Traffic data storage, Traffic data storage -14 – HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches User Manual

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Monitoring Network Traffic
Traffic Data Collector Settings

Traffic Data Storage

You can specify some criteria to control how much data is collected. Select
Traffic Data Collector Settings from the Performance button in the navigation
frame, then select the

Storage tab. Your current settings are displayed in the

Current Storage Status on Server area. The Historic Traffic Data collection area
displays the following choices:

■

Storing data up to a maximum number of days of data or a maximum
amount of data, whichever occurs first. The default is 31 days, up to 100
MB. You can click the

Default Values button to set these values.

■

Storing data up to a maximum amount of data (in Megabytes).

■

Stopping collection of historical traffic data for analysis by the Network
Performance Advisor.

Figure 9-5. The Traffic Data Collector - Storage Settings Page

N o t e

To stop data collection, you must stop all of the HP TopTools services. Click
on the

Settings tab in the navigation frame and select TopTools Services. On the

Services page click on the

Stop Services button.