continued)
Column
Description
Average CPU
Displays the average CPU usage measured in
percentage. By clicking the link, the CPU
Utilization page is displayed.
Memory
Displays the average memory usage measured in
percentage. By clicking the link, the Memory
Utilization page is displayed.
Memory Utilization
To open the Memory Utilization graph of your VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS
TC Manager window under the Status menu, choose Memory Utilization.
The Memory Utilization graph displays information for all of the management servers or cache engines.
The All tab displays the Memory Utilization across the management server and all cache engines (where
applicable). The Memory Utilization page also has tabs that display the memory utilization of each
individual component.
Note
Figure 2-6
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Memory Utilization Window–All
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CPU Utilization
To open the CPU Utilization graph of your VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS TC
Manager window under the Status menu, choose CPU Utilization.
The CPU Utilization graph displays information for all of the management servers or cache engines. The
All tab displays the CPU Utilization across the management server and all cache engines (where
applicable). The CPU Utilization page also has tabs that display the CPU utilization of each individual
component.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 2-7
CPU Utilization Window–All
Storage
To open the Storage Status window of your VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS
TC Manager window under the Status menu, choose Storage.
Note
The Storage menu is available only in a VDS TC Cluster installation.
The Storage window displays the status of the storage devices per controller.The storage window is
divided into two tabs:
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Status: The Status tab displays a synopsis of the storage status.
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Detailed Status: The Detailed Status tab displays a detailed expanded view of the storage status.
Figure 2-8
Storage Window–Status Tab
To view the detailed status information of the storage devices, including the operational state of each
controller, click the Detailed Status tab.
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Figure 2-9
Storage Window–Detailed Status Tab
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Statistics Menu
This chapter describes how to view statistical information regarding your platform, focusing on the
statistical details.
The Statistics menu contains the following choices:
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Interfaces: Displays interface information in graph format.
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TCP Connections: Displays information about the incoming and outgoing traffic of the cache
server and additional operational parameters.
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Bandwidth: Displays graphs of total incoming and outgoing traffic, and bandwidth generation
distributed by protocols.
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HTTP Services: The HTTP Services window displays statistics on the total HTTP traffic
distributed by service.
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Cache Content: The Cache Content window displays general hash information by protocol, such
as cache size and the number of cached files.
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Storage: Displays storage information and storage status.
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QoE: Displays clear vs. cache data statistics for HTTP and P2P traffic as well as statistics IP
addresses served by the VDS TC system.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Interfaces
To display interface information in graph format, from the Statistics menu, choose Interfaces. The
Interfaces > Total Data window opens, displaying the Total Data graph.
The Interfaces window also contains tabs to view interface information for the Management Server and
all of the cache engines, including physical interface, bond interface, and VLAN interfaces details as
described in eth2 and eth3 information.
Figure 3-1
Interface Tabs
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Total Data
The Total Data graph displays an aggregated graph that includes all of the data traffic collected from all
of the cache engines.
Figure 3-2
Interfaces–Total Data
Management Server (mg)
The mg tab displays information for all of the bond interfaces and the physical interfaces in graphs. The
mg tab contains the following subtabs:
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All: Displays all the virtual and physical interfaces on the management server. This is the default
subtab that displays when you click the mg tab.
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bond: This is a virtual interface which is assigned to a group of physical interfaces. This allows you
to have link redundancy between the physical interfaces.
•
eth “x”: This is a physical (ethernet) interface.
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Figure 3-3
Interfaces Window–mg Tab All
Cache Engine (ce “#”)
When you click the tab for one of the cache engines (for example ce-1), the following subtabs are
available:
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Total Data: If you click one of the cache engine tabs, the total data subtab displays the total
aggregated graph of the collected data traffic from the chosen cache engine. This is the default
subtab that displays when you click a cache engine tab.
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All: Displays all the virtual and physical interfaces on the cache engine.
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bond”#”: This is the link redundancy of the Cache Server.
Figure 3-4
Interfaces–Cache Engine Tab Total Data
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Figure 3-5
Interfaces–Cache Engine Tab eth 2 data
TCP Connections
To display statistics on TCP connections that pass through the VDS TC system, from the Statistics menu
choose TCP Connections. The tabs available from the TCP Connections menu display the TCP
Connections statistics of each one of the supported protocols.
The following tabs are available from the Statistics > TCP Connections menu:
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Downstream: This tab displays the downstream distribution within the TCP connections. See the
Downstream section.
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Upstream: This tab displays the upstream distribution within the TCP connections. See the
Upstream section.
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Downstream Handling: This tab displays the downstream handling within the TCP connections.
See the Downstream Handling section.
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Asymmetric Connections: This tab displays the number of asymmetric connections within the TCP
connections. See the Asymmetric Connections section.
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Unknown Direction: This tab displays the number of unknown direction connections within the
TCP connections. See the Unknown Direction section.
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Loop Detected: This tab displays the number of loop detected connections within the TCP
connections. See the Loop Detected section.
Downstream
The Downstream tab displays the downstream distribution within the TCP connections.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-6
TCP Connections–Downstream Tab
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Upstream
The Upstream tab displays the concurrent TCP connections established from downstream to upstream.
These connections will not be cached in.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-7
TCP Connections–Upstream Tab
Downstream Handling
The Downstream Handling tab displays how the Cisco VDS TC Manager handles the downstream
connections, whether the connection data is cache-in, cache-out, or transparency forwarded.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-8
TCP Connections–Downstream Handling Tab
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Asymmetric Connections
The Asymmetric Connections tab displays the connections in which only one direction (Tx or Rx) is
forwarded through a specific Cache Engine. These connections are bypassed through the system but can
not be cached-in or cached-out.
The Asymmetric Connections tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total asymmetric TCP connections of all the cache engines. This is the
default subtab that displays when you click the Asymmetric Connections tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the total asymmetric TCP connections for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-9
TCP Connections–Asymmetric Connections Tab
Unknown Direction
The Unknown Direction tab displays the connections established from the network (world) to the ISP
subscribers. This can happen only in bounce mode, where the subscriber network is configured. These
connections are bypassed through the system but cannot be cached-in or cached-out.
The Unknown Direction tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total number of unknown direction TCP connections of all the cache
engines. This is the default subtab that displays when you click the Unknown Direction tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the total unknown direction TCP connections for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-10
TCP Connections–Unknown Direction Tab
Loop Detected
The Loop Detected tab displays the TCP connections for which their packets are duplicated and received
on both Tx and Rx. These connections are bypassed through the system but cannot be cached-in or
cached-out.
The Loop Detected tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total number of loop detected TCP connections of all the cache engines.
This is the default subtab that displays when you click the Loop Detected tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the total loop detected TCP connections for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-11
TCP Connections–Loop Detected Tab
Bandwidth
To display the bandwidth statistics of each of the supported protocols, from the Statistics menu, choose
Bandwidth.
The following tabs are available from the Statistics > Bandwidth menu:
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Total Downstream: This tab displays the total outgoing and incoming downstream traffic in bits
per second (bps). See the Total Downstream section.
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In Downstream: This tab displays the incoming downstream traffic in bps. See the In Downstream
section.
