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The TrafficDirector application includes the following two single-segment, single-domain tools for examining your network:
You usually use a multisegment, multidomain tool to focus on the portion of your network you want to monitor, then use the single-segment, single-domain applications to focus on the portion you want to examine more closely.
The following sections describe how you can display statistics with the talker applications:
You can use TopN Talkers to display the most active hosts and their level of activity on a network segment.
To start TopN Talkers, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click Traffic, Protocol, or Application from the TrafficDirector main window.
Step 2 Click Agent or Frame Relay.
Step 3 Do one of the following:
Step 4 Select the domain you want from the ones listed under the Domain Name heading.
Step 5 Click the TopN Talkers icon.
The TopN Talkers window is displayed (Figure 20-1).
The following section describes how you can use Host Zoom with TopN Talkers:
You can start Host Zoom from the TopN Talkers window. Use Host Zoom to display more detailed information about who a particular host is having conversations with. The default display is graphical; however, you can change the display to tabular by selecting Applications > Host Zoom Text from the menu bar.
To zoom in on an agent displayed on the TopN Talkers window, click on the bar graph that represents the agent.
The Host Zoom window is displayed (Figure 20-2).
The following section describes how you can change the Host Zoom sort options:
The Host Zoom window for TopN Talkers displays sorts on Address Order by default for the tabular display; however, other sort options are available. To change the default sort option, select an option from the Sort menu. Table 20-1 lists the available sort options:
| Use This Option... | To Sort By |
|---|---|
Address | Host address |
Utilization In | Utilization inbound to the host during the last sample period |
Utilization Out | Utilization outbound from the host during the last sample period |
Packets In | Cumulative number of packets inbound to the host |
Packets Out | Cumulative number of packets outbound from the host |
Bytes In | Cumulative number of bytes inbound to the host |
Bytes Out | Cumulative number of bytes outbound from the host |
Errors In | Cumulative number of errored packets inbound to the host |
Errors Out | Cumulative number of errored packets outbound from the host |
You can use All Talkers to display a complete list all of hosts and their activity level for a selected agent, Frame Relay agent, and domain.
You can start Host Zoom and Host History from the All Talkers window.
agent name) for the selected agent. dvntom creates a network-to-MAC-To start All Talkers, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click Traffic, Protocol, or Application from the TrafficDirector main window.
Step 2 Click Agent or Frame Relay.
Step 3 Do one of the following:
Step 4 Select the domain you want from the ones listed under the Domain Name heading.
Step 5 Click the All Talkers icon.
The All Talkers window is displayed (Figure 20-3).
The following section describes how you can use Host Zoom with All Talkers:
You can start Host Zoom from the All Talkers window. Use Host Zoom to display more detailed information about who a particular host is having conversations with.
To zoom in on an agent displayed in the All Talkers window, follow these steps:
Step 1 Select the host name you want to zoom in on.
Step 2 Select Applications > Host Zoom from the menu bar.
The Host Zoom window is displayed (Figure 20-4).
The following section describes how you can change the Host Zoom sort options:
The Host Zoom window for All Talkers sorts on Packets Out (by default) for the graphical display; however, other sort options are available. To change the default sort option, select an option from the Sort menu.
Table 20-2 lists the available sort options:
| This Option... | Sorts By |
|---|---|
Address | Address of different hosts communicating with the selected host on the segment |
Packets In | Cumulative number of packets inbound to the host |
Packets Out | Cumulative number of packets outbound from the host |
Bytes In | Cumulative number of bytes inbound to the host |
Bytes Out | Cumulative number of bytes outbound from the host |
Errors In | Cumulative number of errored packets inbound to the host |
Errors Out | Cumulative number of errored packets outbound from the host |
You can display statistics (utilization, packets, bytes, destinations, and errors) about a specific host for a selected agent and domain (in graph format) by using Host History.
To use Host History, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click Traffic, Protocol, or Application from the TrafficDirector main window.
Step 2 Click Agent or Frame Relay.
Step 3 Do one of the following:
Step 4 Select the domain you want from the ones listed under the Domain Name heading.
Step 5 Click the All Talkers icon.
The All Talkers window is displayed (Figure 20-5).
Step 6 Select a host name from the list.
Step 7 Select Applications > Host History from the menu bar.
The Host History window is displayed (Figure 20-6).
Posted: Fri Mar 31 09:02:40 PST 2000
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