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Provision a Monitoring Device

Provision a CA Standard Monitor to monitor Steelhead-optimized traffic at the data center, and optionally, at a branch location.

Allocate memory that is based on the location of the monitoring device:

• Data Center (recommended): 2 GB (2048 MB)
• Branch Office (recommended): 1 GB (1024 MB)

When monitoring Steelhead-optimized traffic, the CA Standard Monitor in the data center can also monitor the unoptimized traffic on the data center LAN. Separate Monitor NICs are required to monitor both WAN-optimized and unoptimized traffic with the same monitoring device.

When provisioning a monitoring device, keep in mind:

• Use the CA Application Delivery Analysis setup program to install the CA Standard Monitor. Download the CA Application Delivery Analysis .iso from the CA Support Web site at support.ca.com.
• If the management console uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP), configure NTP on the monitoring device.
• The monitoring device can communicate with its assigned management console on TCP-7878.

Note: For information about provisioning a CA Standard Monitor, see the Installation Guide for CA Application Delivery Analysis.