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Locating a Node, Monitoring Network Traffic Levels

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toptools User Guide Locating a Node To locate a particular end node, click the Locate button at the bottom of the Topology Map browser window. In the Locate browser window, select the network that the node is in, then select the node. Click on the Locate button to locate the node. A dialog box displays stating that the node has been found and the appropriate map is opened (if it is not open already). Select Pan in the dialog box to set the panner window so that the located item is enlarged and centered in the map. If "Show labels" is turned on, the label under the located device is displayed in reverse video. Monitoring Network Traffic Levels The Traffic Monitor presents real-time information about the status of your network. To access the Traffic Monitor, you may either click on the Examine Details button in the "Network Traffic" pane of the HP Toptools for Hubs & Switches Home page (accessed via the navigation panel by clicking the Home button and selecting Hubs & Switches home) or by clicking the Performance button in the navigation panel and selecting Traffic Monitor. The Traffic Monitor 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 of 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. 82

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toptools
User Guide
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Locating a Node
To locate a particular end node, click the
Locate
button at the bottom of the Topology Map browser window. In the
Locate browser window, select the network that the node is in, then select the node. Click on the Locate button to
locate the node. A dialog box displays stating that the node has been found and the appropriate map is opened (if it
is not open already). Select
Pan
in the dialog box to set the panner window so that the located item is enlarged and
centered in the map. If "Show labels" is turned on, the label under the located device is displayed in reverse video.
Monitoring Network Traffic Levels
The Traffic Monitor presents real-time information about the status of your network.
To access the Traffic Monitor, you may either click on the
Examine Details
button in the “Network Traffic” pane of
the HP Toptools for Hubs & Switches Home page (accessed via the navigation panel by clicking the Home button
and selecting Hubs & Switches home) or by clicking the
Performance
button in the navigation panel and selecting
Traffic Monitor
.
The Traffic Monitor 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 of 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.