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Cache Out: This tab displays the cache out outgoing traffic in bps. See the Cache Out section.
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Bytes Hit Ratio: This tab displays the cache out outgoing traffic as a percentage. See the Bytes Hit
Ratio section.
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Cache Productivity: This tab displays the cache protocol productivity as a percentage. See the
Cache Productivity section.
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Percentile: This tab displays the Cache Out graph of a month together with a 95% percentile value
of the months sample values. See the Percentile section.
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Total Upstream: This tab displays the total outgoing and incoming upstream traffic in bps. See the
Total Upstream section.
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In Upstream: This tab displays the incoming upstream traffic in bps. See the In Upstream section.
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Total Downstream
The Total Downstream tab displays the total downstream incoming, outgoing, and cache out traffic
together with the per protocol incoming and outgoing traffic. The incoming traffic is displayed in the
negative values and the outgoing traffic with the positive values.
Only protocols that are above the minimum percentage are visible in the graph. You can configure the
minimum percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings > General.
The Total Downstream tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total downstream traffic of all the cache engines. This is the default
subtab that displays when you click the Total Downstream tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the total downstream traffic for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-12
Bandwidth–Total Downstream Tab
In Downstream
The In Downstream tab displays the total downstream incoming traffic, distributed by protocols. Only
protocols that are above the minimum percentage are visible. You can configure the minimum
percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings > General.
The In Downstream tab contains the following subtabs:
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Note
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All: The All tab displays the total downstream incoming traffic of all the cache engines. This is the
default subtab that displays when you click the In Downstream tab.
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ce “#”: This displays the total downstream incoming traffic for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-13
Bandwidth–In Downstream
Cache Out
The Cache Out tab displays the total outgoing cache out traffic on the downstream, distributed by
protocols. Only protocols that are above the minimum percentage are visible. You can configure the
minimum percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings > General.
The Cache Out tab contains the following subtabs:
•
All: The All tab displays the total cache out traffic of all the cache engines. This is the default subtab
that displays when you click the Cache Out tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the total cache out traffic for one specific cache engine.
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Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-14
Bandwidth–Cache Out
Bytes Hit Ratio
The Bytes Hit Ratio tab displays the Downstream Bytes Hit Ratio by dividing the downstream Cache
Out by the total downstream outgoing traffic.
The Bytes Hit Ratio tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total downstream Bytes Hit Ratio of all the cache engines. This is the
default subtab that displays when you click the Bytes Hit Ratio tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the total downstream Bytes Hit Ratio for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-15
Bandwidth–Bytes Hit Ratio Tab
Cache Productivity
The Cache Productivity tab displays the Downstream Cache Productivity by dividing Cache Out traffic
by Total Downstream Incoming traffic.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-16
Bandwidth–Cache Productivity
Percentile
The Percentile tab displays the Cache Out graph of each month of the year from the beginning of the
month until the end month or current date. The graph also displays another straight line that represents
the 95% percentile samples value.
Figure 3-17
Bandwidth–Percentile Tab
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Total Upstream
The Total Upstream tab displays the total upstream incoming and outgoing traffic together with the per
protocol incoming and outgoing traffic. The incoming value is displayed in negative values and the
outgoing value with positive values. Only protocols above the minimum percentage are visible. You can
configure the minimum percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings > General.
The Total Upstream tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total upstream protocol traffic distribution of all the cache engines.
This is the default subtab that displays when you click the Total Upstream tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays each of the individual upstream protocol traffic distribution for one specific
cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-18
Bandwidth–Total Upstream
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In Upstream
The In Upstream tab displays the incoming upstream protocol traffic capacity. You can see the total
upstream incoming traffic, distributed by protocols. Only protocols above the minimum percentage are
visible. You can configure the minimum percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings >
General.
The In Upstream tab contains the following subtabs:
Note
•
All: The All tab displays the total incoming upstream protocol traffic capacity of all the cache
engines. This is the default subtab that displays when you click the In Upstream tab.
•
ce “#”: This displays the incoming upstream protocol traffic capacity for one specific cache engine.
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-19
Bandwidth–In Upstream
HTTP Services
To view statistics on the total HTTP traffic, distributed by service, from the Statistics menu choose
HTTP Services. The service is a traffic category that is configured in the Policy Manager HTTP Service.
The following tabs are available from the Statistics > HTTP Service menu:
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Total Downstream: This tab displays the total HTTP downstream incoming, outgoing, and cache
out traffic. See the Total Downstream section.
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In Downstream: This tab displays the HTTP incoming downstream traffic. See the In Downstream
section.
•
Cache Out: This tab displays the outgoing HTTP cache out traffic. See the Cache Out section.
•
Bytes Hit Ratio: This tab displays the HTTP bytes hits ratio per service. See the Bytes Hit Ratio
section.
Total Downstream
The Total HTTP Downstream tab displays the total HTTP downstream incoming, outgoing, and cache
out traffic together with the per service incoming and outgoing traffic. The incoming traffic is displayed
as the negative values and the outgoing traffic is displayed as the positive values. Only services that are
above the minimum percentage are visible. You can configure the minimum percentage threshold by
going to Configuration > Settings > General.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-20
HTTP Services–Total Downstream Tab
In Downstream
The Incoming Downstream tab displays the incoming HTTP downstream traffic, distributed by service.
Only services that are above the minimum percentage are visible. You can configure the minimum
percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings > General.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-21
HTTP Services–In Downstream Tab
Cache Out
The Cache Out tab displays the total HTTP outgoing cache out traffic on the downstream, distributed by
service. Only services that are above the minimum percentage are visible.You can configure the
minimum percentage threshold by going to Configuration > Settings > General.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Figure 3-22
HTTP Services–In Downstream Tab
Bytes Hit Ratio
The Bytes Hit Ratio tab displays the HTTP Downstream Bytes Hit Ratio by dividing the downstream
HTTP Cache Out traffic by downstream outgoing traffic. The Bytes Hit Ratio is determined by the
Policy Manager.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Cache Content
Figure 3-23
HTTP Services–Bytes Hit Ratio Tab
Cache Content
To display the content information cached in the storage, from the Statistics menu choose Cache
Content.
The following tabs are available from the Statistics > Cache Content menu:
•
Cache Size: This tab displays the total cache size, distributed by protocols. See the Cache Size
section.
•
Cache Details: This tab displays the general hash information by protocol, such as cache size and
the number of cached files. See the Cache Details section.
•
Top HTTP URL: This tab displays the top 100 most popular URLs in the last hour. See the Top
HTTP URLs section.
•
Top P2P Hashes: This tab displays the top 100 most popular P2P hashes. See the Top P2P Hashes
section.
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Cache Size
The Cache Size tab displays the total cache size distributed by protocol.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-24
Cache Content–Cache Size Tab
Cache Details
The Cache Details tab displays the total cache size and number of files per protocol that are currently in
the cache.
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Figure 3-25
Cache Content–Cache Details Tab
Top HTTP URLs
The Top HTTP URLs table displays information on the top 100 most popular URLs within the past hour.
