Interface Utilization

Interface Utilization reports reveal measurements for network traffic across one or more network interfaces for each device or device group you specify. If you specify a device group, the report reveals average rate and total volume of traffic for each device within the group. If you specify a switch, this report returns average rate and traffic volume across each LAN segment —a subscript (n) follows the device name to denote the port number. These reports help you to visualize current and historic flow of network traffic.

Device/Interface. Device hostname, IP address, or alias.
Avg. Receive. Average volume received for the specified period.
Avg. Transmit. Average volume sent to other hosts for the specified period.
Bytes Received. Byte count received for the specified period.
Bytes Transmitted. Byte count transmitted for the specified period.
Receive Percentage. Fraction of bandwidth utilized by received bytes.
Transmit Percentage. Fraction of bandwidth needed for transmitted bytes.

Generate a report

Choose device. Choose one or more host devices you want to see Interface Utilization measurements for.

Choose time constraints. Choose times for the Interface Utilization. (For recently observed measurements, select Last Polled from the Date Range drop down list.)

Filter and reduce by row and by column. Sort and remove columns, group rows based on specific column values, and remove noise and chaff from the table.

Chart, adjust output, and visualize. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).

Note: This report only returns Interface Utilization metrics for devices that already have the appropriate WMI or SNMP credentials. For more information, see Using Credentials.

Print, share, and export

Generated Interface Utilization report data can be visualized, shared, and reused:

Print. Print grid and chart views.
Share. Share Interface Utilization reports with other users in a single or combined view.
Export. Export Interface Utilization data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.

Control	Purpose
Device	Browse and choose a single device.
Single Interface	Choose an interface on a device.
Device Group	Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.

Control	Purpose
Date Range	Choose or define an overall date range.
Business hours	Focus on specific days of the week and periods within each day. Reveal trends that are sensitive to business hours, time zones, and other periodic attributes in the observed data.

Control	Purpose
Sort.	Sort column in ascending or descending order.
Columns.	Pick the columns you want to view. Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
Group by this field.	Group table into collapsible rows wherever the current column contains identical data ("field") values.
Filters.	Provide a keyword to view only rows that contain the keyword for this column.

Control	Purpose
Show Top n Items	Limit items to the samples with the highest utilization.
Threshold Type	Switch between minimum or maximum mode for cutoff values for the ranked list. At or Over. Show peak usage period. (Utilization percentage equal to or greater than Threshold.) At or Under. Show usage periods where resources are unused or possibly down. (Utilization percentage equal to or less than Threshold.)
Threshold (percent)	Baseline value used to trim devices at peak or subpeak capacity from the Top n list.

Control	Purpose
Display Options	Present data as a chart, a table grid, or both.
Chart Type	Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines. Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope.
Chart Options (percent)	Legend, Grid Lines, Range Selector. Include legend, grid lines, and range selector for readability. Trend Lines. Present data with a smoothed average to show trend.

Interface Utilization

Generate a report

Choose time constraints for data view

Filter and pick by column

Specify threshold and top n:

Chart and visualize data over time (time series graph)

Print, share, and export