HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches - Manual (Page 89)

9
Monitoring Network Traffic
This chapter describes the tools for monitoring your network using Traffic
Monitor. It contains the following topics:
■ Using Traffic Monitor
■ Reading the Segment Histogram
■ Setting Thresholds
■ Displaying the Network Meter
■ Who Are the Top 5 Talkers?
■ The Traffic Data Collector
■ Troubleshooting Traffic Monitor
Using Traffic Monitor
The Traffic Monitor presents real-time information about the status of your
network. When you select
Network Traffic, Examine Details from the home page
(or select Traffic Monitor from the Performance button menu), the page displays
five gauges in the top half of the browser window and a histogram in the
bottom half of the window. Each gauge displays the worst measurement in
the entire network for that statistical attribute. The histogram below the
gauges displays the value of an attribute, such as broadcasts/sec, for the
segments in a selected segment group.