Configuring the DNCA Interface without Transparent Load Balancing
About this task
To configure the DNCA interface in a non-load balanced environment:
Procedure
- Open the DNCA web console.
- Click the Interface tab.
- If Enable Transparent Load Balancing is
selected, deselect Enable Transparent Load Balancing.
For more information on the benefits of enabling transparent load balancing, see DNCA Transparent Load Balancing Overview.
- Add a DNCA instance
by clicking Add Instance.You can add additional DNCA instances to capture network traffic. Each DNCA instances requires the use of an additional processor core. You can add up to N-1 instances, where N is the total number of processor cores in your DNCA server. For example, if your system has eight processor cores, you can enable seven DNCA instances.
- You can use default port numbers to define the port numbers
in the filter rules by clicking Populate Ports.
The default port numbers are 1024 through 65535. If you want to filter different port numbers for a DNCA instance, you can add a filter rule or edit the instance.
- If you want to change the settings for an instance, locate Instance
List and click Edit next to the
instance to begin making your changes.You can also delete and instance by clicking Delete or remove the filter rules for an instance by clicking Clear Filters.
- Click Save Changes to apply your
changes to the DNCA.
If you want to cancel your changes, click Revert Changes.
Results
The DNCA is now configured to capture traffic on the selected NIC.