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Figure 3-26
Cache Content–Top HTTP URLs Tab
Top P2P Hashes
The Top P2P Hashes table displays information on the top 100 most popular P2P hashes that were served
by the platform within the past hour.
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Figure 3-27
Cache Content–Top P2P Hashes Tab
Storage
To display storage information and operational information, from the Statistics menu choose Storage.
The following tabs are available from the Statistics > Storage menu:
•
Volume Usage: This tab displays information on the remaining capacity of the storage hard disk.
See the Volume Usage section.
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Requests: This tab displays statistics on the storage read and write requests. See the Requests
section.
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Block Size: This tab displays statistics on the general storage read and write block sizes. See the
Block Size section.
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Read percentage (VDS TC Cluster only): This tab displays the storage read write amounts. See
the Read Percentage section.
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iSCSI Network (VDS TC Cluster only): This tab displays the capacity of incoming and outgoing
traffic through the iSCSI network. See the iSCSI Network section.
•
Bandwidth (Appliance only): This tab displays the capacity of the read and write data per second
(time) in the local storage. See the Bandwidth section.
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Volume Usage
The Volume Usage tab displays information about the Cache Content Storage (hard disks). When you
click the Volume Usage tab, the Cache Content Storage table appears. Table X describes the information
in this table.
Figure 3-28
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Storage–Volume Usage Tab
Cache Content Storage Table
Column
Description
LUN
Displays the storage volume number of a specific
storage enclosure.
Note
App Volume #
The enclosure name is displayed below
the title bar (for example: as shown above
- “Storage Enclosure PA-1”). This
enclosure name only appears in Cluster
configurations.
Displays the volume ID number in a specific
storage enclosure.
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Column
Description
Size GB
Displays the total volume disk size in gigabytes
(GB).
Used GB
Displays the amount of used disk space in GB.
Avail GB
Displays the amount of available volume disk
space in GB.
Usage %
Displays the percentage of used disk space.
Note
Status
The background color is red in this
column if the usage is above 97%.
Displays the current status of the volume.
•
Green indicates active.
•
Red indicates inactive.
Requests
The Requests tab displays statistics on the storage read and write requests.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Storage–Requests Tab
Block Size
The Block Size tab displays statistics on the storage read and write block sizes.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Storage–Block Size Tab
Read Percentage
The Read Percentage tab displays statistics on the storage read and write percentages from the total
number of requests. (This tab is only available in Cluster Systems).
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Storage–Read Percentage Tab (Cluster Only)
iSCSI Network
The iSCSI Network tab displays statistics from the total read (Rx) and total write (Tx) capacity, from all
cache engines to the storage system through the iSCSI network. (This tab is only available in Cluster
systems).
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Bandwidth
The Bandwidth tab displays statistics on bandwidth storage read, storage write, and total bandwidth
storage. (This tab is only available in Appliance Configuration).
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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Storage–Bandwidth Tab (Appliance Only)
QoE
To view information about the quality of experience (QoE) that the Cisco VDS TC Manager provides,
from the Statistics menu choose QoE.
The following tabs are available from the Statistics > QoE menu:
•
HTTP Clear vs. Cache: This tab displays a comparison between the clear and cached HTTP per
user. See the HTTP Clear vs. Cache section.
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P2P Clear vs. Cache: This tab displays a comparison between clear and cached P2P bandwidth per
user. See the P2P Clear vs. Cache section.
•
IP Statistics: This tab displays information about IP addresses that were served by the VDS TC
platform. See the IP Statistics section.
HTTP Clear vs. Cache
The HTTP Clear vs. Cache Service graph is the default window that appears when you choose QoE. This
graph displays a comparison between the clear and cached HTTP traffic measurements.
The green line in the graph indicates the ratio between the measured HTTP traffic flowing through the
platform and the number of active HTTP users sending out from the platform. The blue line indicates
the ratio between the cached HTTP traffic and the number of active cache out users for the platform.
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Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-34
QoE–HTTP Clear vs. Cache Tab
P2P Clear vs. Cache
The P2P Clear vs. Cache Service graph displays a comparison between clear and cached HTTP
bandwidth per user. The green line in the graph indicates the ratio between the measured P2P traffic
flowing through the platform and the number of active P2P users for the platform. The blue line indicates
the ratio between the cached P2P traffic sending out from the platform and the number of active P2P
cache out users for the platform.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
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QoE–P2P Clear vs. Cache Tab
IP Statistics
The IP Statistics table displays information about IP addresses (users) that were served by the platform,
including the total number of IP addresses (users) that were passed through the system, the number of
IP addresses (users) that were served by the system (received cache out traffic), and their ratio.
Note
You can change the time frame for which you want to display information by clicking Day, Week,
Month, or Year. See the “Viewing Data for a Specific Time Frame” section in Chapter 1, “Getting
Started”.
Figure 3-36
QoE–IP Statistics Tab
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Configuration Menu
This chapter describes how to view general information regarding your configuration, focusing on
configuration details. Information is presented in a designated set of tabs. This Menu includes the Policy
Manager. You use the Policy Manager to configure rules that you apply to categories.
Note
In order to create or edit policies using Policy Manager, you must be logged into VDS TC Manager with
a user that has these privileges. If you do not have this information, contact your Cisco representative.
The Configuration menu contains the following choices:
•
Cluster Configuration: Displays information about the status of your configuration. You can export
the configuration file to your system for future use (such as, using it as a reference to change the
configuration). See the Cluster Configuration section.
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Policy Manager: This option enables you to view, configure, and set the policies for the system. See
the Using the Policy Manager section.
•
License Manager: This option displays the License file in read-only format. From this window you
can generate a license request and install a new license. See the The License Manager section.
•
Settings: This option enables you to change general settings for the system and reset the enable
password. See the Settings section.
Cluster Configuration
To view the configuration of your Cisco VDS TC platform, in the left menu bar of the Cisco VDS TC
Manager window choose Configuration > Cluster Configuration. The Cluster Configuration window
opens, displaying the Configuration file in read-only format.
Note
For details on configuring the platform, see the “Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Transparent
Caching Software Configuration Guide.”
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Figure 4-1
Configuration–Cluster Configuration Window
Exporting the Configuration File
From the Cluster Configuration window you can export the configuration file to an XML file. Follow
these steps to export the configuration file:
Step 1
From the left navigation pane, choose Configuration > Cluster Configuration. The Cluster
Configuration window appears.
Step 2
Click the Export Configuration File. The Export Configuration popup window appears.
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Click the Save File option. The File Save dialog box appears.
Step 4
In the File name text box either accept the default name of cluster_conf or enter a new name for the file.
Step 5
Click Save. The configuration file is exported.
Using the Policy Manager
The Policy Manager is a web-based tool that is included with the Cisco VDS TC Manager software that
enables you to configure rules that you apply to categories. To use the Policy Manager choose
Configuration > Policy Manager.
Note
To create or edit policies using Policy Manager, you must be logged into VDS TC Manager with a user
that has these privileges. If you do not have this information, contact your Cisco representative.
