Highest Traffic

The Highest Traffic widget can be created for the following:

• Physical
• Physical maps
• Fabric maps
• Network ports
• Tool ports
• Stack ports
• Hybrid ports
• Inline network ports
• Inline tool ports
• GigaSMART
• GigaSMART groups
• GigaSMART operations

You can create as many Highest Traffic widgets as you want listing up to 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, or 100 items in each widget.

The highest traffic is measured in megabytes per second (Mbps). You can specify the period over which the amount of traffic must be calculated. The period can be 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month.

The highest traffic can be displayed as either a table or a graph. By default, a table is displayed. You can click the arrow to change the display to a graph as shown in Figure 936: Highest Traffic: Physical Maps Example.

Figure 936: Highest Traffic: Physical Maps Example

In the graph view, each ring represents a map or a port. You can hover your mouse over the graph to view the percentage of traffic handled by the map or the port.

The physical maps are listed by the node ID, map alias, and the traffic in Mbps.

The ports are listed by the node on which they are used and the port alias. You can create the Highest Traffic widget for the following ports:

• Network ports
• Tool ports
• Stack ports
• Hybrid ports
• Inline network ports
• Inline tool ports

The highest traffic for GigaSMART operations or GigaSMART group can be displayed as shown in Figure 937: Highest Traffic GigaSMART.

Figure 937: Highest Traffic GigaSMART

To configure the Highest Traffic widget:

1Click Dashboard on the top navigation link.

1. On the Physical & Virtual dashboard page, select the profile in which you want to add the widget.
2. Click Add New Widget. The Add New Widget window is displayed. Refer to Figure 938: Add New Widget.

Figure 938: Add New Widget

3. In the Add New Widget window, select Highest Traffic and click OK. The Highest Traffic configuration window is displayed. Refer to Figure 939: Highest Traffic Configuration.

Figure 939: Highest Traffic Configuration

4. From the Traffic Type drop-down list, select one of the following traffic types:
• Physical—Allows you to view the physical maps and ports that contribute to the highest traffic distribution.
• GigaSMART—Allows you to view the virtual ports, GigaSMART groups, and GigaSMART operations that contribute to the highest traffic distribution.
5. From the Item Type drop-down list, select the item you want to view. The options displayed are based on the traffic type you selected in step 5.
6. (Optional) From the Site drop-down list, select a site to view only the ports associated to the selected site.
7. From the Display Total drop-down list, select the number of items to be displayed. By default, the number of items selected for display is 5.
8. Click OK.