52CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING AGENTS FOR DATA COLLECTION
Finding Agents for The agents used may be devices with
Data Collection within them, such as switches or hubs, or they may be dedicated
You can search for compatible agents from the startup wizard and from the Configure Agents dialog box. There are two ways of finding agents on your network:
■You can ask Traffix Manager to search your network automatically for compatible agents.
■If you know the IP address and community string of those agents you wish to collect from, you can specify the agent details yourself.
If you choose not to find agents automatically, you must add at least one agent manually. Traffix Manager cannot begin to collect data unless there is at least one active agent selected.
You can choose to leave the startup wizard without finding agents to collect network traffic data, and launch the Traffix Manager client with no data collected. This will display an empty Map on your workstation, from which you can perform limited management and configuration tasks. See “Launching the Traffix Manager Client” on page 26 for further details. You can then add agents for data collection at a later stage without having to go back through the startup wizard. See “Adding and Editing Agents” on page 53.
Configuring
Sources have been found on your network are displayed in the agent tree in the Configure Agents dialog box.
From the Configure Agents dialog box you can:
■Add more agents to collect data from your network See “Adding and Editing Agents” on page 53.
■Enable/disable individual agents and agent interfaces for data collection.
■Suspend/resume all data collection. See “Suspending and Resuming Data Collection Manually” on page 54.
