Monitoring Traffic; Traffic Server Monitoring Tools; Viewing Statistics From Traffic Manager; Starting Traffic Manager Monitor Mode - HP P4535A - Web Cache Server Appliance Administrator's Manual

9 Monitoring Traffic

Traffic Server provides several options for monitoring system performance and analyzing network traffic.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Traffic Server monitoring tools‚ on page 63
Viewing statistics from Traffic Manager‚ on page 63
Working with Traffic Manager Alarms‚ on page 67
Viewing Statistics from Traffic Line‚ on page 68
Using MRTG‚ on page 70
Using SNMP‚ on page 71

Traffic Server monitoring tools

Traffic Server provides the following tools to monitor system performance and analyze network traffic:
Traffic Manager provides statistics that show Traffic Server performance and network traffic information.
Refer to Viewing statistics from Traffic Manager‚ on page
Traffic Manager presents alarms that signal any detected failure conditions. Refer to
Manager Alarms‚ on page
The Traffic Line command-line interface provides an alternative method of viewing Traffic Server
performance and network traffic information. The statistics are the same as those you see from Traffic
Manager. Refer to
The MRTG (Multi Router Traffic Grapher) tool provides a variety of graphs that show Traffic Server
performance and network traffic information. Refer to
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) support lets you monitor and manage Traffic Server
through SNMP network management facilities. Refer to

Viewing statistics from Traffic Manager

You can use Traffic Manager to collect and interpret statistics about Traffic Server performance and web
traffic. You view statistics using Traffic Manager's Monitor mode.

Starting Traffic Manager Monitor mode

To start Traffic Manager Monitor mode:

1. Open your web browser.
Traffic Manager requires Java and JavaScript; be sure to enable Java and JavaScript in your browser.
2. Type one of the following locations in your browser:
Standard
SSL
67.
Viewing Statistics from Traffic Line‚ on page
http://nodename:adminport/
https://nodename:adminport/
63.
68.
Using MRTG‚ on page 70.
Using SNMP‚ on page 71.
Working with Traffic
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