The Policy Manager window contains the following tabs:
•
Rules: This tab displays the rules, with each line representing a separate rule. It includes the
following information about each rule.
– Rule ID number
– Rule Info, including the name and category
– Timeplans
– Policies
– Whether the rule is active
From this tab you can add, edit, or delete a rule.
•
Categories: Categories are used to help organize subjects into common functions, types, or a field
of use. From the Category tab you can add, delete, or edit a category.
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Policies: The Policies tab displays information about the global policies and any user created
policies, including the name of the policy and what type of policy it is. From the Policy tab you can
add, delete, or edit a policy. There are three types of policies that you can create: Admission,
Bandwidth Limit, or DSCP.
•
Timeplans: This tab displays each timeplan, including its name and the type of timeplan that it is.
From this tab you can add, delete, or edit a timeplan.
•
HTTP Services: The HTTP Services option enables you to group specific subject categories
together. The HTP Services tab displays the exiting groups and enables you to add, delete, or edit a
group.
For changes that you make to the rules, categories, policies, timeplans, and HTTP Services groups to
take effect, you must publish these changes. See the Publish the Configuration section.
Rules
Creating rules can be very complex. To reduce the complexity, you should group categories with
common properties and parameters together into one group (where applicable).
The Rules tab displays all of the rules together in a scrollable format. Each rule is displayed in a single
row.
This section covers the following subjects:
•
Editing Rules
•
Adding Rules and Subrules
•
Deleting a Rule
Note
Long rule names are shown in a truncated form and whole names are shown in a “hint”.
Note
Each configuration uses a special default rule. This rule defines policies that are applied by default.
Follow these steps to access the list of rules:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Configuration > Policy Manager.
Step 2
The Rules list and current configuration version appears. The rules appear in the middle pane and include
the following information:
•
Check box: A check box in the row indicates that you can edit the rule.
•
ID: An identifying number that applies to the CDR.
•
Info: A simple description of the rule.
•
Timeplan: A preset plan of when the rules take affect.
•
Policy: A list of policies that are applied to the rule.
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Active: If this check box is checked, the rule is enabled. You can enable or disable the rule from this
column.
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Actions: The Actions column enables you to move the rule up or down in the list. The order of the
rules in the list is important. The first rule to match the content is the rule that is executed. By
moving the rule up or down in the list, you are basically setting the priority for the rule.
The right pane displays information about the current version and current configuration.
Figure 4-2
Policy Manager, Rules Tab
When defining a Rule, the category definition can include more than one category type. If this is the case,
the rule matching of traffic includes asserting one or more of the criteria of each category type, and
containing all the category types defined within the rule.
For example, assume a rule has the following categories configured:
•
The application is .ascx OR .asmx OR .asp.
•
The services is video.facebook OR megavideo OR Sourceforge.net.
The rule is considered matched if the traffic is either for the .ascx OR .asmx OR .asp application AND
the service is either video.facebook OR megavideo OR Sourceforge.net.
Editing Rules
Follow these steps to edit a rule:
Step 1
Open the Edit Rule dialog box. You can open this dialog box in two ways:
•
Right-click a rule and choose Edit from the pop-up menu.
•
Click anywhere on the rule that you want to edit.
The Edit Rule dialog box appears.
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Figure 4-3
Step 2
Edit Rule Dialog Box
Complete the fields in the Edit Rule dialog box:
•
To manage the categories, do the following as needed:
– To add a new category, from the Add Category drop-down list choose a new category.
– To remove an existing category, click the X at the end of the category.
– To remove an entry in an existing category, click the X at the end of the entry.
•
To manage the policies do the following as needed:
– To add a new policy, from the Add Policy drop-down list choose a new policy.
– To remove an existing policy, click the X at the end of the policy.
•
To manage the timeplans, do the following as needed:
– To add a new timeplan, from the Add Timeplan drop-down list choose a new timeplan if desired.
– To remove an existing timeplan, click the X at the end of the timeplan.
Step 3
Click OK to save the changes.
Step 4
After you make changes to rules, for those changes to take effect on the system, you must publish the
changes. To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Rules and Subrules
A subrule enables you to add a criteria within a rule. Follow these steps to add a rule or subrule:
Step 1
To start adding a rule or subrule, do one of the following:
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To add a subrule, right-click the rule under which the subrule should be added and choose Add
subrule.
•
To add a rule, do one of the following:
– Right-click a rule and choose either Add before or Add after depending on where the rule
should be placed in the list.
– Click Add at the bottom of the rules list.
Figure 4-4
Adding a Rule or Subrule
Figure 4-5
Add Rule Dialog Box
Step 2
In the Add Rule dialog box that appears, in the Name field enter a name for the rule.
Step 3
From the Add Category drop-down list do one of the following:
•
Choose Application and then choose an option from the Application dialog box.
•
Choose Service and then choose an option from the Service dialog box.
•
Choose Device and then choose an option from the Device dialog box.
•
Choose Subscriber and then choose an option from the Subscriber dialog box.
•
Choose Network and then choose an option from the Network dialog box.
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Step 4
From the Add Policy drop-down list choose one or more of the listed policies.
Step 5
From the Add Timeplan drop-down list choose one or more timeplans.
Step 6
Click Add in the Add Rule dialog box to add the new rule.
Step 7
After you add a rule, for that rule to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes. To publish
the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Deleting Rules
To delete a rule, do one of the following:
•
Check the check box in the first column of the rule that you want to delete and click Delete.
•
Right-click the rule you want to delete and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
Configuration Section
On the right pane of the Rules tab, the following configuration options are available:
•
Current Version: Displays the current configuration version.
•
Publish: Click this link to publish the configuration.
•
Create Version: Click this link to save any updates or new versions to the configuration.
•
Export: Click this link to export the configuration. Configurations are saved in XML format
(*.xml). You can back up the XML files to a remote server using TFTP.
•
Import: Click this link to import a configuration from a zip archive file that contains XML files. To
choose how to resolve conflicts between the current configuration and the configuration that you are
importing, click the Keep Existing, Replace Existing, or Create Copies radio button.
•
Version History: Click this link to display the version list and the date it was created.
•
Current Configuration: This section displays the name of the current configuration. If more than
one configuration is available, you can choose the current configuration to use from the drop-down
list. The following options appear under Current Configuration:
– Switch: Enables you to switch between configurations.
– Add: Enables you to add a configuration to the configuration list.
– Rename: Allows you to rename the configuration using the Edit Configuration dialog box.
– Delete: Allows you to delete the configuration. Deleting the configuration permanently deletes
it.
•
Last published default: Displays the last published configuration.
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Configuration Section
Export
By clicking the Export option, you can open the file to view it or save it to a file. Configurations are
saved in text format (*.xml) and can be backed up on remote servers via TFTP.
See the Exporting the Configuration File section for more information.
Import
By clicking the Import link in the Configuration pane, you can import a configuration by selecting a zip
archive with XML files using a Browse button. You can utilize conflict resolution by selecting either
Keep Existing, Replace Existing, or Create Copies.
Figure 4-7
Configuration–Import
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Version History
By clicking the Version History link, you can view the configuration version list and the date the versions
were created.
