System information

248 Observer General Options
Observer General Options – Trending Tab
• “Network Trending Folder” sets the location for Observer to store Network Trending
data.
• “SNMP Trending Folder” sets the location for Observer Suite to store SNMP
Trending data.
• “Write SNMP Trending data to disk every x minutes” spinbox—allows you to set the
number of minutes the system will wait before sending logs.
Observer Memory and Security Administration
Configuring Multi-Probe Connections
If you have a Multi-Probe license, you can:
• configure Observer’s local Probe to view multiple networks if multiple NICs are
installed on the local PC
• configure Observer’s local Probe to provide multiple Observer consoles with views of
the local network interfaces
To configure these options, choose Options->Observer Memory and Security
Administration from the Observer main menu. The following dialog is displayed:
About Probe Instances
To provide for multiple network interfaces and multiple consoles, the local Probe creates
multiple instances of itself. A Probe instance is a “virtual” Probe with attributes that
define:
• which network interface on the local PC to capture data from