View Partition Information
You can view information about your partitions in two places: the Monitor
Traffic window and the Partition
Summary window.
List Classes with Partitions
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Note: To perform this task from PolicyCenter, you must first select a group and/or unit configuration from the Group:
and Unit: drop-down lists at the top of the page.
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The Monitor Traffic window can be set to show only the classes
that have partitions. To display this list:
1. Click the monitor tab. The Monitor Traffic
window appears.  show screen
2. In the Display drop-down list, select Classes
with Partitions. The window now lists only the classes that have partitions.
Show screen
The Partition Min-Max column defines the amount of bandwidth allocated
for the class:
- Uncommitted indicates that the guaranteed minimum allocation
is whatever is not committed to other partitions. Normally uncommitted
is used only by the default Inbound and Outbound partitions.
- None indicates that the partition is burstable without a limit.
- If the minimum and maximum values are the same, the partition is fixed
and non-burstable.
- If a down arrow appears next to the partition size, the partition
is dynamic. Place the mouse pointer on the down arrow and PacketWise
displays the parameters of the dynamic partition: minimum and maximum
subpartition size, the number of active and idle users currently using
subpartitions, and the maximum number of subpartitions available.
- An asterisk following a partition's minimum size indicates that the
configured minimum value has been scaled to the displayed value, due
to the link being overcommitted.
- If a percentage appears after the partition size, the partition was
specified as a percentage of the parent partition's size. For example,
450k (10%) for the Inbound/HTTP class indicates that HTTP's partition
size is 10% of the Inbound partition's size, resulting in a partition
size of 450 Kbps (assuming the link size is 4.5 Mbps).
View the Partition Summary
The Partition Summary window provides an overview of the current
partitions. To view the Partition Summary window:
1. Click the manage tab on the navigation bar.
The Traffic Class window appears.
2. Click partition summary above the traffic
tree. The Partition Summary window appears. Show screen
Note: Another way to display the Partition Summary window
is to click the Partition Summary link in the Partition
window.
The Partition Summary window displays the following information:
| Field |
Description |
| Link Speed |
The access link rate for the /Inbound and /Outbound partitions |
| Name |
The name of the partitioned traffic class |
Partition
Size |
The partition size in bits per second. If a percentage appears
after the partition size, the partition was specified as a percentage
of the parent partition's size. Example: 450k (10%) for the
Inbound/HTTP class indicates that HTTP's partition size is 10% of
the Inbound partition's size, resulting in a partition size of 450
Kbps (assuming the link size is 4.5 Mbps).
Note: An uncommitted rate is the difference between
the current link speed and the sum of all committed partition minimums.
Uncommitted indicates that:
• The size is dynamically determined at run time.
• The minimum allocation is whatever is not committed to other
partitions.
If a partition is oversubscribed, an asterisk appears after the
partition's minimum size value, indicating that the configured minimum
value has been scaled to the displayed value. The percentage overcommitted
is displayed in red — for example, Overcommitted
by 1%.
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Partition
Limit |
The maximum bandwidth allowed for the partition (when excess bandwidth
is available) |
Partition
Current Guar. |
The guaranteed rate in bits per second that is in use
Note: This column is only relevant if the traffic managed under
the partition is also managed by a rate policy. The portion of the
bandwidth guaranteed in the rate policy that is currently being used
is listed. For more information, see Set
a Rate Policy. |
Partition
Current Excess |
The amount of excess rate in bits per second currently in use (not
including the current guaranteed bandwidth) |
Dynamic subpartition
Size |
The minimum amount of bandwidth assigned to each user, expressed
in bits per second. If a percentage appears after the size, the subpartition
was specified as a percentage of the static partition's size. |
Dynamic subpartition
Limit |
When excess bandwidth is available, the maximum amount of bandwidth
each user can access |
Dynamic subpartition
Current Active |
The number of subpartitions in active use |
Dynamic subpartition
Current Idle |
The number of subpartitions that were created but have not been
active for 300 seconds (5 minutes). Idle subpartitions still have
flows that are sending packets. |
Dynamic subpartition
Max |
The maximum number of subpartitions |
Dynamic subpartition
Overflow |
The minimum and maximum amount of bandwidth allotted to an overflow
subpartition (used when the maximum number of subpartitions has been
reached) |
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