Note
You can open a previous configuration, but you cannot publish it or edit it because it was previously
published.
Figure 4-8
Configuration–Version History
Current Configuration
Switch
To switch the current configuration, from the Current Configuration section click the Switch link. The
Switch Configuration dialog box appears. Click the configuration to which you want to switch.
Figure 4-9
Switch Configuration
e
Add
Follow these steps to add a new configuration to the configuration list:
Step 1
From the Current Configuration section click the Add link. The Add Configuration window appears.
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In the Name field, enter the name of a configuration to add.
Step 3
Click Add.
Figure 4-10
Add a Configuration
Delete
The delete option allows you to delete the configuration through the Delete Configuration popup
window.
Note
If you delete a published configuration, it remains as the host until you publish a new configuration.
Figure 4-11
Delete a Configuration
Categories
From the Policy Manager you can manage the categories. Follow these steps to manage categories:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Configuration > Policy Manager.
Step 2
Click the Categories tab. The list of categories appears in the work area.
The list of categories contains the following columns:
•
Check box: A check box in the row indicates that you can edit the category
•
ID: An identifying number that applies to the CDR
•
Name: The name of the category
•
Type: The class of the category
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Categories Tab
Editing Categories
Follow these steps to edit a category:
Step 1
Open the Edit Category dialog box. You can open this dialog box in two ways:
•
Right-click a category and chose Edit from the pop-up menu.
•
Click anywhere on the category that you want to edit.
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Figure 4-13
Note
Edit Category
When you right-click a category you can edit the category or you can copy the category. When
you copy a category, you are adding a category with the parameters of the copied category. When
you right-click a category you can also delete the category.
The Edit Category dialog box appears.
Figure 4-14
Step 2
Edit Category Dialog Box
From the Edit Category dialog box, edit the following fields as needed:
•
Name: Enter a new name if desired.
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Condition Section: You can add or delete multiple conditions. To add additional conditions for the
same type of parameter, enter a new value and click the Plus (+) icon at the end of the input field.
To add a condition for a different type of parameter, click the Switch to Advanced button. You can
match or exclude traffic based on the following parameters:
– Domain
– Referrer
– URI
– Protocol
– User Agent
– Subscriber IP Network
– Service IP Network
Note
If you have many URLs to enter, click the Bulk Input button to enter multiple lines.
Step 3
After you have finished making changes, click OK to save the changes.
Step 4
After you make changes to categories, for those changes to take effect on the system, you must publish
the changes. To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Categories
Follow these steps to add a new category:
Step 1
Click Add at the bottom of the categories list. The Add Category dialog box appears.
Figure 4-15
Add Category
Step 2
In the Name field enter a name for the category.
Step 3
From the Type drop-down list, choose one of the following types:
•
Application
– Application: Match domains
– Application: Exclude domains
– Application: Match referrers
– Application: Exclude Referrers
– Application: Match URLs
– Application: Exclude URLs
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– Application: Match protocols
– Application: Exclude protocols
– Application: Advanced
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Service
– Service: Match domains
– Service: Exclude domains
– Service: Match referrers
– Service: Exclude referrers
– Service: Match URLs
– Service: Exclude URLs
– Service: Match protocols
– Service: Exclude protocols
– Service: Advanced
•
Device
– Device: Match user agents
– Device: Exclude user agents
•
Subscriber
– Subscriber: Match user IP networks
– Subscriber: Exclude user IP networks
•
Network
•
Network: Match service IP networks
•
Network: Exclude service IP networks
Step 4
After you choose a type, a field appears in which you can enter a value to match or exclude (depending
on the type that you selected) or choose a value from a list, depending on the type that you selected. For
example, if you choose the type Application: Match domains you would enter domains to match. If you
choose the type Application: Match protocols you would choose a protocol from a list.
Step 5
If you choose Application: Advanced or Service: Advanced as the type, the Add Condition drop-down
list appears in the Add Category dialog box. You can add multiple conditions by clicking Add
Expression and you can remove a condition by clicking the X. You can match or exclude traffic based
on the following parameters:
– Domain
– Referrer
– URI
– Protocol
– User Agent
– Subscriber IP Network
– Service IP Network
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Figure 4-16
a.
If you choose Subscriber: Match user IP networks or Subscriber: Exclude user IP networks from the
Type drop-down list, enter a subscriber IP network in the text box to match or exclude.
Figure 4-17
b.
Add Condition
Add Subscriber
If you choose Network: Match service IP networks or Network: Exclude service IP networks from
the Type drop-down list, enter a service IP network in the text box to match or exclude.
Figure 4-18
Add Network
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f you choose Device: Match user agents or Device: Exclude user agents from the Type drop-down
list, enter a user agent in the text box to match or exclude.
Figure 4-19
Add Device
Step 6
Click Add to add the category.
Step 7
After you add a category, for that category to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes.
To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Policies
The policy configuration is a list of rules that you can apply to one or more categories.
All explicitly created policies are global and are not connected to any specific configuration. If you
change a global policy, it is changed in all of the configuration versions. Global policies display when
you click the Policies tab. All implicitly created policies are connected to their rules. Implicit policies
are not shown in the policies list and are deleted with the rules.
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Figure 4-20
Policy Manager, Policies Tab
Editing Policies
Follow these steps to edit a policy:
Step 1
Open the Edit Policy dialog box. You can open this dialog box in two ways:
•
Right-click a category and chose Edit from the pop-up menu.
•
Click anywhere on the policy that you want to edit.
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Figure 4-21
Note
Edit Policy
When you right-click a policy you can edit the policy or you can delete the policy.
The Edit Policy dialog box appears.
Figure 4-22
Step 2
Edit Policy Dialog Box
From the Edit Policy dialog box, edit the following fields as needed:
•
Name: Enter a new name if desired.
•
Bandwidth: Enter a new bandwidth in the bandwidth field if desired.
Step 3
Click OK to save the changes.
Step 4
After you make changes to policies, for those changes to take effect on the system, you must publish the
changes. To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Policies
Follow these steps to add a policy:
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Click the Add button at the bottom of the policies list.
Step 2
In the Name field, enter a policy name.
Step 3
In the Policy Type drop-down list, choose one of the following policy types:
•
Bandwidth Limit
•
Admission
•
DSCP
a.
If you choose Bandwidth Limit for the policy type, enter a bandwidth in the Bandwidth Limit field.
Figure 4-23
b.
Bandwidth Policy
If you choose Admission for the policy type, from the Action drop-down list choose either Redirect
or Block.
– If you choose Redirect, enter the URL to which you want users to be forwarded.
Figure 4-24
Admission Policy, Redirect Action
– If you choose Block, choose the error code that you want returned to the user. An example of
an error code is “404: Page not found”.
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c.
Admission Policy, Block Action
If you choose DSCP for the policy type, from the Mode drop-down list choose one of the following:
•
Preserve: Maintains the present packet DSCP mark
•
Overwrite: Rewrites a new DSCP mark with the value you enter in the DSCP field
•
Bitwise OR: Adds the DSCP mark you enter in the DSCP field to the present mark
Figure 4-26
DSCP Policy
Step 4
Click Add to add the policy.
