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Chapter 10 Monitoring System Status
Monitoring Security Management Appliance Capacity
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Monitoring the Processing Queue
You can periodically check the processing queue percentages used for email and web reporting and
tracking to determine whether your appliance is running at optimal capacity.
tracking to determine whether your appliance is running at optimal capacity.
The processing queue stores centralized reporting and tracking files as they await processing by the
Security Management appliance. Normally, the Security Management appliance receives batches of
reporting and tracking files for processing. The percentage of reporting or tracking files in the processing
queue typically fluctuates as the files are transmitted from managed appliances and processed by the
Security Management appliance.
Security Management appliance. Normally, the Security Management appliance receives batches of
reporting and tracking files for processing. The percentage of reporting or tracking files in the processing
queue typically fluctuates as the files are transmitted from managed appliances and processed by the
Security Management appliance.
Note
Processing queue percentages gauge the number of files in the queue. They do not take file size into
account. The percentages provide only a rough estimate of the Security Management appliance’s
processing load.
account. The percentages provide only a rough estimate of the Security Management appliance’s
processing load.
Procedure
Step 1
Select Management Appliance > Centralized Services > System Status.
Step 2
In the Centralized Services section at the top of the page, look at the Processing Queue percentages for:
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Centralized Reporting (Email Security subsection)
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Centralized Message Tracking
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Centralized Reporting (Web Security subsection)
Step 3
If the processing queue usage percentages remain consistently high over several hours or days, then the
system is running at or beyond capacity.
system is running at or beyond capacity.
In that case, consider removing some of the managed appliances from the Security Management
appliance, installing additional Security Management appliances, or both.
appliance, installing additional Security Management appliances, or both.
Monitoring CPU Utilization
To view the percentage of its CPU capacity that the Security Management appliance is using for each
centralized service:
centralized service:
Step 1
Select Management Appliance > Centralized Services > System Status.
Step 2
Scroll to the System Information section and view the CPU Utilization subsection.
The CPU Utilization percentages indicate the portion of the Security Management appliance’s CPU
processing that is devoted to each of the main centralized services. Utilization percentages for some
services may be combined. For example, email and web reporting are combined under “Reporting
processing that is devoted to each of the main centralized services. Utilization percentages for some
services may be combined. For example, email and web reporting are combined under “Reporting