C H A P T E R 3
Monitor
The Cisco PVM monitor function provides near real-time and real-time access to resource data, as well as summary views of aggregated traffic data with drill-down capability, formatted into tables and graphs for troubleshooting and analyzing current network performance. Cisco PVM displays individual and aggregated NAM metrics, including displays for single NAM data sources, for multiple NAM data aggregated across the network, and for all NAMs. Additionally, the Monitor tab displays a snapshot of current network activity immediately upon access.
Using the Monitor function, you can display near real-time and dynamic traffic data for applications, hosts, conversations, DCSP groups, switches and routers, and VLAN data. You can view network resources based on these data sources and drill down to access details about a particular resource. Reports can be viewed, printed, and saved as PDF, Microsoft Excel, and Rich Text Format files.
Note Reports generated under the Monitor tab are not archived.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Monitor Navigation, page 3-1
•Generating Reports Using Monitor, page 3-5
•Drill-Down Capabilities, page 3-11
•Real-Time Charts, page 3-14
•Trend Reports, page 3-18
For samples of individual reports and their field descriptions, see Appendix B, “Report Samples for Monitor and Reports.”
Monitor Navigation
Navigating Cisco PVM monitor features employs an easy-to-use interface requiring minimal clicks to obtain the desired results. The Monitor tab opens immediately when you log in to the system, first displaying the progress indicator while loading data, then displaying the Monitor Overview report. The Monitor GUI provides three windows:
•Navigation Menu
•Parameters Pane
•Report Display Pane
Cisco Performance Visibility Manager User Guide
