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Top Conversations (Pie)

The Top Conversations (Pie) view includes a pie chart representation of the conversations that account for the most traffic on the selected interface.

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:

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

Records the total amount of data that was exchanged in the conversation (for example, in number of megabytes).

Percent

Measures the percentage of the total top conversation data that was generated by the individual conversation.

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

To see the Top Conversations (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, the type of measurement, 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 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.