Step 5
After you add a policy, for that policy to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes. To
publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Timeplans
Timeplans allow you to create schedules that activate a rule at certain times. From the Timeplans tab you
can create, edit, or delete a timeplan.
Follow these steps to manage timeplans:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Configuration > Policy Manager.
Step 2
Click the Timeplans tab. The list of timeplans appears in the work area.
The list of timeplans contains the following columns:
•
Check box: A check box in the row indicates that you can edit the timeplan.
•
ID: An identifying number
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Name: The name of the timeplan
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Description: A brief description of the timeplan
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Type: The type of timeplan. A timeplan can be one of the following types:
– Daily: Enables the user to add several time ranges.
– Weekly: Enables the user to add several weekdays with daily parameters.
– Monthly: Enables the user to add several months and days with daily parameters.
– Yearly: Enables the user to add several months and monthly parameters.
Figure 4-27
Timeplans Tab
Editing Timeplans
Follow these steps to edit a timeplan:
Step 1
Open the Edit Timeplan dialog box. You can open this dialog box in two ways:
•
Right-click a timeplan and chose Edit from the pop-up menu.
•
Click anywhere on the timeplan that you want to edit.
Figure 4-28
Note
Edit Timeplan
When you right-click a timeplan you can edit the timeplan or you can delete the timeplan.
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The Edit Timeplan dialog box appears.
Figure 4-29
Step 2
Note
Edit Timeplan Dialog Box
From the Edit Timeplan dialog box, edit the following fields as needed:
•
Name: Enter a new name if desired.
•
Time: From the Time fields choose a starting time and an ending time.
You cannot change the Recurrence type when you edit the timeplan.
Step 3
Click OK to save the changes.
Step 4
After you make changes to timeplans, for those changes to take effect on the system, you must publish
the changes. To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Daily Timeplans
Follow these steps to add a timeplan that recurs daily:
Step 1
From the Timeplans tab, click Add at the bottom of the timeplans list. The Add Timeplans dialog box
appears.
Step 2
In the Name field, enter a name.
Step 3
In the first box in the Time field, choose a start time. In the second box in the Time field, choose an end
time.
Step 4
In the Recurrence field, make sure Daily is selected. This is the default recurrence type.
Step 5
Click Add to add the timeplan.
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Figure 4-30
Step 6
Add Daily Timeplan
After you add a timeplan, for that timeplan to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes.
To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Weekly Timeplans
Follow these steps to add a timeplan that has a recurrence of weekly:
Step 1
From the Timeplans tab, click Add at the bottom of the timeplans list. The Add Timeplans dialog box
appears.
Step 2
In the Name field, enter a name.
Step 3
In the first box in the Time field, choose a start time. In the second box in the Time field, choose an end
time.
Step 4
In the Recurrence field, choose Weekly.
Step 5
Check the check boxes for the days of the week that you want to add to the timeplan.
Step 6
Click Add to add the timeplan.
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Figure 4-31
Step 7
Add Weekly Timeplan
After you add a timeplan, for that timeplan to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes.
To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Monthly Timeplans
Follow these steps to add a timeplan that has a recurrence of monthly:
Step 1
From the Timeplans tab, click Add at the bottom of the timeplans list. The Add Timeplans dialog box
appears.
Step 2
In the Name field, enter a name.
Step 3
In the first box in the Time field, choose a start time. In the second box in the Time field, choose an end
time.
Step 4
In the Recurrence field, choose Monthly.
Step 5
From the Day drop-down list choose the day that you want for the timeplan.
Step 6
Click Add to add the timeplan.
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Step 7
Add Monthly Timeplan
After you add a timeplan, for that timeplan to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes.
To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding Yearly Timeplans
Follow these steps to add a timeplan that has a recurrence of yearly:
Step 1
From the Timeplans tab, click Add at the bottom of the timeplans list. The Add Timeplans dialog box
appears.
Step 2
In the Name field, enter a name.
Step 3
In the first box in the Time field, choose a start time. In the second box in the Time field, choose an end
time.
Step 4
In the Recurrence field, choose Yearly.
Step 5
Check the check boxes for the months that you would like to include in the timeplan.
Step 6
Click Add to add the timeplan.
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Step 7
Add Yearly Timeplan
After you add a timeplan, for that timeplan to take effect on the system, you must publish the changes.
To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
HTTP Services
The HTTP Services option enable you to group HTTP Service specific subject categories together. From
the HTTP Services tab you can add, delete, or edit HTTP Services groups. The HTTP Services tab is
divided into four columns:
•
Check box: A check box in the row indicates that you can edit the group.
•
ID: An identifying number
•
Name: The name of the HTTP group
•
Action: Allows moving a group up or down
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HTTP Services Tab
Editing HTTP Services Groups
Follow these steps to edit an HTTP Services group:
Step 1
Open the Edit HTTP Service dialog box. You can open this dialog box in two ways:
•
Right-click an HTTP Services group and choose Edit from the pop-up menu.
•
Click anywhere on the HTTP Services group that you want to edit.
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Figure 4-35
Note
Editing an HTTP Services Group
When you right-click a group you can edit the group, add a group before or after an existing group, or
you can delete the group.
The Edit HTTP Service dialog box appears.
Figure 4-36
Edit HTTP Service Dialog Box
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Step 2
From the Edit HTTP Service dialog box, edit the following fields as needed:
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Name: Enter a new name if desired.
•
Categories Field: If you want to delete one of the services, click the X for the service. To add a
service, click within the Services field and choose an available service.
Step 3
Click OK to finish editing the group.
Step 4
After you make changes to HTTP Services groups, for those changes to take effect on the system, you
must publish the changes. To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Adding an HTTP Services Group
Follow these steps to add an HTTP Services group:
Note
The HTTP Service tab only allows the service category to be entered.
Note
Remember to adjust your action order by your priority. For example, if you entered Gaming last, and
Video Streaming is first, but you need Gaming to be first in priority, you must use the action arrows to
move the Gaming to first priority.
Step 1
Click Add at the bottom of the group list. The Add HTTP Service dialog box appears.
Figure 4-37
Add HTTP Service
Step 2
In the Name field, enter a name for the group.
Step 3
Click within the Services field and choose an available service. Continue to add services as needed.
Step 4
Click OK to finishing adding the group.
Step 5
After you add a HTTP Services group, for that group to take effect on the system, you must publish the
changes. To publish the changes, see the Publish the Configuration section.
Publish the Configuration
For changes that you make to the rules, categories, policies, timeplans, and HTTP Services groups to
take effect, you must publish these changes. To publish the changes follow these steps:
Step 1
Click the Rules tab.
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Step 2
In the right-hand side of the window, click Publish.
Step 3
After the policy is successfully published to the system, the message “Configuration is Published”
displays at the top of the Rules window.
Note
If you have multiple changes to make to the policies on the VDS TC system, wait to publish the changes
until you have finished all of the changes.
The License Manager
The License Manager is used to view the current license and to install a new license if needed.
Follow these steps to open the License Manager:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Configuration > License Manager.
