User`s guide

Protocol Distribution
Displaying Protocol Distribution
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To display the distribution graph
1 From Agent Manager or OpenView NNM, select one or
more data sources.
2 Choose Misc➤Protocol Distribution…
3 If needed, select the interface to use.
When you choose Protocol Distribution…, NetMetrix displays a window
containing pie graphs showing the distribution of protocols at four
layers: data link, transport, network, and application. See figure 103.
If you select more than one data source, a separate copy of Protocol Dis-
tribution is started for each.
You can also display the Protocol Distribution window with the
protdist command.
Figure 103 Protocol Distribution Window
Update interval; sets
how often to generate
a new snapshot or
pauses the display
Assist line shows helpful
information based on the
mouse pointer’s location
Graph units; indicates whether
to base percentages on octets
or packets
Status line shows the
program’s current
activity
Toolbar