Using the Web Performance Monitor

The Web Performance Monitor extends the functionality of the Microsoft Windows Performance Monitor to the Web. It is a data collecting and graphing utility designed specifically for the WhatsUp Gold Web interface that graphs and displays real-time information on user-specified SNMP and WMI performance counters. It can be used for a quick inspection of a specific network device.

NetTools Web Performance Monitor

The graphs can be saved to the database and displayed on workspace views using the Split Second Graph - Performance Monitor workspace report or on the Web Performance Monitor tool. Multiple SNMP and WMI counters can be displayed on a single graph, and the color and scale of each graphed item can be individually configured.

Graphs created with the Web Performance Monitor are saved on a per-user account basis, meaning, graphs are only accessible by the user account that created and saved them.

The Web Performance Monitor has two purposes:

To add a WMI performance counter to the Web Performance Monitor:

  1. Open the Web Performance Monitor.
    • From the web interface, click GO. The GO menu appears.
    • If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp. The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
    • Select Tools > Web Performance Monitor. The Web Performance Monitor appears.
  2. Click Graph > Add WMI Performance Monitor.

    - or -

    Click the WMI button in the top-right side of the dialog (see the Toolbar buttons table below). The Add WMI Performance Counter dialog appears.

  3. Enter the appropriate information into the dialog fields.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To add a SNMP performance counter to the Web Performance Monitor:

  1. Open the Web Performance Monitor.
    • From the web interface, click GO. The GO menu appears.
    • If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp. The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
    • Select Tools > Web Performance Monitor. The Web Performance Monitor appears.
  2. Select Graph > Add SNMP Performance Monitor.

    - or -

    Click the SNMP button in the top-right side of the dialog (see the Toolbar buttons table below).

    The Add SNMP Performance Counter dialog appears.

  3. Enter the appropriate information into the dialog fields.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

Web Performance Monitor menu items

The Web Performance Monitor menu is located at the top left corner of the window.

File menu

Graph menu

Help menu

Web Performance Monitor Toolbar buttons

The Web Performance Monitor Toolbar is located at the top right corner of the window.

Button

Function

WPM WMI Button

Opens the Add WMI Performance Counter dialog.

Opens the Add SNMP Performance Counter dialog.

Opens the appropriate dialog for editing the selected WMI or SNMP performance counter.

Removes the selected graph item from the list and graph.

Opens the help topic for the Web Performance Monitor

For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting SNMP and WMI connections.

See Also

Using Network Tools

About Network Tools

Using the Ping tool

Using the Traceroute tool

Using the Lookup tool

Using the Telnet tool

Using the SNMP MIB Walker

Using the SNMP MIB Explorer

Using the MAC Address Tool

Using the Diagnostic Tool

Using the Web Task Manager

Using the database backup and restore backup utility