The Ethernet Monitoring Unit is a hardware server dedicated to monitoring NFS traffic in an OnCommand Insight environment. The minimum system requirements for Ethernet Monitoring Units and the supported NICs are listed below.
| Component | Required |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Rack-mounted chassis with redundant power supplies |
| Operating system | A computer running a licensed version of one of the following, that is running no other application-level software:
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| CPU | Two 2.2 GHz 8-core hyper-threading CPUs |
| Memory | 32 GB huge pages memory (set at boot time) |
| Available disk space | 240 GB hard drive |
| Network | 2 - 10GbE NICs for monitoring NFS traffic (from supported list) |
| 2 - Short Range 10GbE Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) | |
| 1 - 1GbE interface for management with the OnCommand Insight server | |
| Permissions | Sudo permissions on the Server. |
The Network Interface Cards (NICs) that are supported for monitoring NFS traffic are listed in the table below.
| Manufacturer | Common Linux ethernet driver | Model designation |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Enic | UCS Virtual Interface Card |
| Intel | e1000 | 82540, 82545, 82546 |
| Intel | e1000e | 82571,82572, 82573,82574, 82583, ICH8, ICH9, ICH10, PCH1, PCH2, I217, I218 |
| Intel | igb | 82575, 82576, 82580, I210, I211, I350, I354, DH89xx |
| Intel | ixgbe | 82598,82599, X540, X550 |
| Intel | i40e | X710, XL710, X722 |
| Intel | fm10k | FM10420 |
| Qlogic | bnx2x | 578xx |