The License Manager window displays the following information:
•
The heading displays the serial number, version, license mode, and start and end dates for the license
if it is an evaluation license.
•
The Features column lists the features that are included with the license.
•
The Limits column displays the limits of the license.
•
The Chassis column displays the chassis number. For a cluster configuration this column shows the
chassis number for each chassis.
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Figure 4-38
License Manager Window
Generating a License Request
Follow these steps to generate a new license request:
Step 1
From the License Manager window click the Generate License Request button. The Open
license-request dialog window appears.
Step 2
Click Save File and then OK to save the file request.
Step 3
Enter a name and location of the file to save. You must send this file to Cisco support to receive a license
file.
Installing a New License
Follow these steps to install a new license:
Step 1
From the License Manager window click the Install New License button. The Install New License
dialog box appears.
Step 2
From the Install New License dialog box click Browse and navigate to the license file that you want to
install.
Step 3
After the file is displayed in the Select License field, click Install.
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Figure 4-39
Install New License Dialog Box
Settings
The Settings window enables you to change thresholds and change or reset the Admin password and the
Enable password. Follow these steps to access the Settings window:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Configuration > Settings.
Figure 4-40
Settings Window
General
The general tab allows the user to change the following thresholds:
•
Protocol filter threshold: The protocols displayed on the Bandwidth graphs are filtered using this
threshold. If the MAX AVG outgoing traffic for the protocol for a displayed period is less than the
threshold (of total outgoing traffic), the protocol is not shown.
•
HTTP Service filter threshold: The protocols displayed on the HTTP Service graphs are filtered
using this threshold. If the MAX AVG outgoing traffic for the HTTP Services for a displayed period
is less than the threshold (of total outgoing traffic), the protocol is not shown.
•
CPU filter threshold: The protocols displayed on the CPU Utilization graphs are filtered using this
threshold. If the MAX AVG CPU traffic for a CPU graph is displayed for a period is less than the
threshold, the protocol is not shown.
•
Percentile limit: This is the Cache Out percentile of the Statistics > Bandwidth > Percentile graph.
To change any of the thresholds, click the pencil icon of the threshold and enter a new value.
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Changing or Resetting Passwords
Follow these steps to change the Enable password:
Step 1
Choose Configuration > Settings and click the Security tab.
Step 2
In the Security window next to Enable Password, click the pencil icon. If the password is still the default,
the word default will appear before the icon.
Step 3
In the Enable password text box that appears, enter the new password.
Step 4
In the Repeat text box, re-enter the new password.
Step 5
Click the check mark button to save the changes.
Figure 4-41
Changing Passwords
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Maintenance Menu
This chapter describes how to use the options that are available from the Maintenance menu. The
following choices are available from the Maintenance menu:
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Upload Files: From this window you can upload a file to the TFTP directory on the server for Cisco
VDS TC Manager operations. See the Upload Files section.
•
Logs: From this window you can generate and export the system logs for a specific period of time.
See the Logs section.
•
Graphs: From this window you can generate and export all Cisco VDS TC Manager statistics graphs
of the last day, last week, and last month. See the Graphs section.
•
Cache Lists: This window enables you to export the Cached List report. See the Cache Lists section.
Upload Files
The Upload Files page enables you to upload a file to the /tftpboot directory on the server for use with
CLI operations. For more information about the CLI, see the “Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite
Transparent Caching Software Configuration Guide”.
Follow these steps to upload a file to the /tftpboot directory:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Maintenance > Upload Files.
Step 2
In the menu bar on the left, click Upload Files. The Upload File window appears.
Figure 5-1
Upload Files Window
Step 3
Click Browse and choose the file that you want to upload. Wait as the action completes.
Step 4
Click Upload File. The file is uploaded to the server.
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Logs
The Logs window enables you to export the system logs for a specific period of time. If the system is a
Cluster, it will export the logs from all servers within that Cluster system, including the Management
Server.
Follow these steps to export the system logs:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Maintenance > Logs. The Logs window appears
Step 2
In the From: field, enter a starting date and in the To: field enter an ending date.
Step 3
Click Export Logs. You will see the log file being processed.
Figure 5-2
Step 4
Log File Processing
After the log file is generated, the Export Logs file popup window appears.
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Figure 5-3
Export Log Dialog
Step 5
Choose to Open or Save the file. If you choose to save the file, enter the location and file name in the
File Save dialog box.
Step 6
Click OK.
Graphs
The Graphs window enables you to generate and export the graphs of the traffic information. The Graphs
window enables you to save the graphs locally, which can then be exported to all Cisco VDS TC Manager
statistics graphs of the last day, last week, and last month. The exported zip file will create subfolders
for each type of statistics group that correspond to the GUI statistics menu items. You can access these
folders by clicking the down arrow located at the top right of the location bar of the Internet Browser.
The graphs are saved in png format (*.png).
Follow these steps to export the graphs:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Maintenance > Graphs. The Graphs window appears.
Step 2
Click Export Graphs. You will see the graph file being processed.
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Figure 5-4
Step 3
After the graph file is generated, the Export Graphs file popup window appears.
Figure 5-5
Step 4
Graphs being processed
Export Graphs Dialog
Choose to Open or Save the file. If you choose to save the file, enter the location and file name in the
File Save dialog box.
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Step 5
Click OK.
Cache Lists
From the Cache Lists window you can export the cached hash list and the cache black list.
Export Cache List
The Cached List window enables you export the cached hashes list. A cached hashes report lists the hash
ID, protocol, size (in bytes), and age (in days) of the hashes that are cached. You can modify this list
only using the CLI. For more information about the CLI, see the “Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite
Transparent Caching Software Configuration Guide.”
Follow these steps to export the cache list:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Maintenance > Cache Lists.
Step 2
Click the Export Cache List button.
Figure 5-6
Step 3
Cache Lists Window
After the cache list file is generated, the Export Cache List popup window appears.
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Export Cache List Dialog
Step 4
Choose to Open or Save the file. If you choose to save the file, enter the location and file name in the
File Save dialog box.
Step 5
Click OK.
Export Black List
The Export Black List button enables you to generate and export the Cache Black List (media objects).
The Cache Black List allows you to save the lists locally, which can be accessed by clicking the down
arrow located at the top right of the location bar of the Internet Browser.
Follow these steps to export the black list:
Step 1
In the Cisco VDS TC Manager window choose Maintenance > Cache Lists.
Step 2
Click the Export Black List button.
Figure 5-8
Step 3
Cache Lists Window
After the black list file is generated, the Export Black List popup window appears.
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Export Black List Dialog
Step 4
Choose to Open or Save the file. If you choose to save the file, enter the location and file name in the
File Save dialog box.
Step 5
Click OK.
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This appendix provides an example of how to set up a policy within the Cisco VDS TC Manager
environment.
Follow these steps to create a basic policy using VDS TC Manager:
Step 1
Log into VDS TC Manager with a user that has privileges to create and modify polices, such as director.
If you are already logged into VDS TC Manager, you can switch users if needed, to log in with a user
with the necessary privileges. To switch users, click Logout in the upper right-hand corner of the VDS
TC Manager window and then log back in as a different user.
