5.2.7. Utilization maps

In the menu "Utilization maps" you can define maps with one or more objects and paths. For every object you can define certain conditions (e.g. IP address networks). Caligare Flow Inspector will count 5 minute byte utilization for each object and display the results on the public available map. This map (or simply image) can be linked from any other web page. For example you can define maps for displaying utilization of web services, FTP transfers or overall network activity. Click on the "View" link to display utilization map with measured values. Generated pictures are cached; click on the "Clear cache" link for clearing cached image.

Figure 5.18. Example of utilization map.

Example of utilization map.

5.2.7.1. Creating new utilization map

Add new map if you want to use utilization maps. First select the collector that you want to count the utilization statistic (collector can't be changed later). Next the parameters are map name and map caption. Map name is required and must be unique. Map caption is optional, if this field is filled up; caption is displayed on top of the image. If you want to enable generating utilization map, activate map by checking the "Active" box. The next required option is background image. Select one of the images in the list or simply click "Viewer" button, which is a background image wizard tool.

If you enable the option "show collector name" the collector's name is displayed in the bottom left portion of the image. The option "show measurement time" enables displaying 5 minute time interval measurements in the bottom right portion of the image.

The final two options are for selecting colors. The first is "Text color" - which selects the color of the texts in the image, the second is the "Path color" - which chooses color of the paths connecting the objects.

Figure 5.19. A new utilization map dialog window.

A new utilization map dialog window.