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Procedure
1
Type the name of the probe in the Probe Name text box.
If you do not specify a name, a name based on the AppSpeed Server name is used.
2
From the Storage menu, select the storage device on which you want the probe to reside.
Local storage enables faster probe deployment.
3
From the Management Network menu, select the network to use to manage the probes.
a
Select up to three monitoring vSwitches.
The vSwitches sniff traffic on the configured management network. By default, the first three available
vSwitches are selected.
b
Select either DHCP or Static IP.
If you select Static IP, you must type values for the IP and Network fields, and (optionally) the
Gateway field.
4
Click Install Probes.
5
Review the summary and click OK.
The probe is installed. Installation might take some time.
Power Probes On or Off
You can power probes on or off from the Probes Management window.
Procedure
1
In the AppSpeed menu bar, click Administration.
2
In the page selection bar, click Deployment.
3
Select the check boxes for one or more probes and click Power On or Power Off.
Verifying Probe Installation
After you have installed and deployed a probe, you can check whether it has been successfully installed.
You can check the probe status in any of these locations.
Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client
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Probes Management window of the AppSpeed user interface
n
Servers tab or Transactions tab of the Unmapped Traffic page
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If the probe is successfully installed and deployed, the status is Running. If there is active traffic on the part of
the network that the probe is monitoring, the traffic throughput is is shown.
The traffic throughput can be zero if there is no traffic on the monitored vSwitches or if a problem occurs with
the installation. If the problem persists and you know that traffic is present, see
AppSpeed Installation and Deployment,"
VMware, Inc.
on page 31.
Chapter 3 Deploying AppSpeed Probes
Chapter 9, "Troubleshooting
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