
Planning for Network Growth
How the Network Performance Advisor Collects Data
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N o t e | To stop data collection, you must stop all of the HP TopTools services. Go to |
| the Settings tab in the home page and select TopTools Services. On the Services |
| page click on the Stop Services button. |
| How the Network Performance Advisor |
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| Collects Data |
| If you have data collection enabled in the Settings - Top Tools Services page, |
| the Data Collector begins automatically when you start your PC. The historical |
| traffic data is written to disk once per hour. It reflects activity on the network |
| during the past hour. |
| Understanding HP Sampling |
| The Network Performance Advisor analyzes network traffic data over time, |
| allowing the Advisor to detect |
| When you run a report, recommendations are made that will improve your |
| network performance. |