Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

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Chapter 5 112 Sniffer Portable Professional If the Wrap Buffer when full option is disabled, the history sample will stop automatically when the maximum number of samples is collected. Otherwise the history sample stops when you close the History window. Sniffer Portable Professional lets you export the history data for tabulation or charting. Refer to Exporting Monitor Data on page 120. Figure 5-12 shows a Packets/s history sample in bar chart format and describes the toolbar. Bar chart view Line chart view Display as three-dimensional or two-dimensional chart Display/hide a border around the bars/lines in the chart Export history data to spreadsheet Area chart view Display chart as logarithmic or linear Show/hide the legend Pause Screen Updates Right-click a History Sample to display the Zoom In/Zoom Out context menu. This menu lets you narrow or broaden the focus of the history sample. Figure 5-12. History Samples (Packets/s Bar Chart) and Toolbar

Creating a Multiple History Sample Statistics selected for inclusion in this Multiple History Sample are listed here in the order in which they will appear in the display. Monitoring Your Network You can create your own “multi-view” History Samples tracking combinations of the single statistics available for display in the other History Samples. You set up Multiple History Samples in the Multiple History dialog box. Display this dialog box by clicking Add Multiple History in the History Samples window. Figure 5-13 shows the Multiple History dialog box. Figure 5-13. Multiple History Dialog Box Use these buttons to change the order of the sampled statistics in the display. Use this button to delete a selected statistic. Use this button to open a dialog box in which you can add a new statistic. As shown in Figure 5-13, the Multiple History dialog box has three tabs. The General and Color tabs provide the same options described on page 111. The Selection tab (Figure 5-13) lets you select which statistics you would like to include in this Multiple History Sample, in addition to the order in which they are displayed. In general, you will want to place statistics with a high sampling rate at the bottom of the list. When you are finished setting up your Multiple History Sample, click OK to add it to the History Samples window. User’s Guide 113

Chapter 5<br />

112 Sniffer <strong>Portable</strong> <strong>Professional</strong><br />

If the Wrap Buffer when full option is disabled, the history sample will<br />

stop automatically when the maximum number of samples is collected.<br />

Otherwise the history sample stops when you close the History window.<br />

Sniffer <strong>Portable</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> lets you export the history data for<br />

tabulation or charting. Refer to Exporting Monitor Data on page 120.<br />

Figure 5-12 shows a Packets/s history sample in bar chart format and<br />

describes the toolbar.<br />

Bar chart view<br />

Line chart view<br />

Display as three-dimensional<br />

or two-dimensional chart<br />

Display/hide a border around<br />

the bars/lines in the chart<br />

Export history data to spreadsheet<br />

Area chart view<br />

Display chart as<br />

logarithmic or linear<br />

Show/hide the legend<br />

Pause Screen Updates<br />

Right-click a<br />

History Sample to<br />

display the Zoom<br />

In/Zoom Out<br />

context menu.<br />

This menu lets<br />

you narrow or<br />

broaden the<br />

focus of the<br />

history sample.<br />

Figure 5-12. History Samples (Packets/s Bar Chart) and Toolbar

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