Sensor Routine Maintenance

To ensure the best performance of the sensor and prevent problems, it is recommended to regularly perform the following actions.

1. Check sensor logs for any service warnings or errors.

2. Perform periodic backups. Make sure you backup the sensor's configuration file to an external drive on a regular basis.

3. Check performance indicators of the server where is running Microolap EtherSensor, such as drive free space, CPU utilization and RAM usage. To do this, you can use Windows Performance Monitor or ethersensor_console.exe in the installation folder Microolap EtherSensor. Use of notification allows to notify the Microolap EtherSensor service team on unexpected changes or problems with the server performance.

4. Check log files in the network device. Analyze log files to make sure the delivery service is working correctly and evaluate the amount of tapped traffic to avoid overloading its receivers.

5. Check if intercepted message receivers are available to the sensor. Make sure messages generated by sensor services are delivered to the servers of message receivers. If messages are not delivered to the receivers, they may overflow the sensor's disk space (it depends on the disk quotas set up by the administrator).