How to generate link utilisation history?

[captain-midnight]

I've got Smartview Monitor installed on all gateways and licensed on the mgnt server.

I have setup custom views to show 'live' interface link utilisation of services - seperate views for inbound and outbound.

Everytime I go to select historic data, I get a blank graph with a message that no data is currently available. I have two questions: -

1. How do you setup a custom view to show yesterdays information for example?
2. Does the view have to be permenantly open to gather the data?

I've experimented and resorted to reading the not so helpful configuration guide - as per normal it gives little info and just suggests 'to make it so ...... engage etc' in true 'star trek' fashion.

Thanks.

[RayPesek]

Are you using Virtual Link Monitoring or what? What version of FW-1 and what HFA level?

Ray

[captain-midnight]

Sorry Ray - maybe the question is lacking a bit on info but I think it's a fundermental issue I haven't grasped or the manual doesn't explain.

For info my setup uses a splat mgnt server and nokia / splat gateways - all boxes running NGX R60 - hfa03. Not using anything fancy on gw links just standard ethernet connections (no vlans etc and no clustering).

Created custom views to monitor individual gw link utilisation i.e 1x outbound and 1x inbound view per external interface. This works to view realtime data. But if I change to view properties for historical data, i.e. the last hour - all I get is a blank graph and a message saying no data is available for that period.

This could be were either my configuration or misunderstanding is. I wouldn't have though that to populate the graph with historical data that it has to be open all the time?

All I've done with the gateways is enable the smartview monitor component on the gateways properties and pushed the policy - henc I can see realtime data.

This is where I'm currently at - loads of good realtime data but no historical data?

Any help would be good!

[RayPesek]

Check the Global Policy properties. It seems to me that you have to enable retention of historical data. I know I had to do that on pre-NGX versions.

I think that's where it's at but I'm not sure.

Ray

[captain-midnight]

Well spotted that man.

When enabling smartview monitor on the gateway objects, by default only the Check Point counters are enabled. I'd missed enabling the historical option, this option is listed in the smartview monitor options within each gateway.

Thanks - I was looking to deeply into something that was really simple and over looked.

Phil.