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Monitoring the NetworkIntroductionAsantéView 2.6 provides several powerful tools for monitoring networkperformance and examining the state of the network in real-time andhistorical perspectives.These tools can help you isolate problems, determine if a device is overutilized,and examine network trends.This chapter describes the following tools:❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏Event ReportsHub MeterNetwork StatisticsPacket DistributionAll Port MonitorNode SummaryIP MappingPingDatabase LoggingMIB II for obtaining MIB II objects on Asanté and non-Asanté devicesTable 8-1 explains how to select the target when displaying statisticsusing the commands in the Performance menu.Table 8-1Performance Menu Command TargetsTargetSelectHub Device icon (AsantéHub 1012, AsantéHub 1016-IQ, AsantéBridge 1012).Hub, bridge, orNetRAS portOther portSegmentNext segmentGroupNext groupOpen front panel and select hub port or bridge port or NetRAS port.Click Next in the Statistics window to switch to next port or select otherport in front panel. 1Select AsantéHub 2072 or NetStacker icon (default is segment to whichNMM module is attached for AsantéHub 2072; for NetStacker, thedefault is set in Add/Modify Device).Click Next in the Statistics window to switch to next segment or selectSEG in front panel (AsantéHub 2072 only) or change segment in theModify Device dialog (NetStacker only). 1Open front panel and select a group.Click Next in the Statistics window to switch to next group, or selectanother group in the front panel view.1 For the NetStacker hub and the NetRAS, select commands from the menu associated with eachdevice’s panel view.Page 8-2