Step 2
If you are not already in the Policy Manager window, from the VDS TC Manager home page choose
Configuration > Policy Manager.
Step 3
Click the Categories tab to open the Categories window.
Step 4
Click Add to add a new category. The Add Category dialog box appears. In this example you will create
a category that refers to Internet Connection Sharing platforms.
Step 5
In the Name field, enter a name to help you identify this category. The example uses ICS-IS.
Step 6
From the Type drop-down list choose Network and ensure the Match radio button is selected.
Step 7
In the Input service network text box enter the IP address that you would like to match. In this example,
the IP address is 112.0.71.11.
Step 8
Click the Plus (+) button to add the IP address.
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Add Category Dialog Box
Step 9
If you would like to add another IP address to match, enter it in the new blank Input service network text
box and click the Plus (+) button when you are done. In this example, the IP address 112.0.72.11 is also
added.
Step 10
Repeat Step 9 until you have added all of the IP addresses.
Step 11
When you are finished adding the criteria, click Add.
Figure A-2
Add Category
Step 12
You will now create a rule that references the ICS-IS category that you just created. This rule will prevent
any caching of content that arrives from the IP addresses referenced in this category.
Step 13
Click the Rules tab to go to the Rules window and click the Add button.
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Figure A-3
Rules Tab
Step 14
The Add Rule dialog box appears. In the Name field, enter a name to help you identify the rule. The
example uses “Do not cache CDS-IS”.
Step 15
From the Add Category drop-down list choose Network. You choose Network because that is the type
of category that the ICS-IS category is.
Step 16
From the Network field that appears, choose the category that you want, ICS-IS in this example.
Figure A-4
Step 17
Rule Category
From the Add Policy drop-down list choose Cache > Disable Media Cache.
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Step 18
Leave the Timeplan field empty, which will allow the rule to work all the time, and click Add to finish
adding the rule.
Step 19
The rule is now in the system.
Step 20
To be able to use the newly created rule on the system, you must publish this policy into the production
platform. To publish the policy, ensure the Rules tab is still selected and on the right-hand side of the
window click Publish. After the policy is successfully published to the system, the message
“Configuration is Published” displays at the top of the Rules window.
Figure A-6
Publish the Configuration
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In VDS TC Manager Release 5.1.1 the location of many graphs has changed from Release 5.0. The
following table provides a comparison of graph locations in VDS TC Manager Release 5.0 and VDS TC
Manager Release 5.1.1.
Release 5.0 Graph Location
Release 5.1.1 Graph Location
Comments
Status > Logical Status
Status > Dashboard
This is the home page.
Status > Dashboard
Status > Logical View
The 5.0 Dashboard has been
split into 2 views. The port
status is located in the Hardware
View and the rest of the
information is located in the
Logical View.
Status > Hardware View
Status > Planning View
N/A
Discontinued
Status > Storage Status
Status > Hardware View
Status > Configuration
Configuration > Cluster
Configuration
Status > License
N/A
All the information is contained
in the Configuration > License
Manager page.
Status > Groups
N/A
Discontinued
Status > Memory
Status > Memory Utilization
Status > CPU per core
Status > CPU Utilization
Policy and Config > Policy
Manager
Configuration > Policy
Manager
Policy and Config > License
Manager
Configuration > License
Manager
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Policy and Config > Security
Setting
Configuration > Settings >
Security
Policy and Config > Upload
Files
Maintenance > Upload Files
Policy and Config > Export
Configuration
Configuration > Cluster
Configuration
Export Configuration File is a
button located on the Cluster
Configuration.
Policy and Config > Export
Black List
Maintenance > Cache Lists >
Export Black List
Export Black List is a a button
located on the Maintenance >
Cache Lists page.
Policy and Config > Export
Cache List
Maintenance > Cache Lists >
Export Cache List
Export Cache List is a a button
located on the Maintenance >
Cache Lists page.
General > System Efficiency
N/A
Discontinued
General > Hash Info
Statistics > Cache Content >
Cache Details
General > Current First Request N/A
Hit Ratio
General > TCP Connections
Comments
Discontinued
Statistics > TCP Connections > The TCP Connections from
Downstream
upstream to downstream are
Statistics > TCP Connections > located in TCP Connections >
Downstream.
Upstream
The TCP Connections from
downstream to upstream are
located in TCP Connections >
Upstream.
General > State Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Handling
General > Edonkey Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Statistics > TCP
Connections > Upstream
General > Bittorrent Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Statistics > TCP
Connections > Upstream
General > Gnutella Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Statistics > TCP
Connections > Upstream
General > Ares Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Statistics > TCP
Connections > Upstream
General > Http Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Statistics > TCP
Connections > Upstream
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General > Netflix Sessions
Statistics > TCP Connections >
Downstream Statistics >TCP
Connections > Upstream
Downstream > Total Traffic
Statistics > Bandwidth > Total
Downstream
Downstream > In Traffic
Statistics > Bandwidth > In
Downstream
Downstream > Cache-Out
Statistics > Bandwidth > Cache
Out
Downstream > Percentile
Statistics > Bandwidth >
Percentile
Downstream > In-Out
N/A
Downstream > Bytes Hit Ratio
Statistics > Bandwidth > Byte
Hit Ratio
Downstream > Cache
Productivity
Statistics > Bandwidth > Cache
Productivity
Downstream > Sessions
N/A
Upstream > Total Traffic
Statistics > Bandwidth > Total
Upstream
Upstream > In Traffic
Statistics > Bandwidth > In
Upstream
Upstream > Cache-Out
N/A
Discontinued
Upstream > In-Out
N/A
Discontinued
Upstream > Bytes Hit Ratio
N/A
Discontinued
Upstream > Cache Productivity N/A
Discontinued
Upstream > Sessions
Discontinued
N/A
Comments
Discontinued
Discontinued
HTTP Services > Total Services Statistics > HTTP Services >
Total Downstream
HTTP Services > In Services
Statistics > HTTP Services > In
Downstream
HTTP Services > Cache-Out
Services
Statistics > HTTP Services >
Cache-Out
HTTP Services > BHR Services Statistics > HTTP Services >
Byte Hit Ratio
HTTP Services > Services
Productivity
N/A
QoE > HTTP Clear vs Cache
Statistics > QoE > HTTP Clear
vs Cache
QoE > P2P Clear vs Cache
Statistics > QoE > HTTP Clear
vs Cache
QoE > Top URLs - Large Files
Statistics > Cache Content >
Top HTTP URLs
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QoE > Top P2P Hashes
Statistics > Cache Content >
Top P2P Hashes
QoE > IP Statistics
QoE > IP Statistics
Cache Servers
Statistics > Interfaces
Storage > Requests
Statistics > Storage > Requests
Storage > Block Size
Statistics > Storage > Block
Size
Storage > Read Percentage
Statistics > Storage > Read
Percentage
Storage > iSCSI Network
Statistics > Storage > iSCSI
Network
Storage > Volume Usage
Statistics > Storage > Volume
Usage
Storage > Cache Size
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Transparent Caching Manager User Guide
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