Virtual Network Passive Sensor Appliance Packet Throughput Based on Resources
The Virtual Network Passive Sensor (NPS) appliance's auto-scaling capability starts automatically at the boot time to calculate how much packet throughput it can handle.
The delta increase in the throughput depends on the additional dedicated resources made available to the appliance. The resources include the CPU clock, the type of CPU, and the type of RAM in the VM appliance system.
The CPU GHz must be allocated in a dedicated manner to handle continuous traffic. The estimated maximum throughput is visible on the sensor details page. The throughput may vary depending on the dedicated nature of the resources and the type of traffic visible to the sensor.
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