Managing the Flow Collector service

The Flow Collector service is responsible for gathering, storing, and reporting on data from various Flow-enabled devices for the WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor.

To stop the Flow Collector service:

1. Go to the WhatsUp Services Controller dialog.
   • From the console, select Tools > Services Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
     - or -
   • From the the Programs menu, click Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v14.2 > Utilities > NMService Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
2. In the WhatsUp Service Controller, select the Flow Collector service by clicking its service Description.
3. Click Stop.

To start the Flow Collector service:

1. Go to the WhatsUp Services Controller dialog.
   • From the console, select Tools > Services Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
     - or -
   • From the the Programs menu, click Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v14.2 > Utilities > NMService Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
2. In the WhatsUp Service Controller, select the Flow Collector service by clicking its service Description.
3. Click Start.

To restart the Flow Collector service:

1. Go to the WhatsUp Services Controller dialog.
   • From the console, select Tools > Services Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
     - or -
   • From the the Programs menu, click Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v14.2 > Utilities > NMService Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
2. In the WhatsUp Service Controller, select the Flow Collector service by clicking its service Description.
3. Click Restart.