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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Threshold: Interface Utilization
This home-level dashboard report displays the top devices based on their percentage of
transmitted and received packets. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard allows you to
keep tabs on crucial devices and their interface utilization by glancing at the colors associated
with each percentage level:
Red. Above 90%
Yellow. Between 80% and 90%
Green. 80% or less
Each entry in the report contains the following information:
Device. The network device.
Interface. The network interface.
Transmit. The percentage of packets transmitted by a device.
Receive. The percentage of packets received by a device.
To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:
1 In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure
Report dialog appears.
2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
Device group. Choose a device group for monitoring. Select Every device to select
all devices regardless of their subgroups.
Threshold. Enter a number for the threshold and select a threshold criteria symbol
from the list.
Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records to display in the dashboard
report.
Column 2 width. Enter a width for the Description column (in pixels).
3 Click OK to save changes.
Top 10 by Interface Utilization
This home-level dashboard report displays the top devices in a group based on their interface
utilization percentages. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard allows you to keep tabs
on crucial interfaces and their current utilization by glancing at the colors associated with
each percentage level:
Red. Above 90%
Yellow. Between 80% and 90%
Green. 80% or less
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