Network Path Analysis | How-to

1. How to create Network Path Monitor?

To create a Network Path Monitor,

1. Go to Settings -> Monitoring -> Network Path Analysis.
2. Click on the 'Create New Path' option on the top right.
3. Enter the hostname or IP address with other details such as path name, port, and time interval.
4. Click on Save once the details are entered.

A new network path will be created with the given hostname and you will be able to track the latency and packet loss between the hops once the data is populated.

2. How to configure threshold for overall latency and packet loss?

Once a network path monitor is created, you can set thresholds for latency and packet loss, so that OpManager will alert you when these thresholds are violated. This will help you determine the optimal working condition of the devices associated and the network path itself.

To set thresholds,

1. Go to Settings -> Monitoring -> Network Path Analysis.
2. Click on the Edit option of the network path created and scroll down to the Threshold Settings section.
3. Under the Latency and Packet loss tabs, click on Enable and enter the thresholds for Attention, Trouble and Critical severities.
4. Click on Save and exit the edit page once the values are entered. The configured thresholds will be assigned to that particular network path.

3. How to view path graph for a particular latency or packet loss value?

To view path graphs for latency or packet loss values,

1. Go to the snapshot page of a network path from Settings -> Monitoring -> Network Path Analysis and scroll down to the 'Path History' section.
2. Tick the necessary checkbox (Latency, Packet loss or Select all) according to the graph you wish to be displayed.
3. This will display all necessary graph(s) at once.

4. How can we view Path graph for a date?

To view path graphs for a particular date,

• Go to the snapshot page of a network path from Settings -> Monitoring -> Network Path Analysis.
• Click on the calendar icon and select the Custom option.
• Select a date and the corresponding graphs will be updated with the last collected value on that date.

5. How can we see the latency and packet loss between two hops in a path graph?

You can view the latency and packet loss between two hops in a path graph by hovering over the graphs that are plotted.

6. How can we see the latency and packet loss between the source and a particular hop?

You can view the latency and packet loss between two hops by just hovering over the links between the source and that particular hop.

7. How can a Notification Profile be associated?

To associate a notification profile,

1. Go to Settings -> Monitoring -> Network Path Analysis.
2. Click on the Edit option on the corresponding network path created and scroll down to the Associate Notification Profile section.
3. Select a notification profile type, profile name and associate that profile to the selected network path by clicking on 'Add'.
4. Save and exit the page once the values are entered and the configured notification profile will be associated.