HP Transcend Traffix Manager - Manual (Page 27)

Launching the Traffix Manager Client 27
configuration of data sources, and take you to the point where traffic
data is displayed in the main window.
The startup wizard first prompts you for the DNS domain(s) of those
devices which you want to monitor in detail. Traffix Manager considers
this specified DNS domain to be your “local network”. The wizard
automatically defaults to specify the domain in which the management
station is running, but you can make your own selection.
This concept of what constitutes your local network affects the event
rules and aggregation functionality in the following ways:
■
The event rules which are predefined by Traffix Manager use the local
network as the default group. See
Chapter 9 , “Using Event Rules” for
more information.
■
When you choose to aggregate devices on your network, by default
any devices within your local network will be kept in detail and not
aggregated. See
Appendix C , “Aggregating Devices” for more
information.
Once you have specified your local network, the startup wizard
automatically finds RMON-2 agents within a given range of addresses, or
uses the subnet address of the management station. See
“RMON
Overview” on page 37 for more information. Traffix Manager uses the
agents found, and/or those added manually by you, and starts to collect
data.
The normal polling interval for data is every 30 minutes, but the first time
Traffix Manager does a quick poll of your network in approximately five
to ten minutes to make data available for display and monitoring as soon
as possible. The wizard displays feedback as the first poll progresses.
When the first poll is complete, the Map is displayed in the main window,
showing the traffic conversations seen on your network.