H3C Technologies H3C Intelligent Management Center User Manual

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b.

In the Interface Description field, enter the description for the interface, for example,

GigabitEthernet1/0/2.

c.

In the Interface Alias field, enter the alias for the interface.
Assigning a descriptive and meaningful alias to an interface will help you navigate quickly

and easily to reports.

d.

From the Device list, select the device to which the interface belongs.
For a device to appear on this list, the device must first be added to NTA using the Device
Management feature. Then, the device must be selected in the NTA server configuration under

Server Management.
For more information on adding a device for traffic analysis to NTA, see "

Device

management

." For more information on selecting devices in NTA server management, see

"

Modifying an NTA server configuration

."

The device you want to add must be configured to forward NetStream, NetFlow, or sFlow
traffic to NTA as the traffic collector or collection server.

e.

In the Interface Index field, enter the unique interface index or ifIndex number for the interface.
You can view the interface index for any interface on a device managed by IMC by navigating
to the Interface Details page of a device from its Device Details page.

f.

Click the Resource tab to navigate to the Interface Details page for an individual device.

g.

Under View Management area on the left navigation tree, click Device View.
The Device List – All is displayed. This list displays all devices in IMC.

h.

Locate the device for which you want to view interface details.

i.

Click the link in the Device Label column in the Device List – All for the device for which you
want to view interface details.
The Device Details page appears.

j.

In the Interfaces field of the Device Details page for the selected device, click the Interface List
link.
The Interface List appears. See the Interface Index field for the value that NTA accepts as the
interface index in the Interface Index field.
For more information on the contents of the Device Details page and the Interface Details page,

see

IMC Intelligent Management Center v7.1 Enterprise and Standard Platform Administrator

Guide

.

k.

In the Max. Speed field, enter the maximum speed of the interface.

l.

In the list next to the Max. Speed field, select the unit of measure for the interface speed.

IMPORTANT:

Assigning an incorrect interface maximum speed and unit of measure to an interface results in incorrect
statistical analysis and reporting of metrics. Verify that the maximum interface speed and unit of measure

you enter are correct.

m.

Click OK to add the interface manually.

14.

To delete the interface, click the Delete icon

for the interface you want to delete.

15.

To modify the interface name and interface speed, click the Modify icon

for the interface you

want to modify.
This field contains a link to the Modify Interface Configuration page for the associated interface.

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