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Top Conversations (Pie)

The Top Conversations (Pie) view includes a pie chart of the conversations that account for the most traffic on the selected interface. The example graphic shows the view in the CA Performance Center Console.

The view includes a pie chart and table of information about the high-volume conversations on the selected interface. A text string near the top of the view identifies the interface whose data is displayed. The table includes the following information by default:

Identifier

Identifies the interface that is used for the report. The identifier string consists of the router name, interface name, and interface description (under the view title).

(NPC) The identifier line also includes the interface speed.

Source - Destination Name

Identifies the host servers that initiated and received the conversation data by their fully qualified DNS names (if available) and IP addresses.

Total

Shows the total amount of data in the conversation expressed in a scale that is appropriate for the highest-volume conversation.

Percent

(CA PC) Records how much the conversation consumes out of the total traffic that is displayed.

Performance Center views show the data from the time range that is defined for the page.

Opening the Views

To see these views in the Performance Center Console, go to one of the following locations:

• (CA PC) Custom dashboard; Interface Pages (with an interface selected): IP Performance tab
• (NPC) Interface Pages (with an interface selected): Interface QoS or custom tab

Available Actions

You can perform several actions in this view, including the following ones:

• Change the view name by editing the view settings.
• (CA PC) Change the traffic direction and the type of measurement. If the view is on a custom interface context dashboard in the CA Performance Center Console, you can change the interface.
• (CA PC) Change the columns that are shown in the table: Click near a column border, click Columns, then choose the columns to display.
• Jump to details on an NFA console Interface page by clicking a link.

Find Conversation Pie Charts in the NFA Console

You can display conversation pie charts in the NFA console for any interface you have selected:

• Overview -- Report type: Overview. Presentation menu option: Pie Chart.

  View: Conversations Summary (Total) for the Top N Conversations, plus other overview views.

• Top N Conversations -- Report type: Conversations. Filter: Top N Conversations. Presentation menu option: Pie Chart.

  View: Conversations Summary (Total) for the Top N Conversations.

• Conversations for a Single Protocol -- Report type: Protocols. Filter: Single protocol. Report subtype: Conversations or Overview. Conversations Filter: Top N Conversations. Presentation menu option: Pie Chart or Mixed Chart.

  View: Protocol Conversations Summary (Total) for a single protocol.

• Conversations for a Single ToS -- Report type: ToS. Filter: Single ToS. Report subtype: Conversations. Conversation Filter: Top N Conversations. Presentation menu option: Pie Chart.

  View: ToS Conversations Summary (Total) for a single ToS.

To display Flow Forensics-level detail, click the Flow Forensics link and run a Flow Forensics report.