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Top Hosts - Pie

The Top Hosts (Pie) views show the hosts that account for the highest volumes of network traffic on the selected interface.

An identifier near the top names the router and interface whose data is displayed. The table includes the following information by default:

Host Name

Identifies the host server by its fully qualified DNS name (if available) and IP address.

Total

Records the total amount of data that was exchanged between the host and the interface (for example, in number of megabytes).

Percent

Records the percentage of the total depicted network traffic that is associated with the particular host.

By default, views and reports show the most recent 24 hours of data.

To see a Top Hosts (Pie) views in CA Performance Center, go to one of the following locations:

• Interface Pages (with an interface selected): IP Performance tab
• Custom dashboard

Available Actions for This View

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

• Change the traffic direction and the view name by editing the view settings. If the view is on a custom interface context dashboard, you can change the interface.
• Change the columns that are shown in the table: Click near a column border, click Columns, then choose the columns that you want to display.
• Jump to details on a CA Network Flow Analysis Interfaces page by clicking a host link in the view.

Find Host Pie Charts in the NFA Console

You can display pie charts with host volumes in the NFA console for a selected interface:

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

  View: Host Summary (From and To) for the Top N Hosts, plus other overview views.

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

  View: Host Summary (From, To, and Total) for the Top N Hosts.

• Hosts for a Single Protocol -- Report type: Protocols. Filter: Single protocol. Report subtype: Overview. Presentation menu option: Pie Chart.

  View: Protocol Hosts Summary (From, To, and Total) for the single protocol.

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