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22 CHAPTER 1: TRAFFIX MANAGER OVERVIEW
Figure 1 Traffix Manager Gathers Data from the Network
The collected data is stored in the database, and checked against
configured event rules to see whether a traffic event should be
generated. See Chapter 9
, “Using Event Rules”, for more information.
The Traffix Manager client is used to view the collected data, or to
configure the operation of the Traffix Manager server. The collected data
can be viewed as traffic conversations on the Map, in various charts, or in
one of the various reports. See “
About the Main Window” on page 28
for more information about the Map.
Network
management station
Printer
Printers
Workstations
Servers
Network
Traffix Manager
server processes
the collected data
Dedicated & embedded
RMON-1 & RMON-2
agents collect
network data
Network
Printer
PCs
Workstations running the
Traffix Manager client
display the collected data