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Chapter 6: Logs and Reports
WhatsUp Gold logs three types of data:
- Events - Events are changes to network status, such as a device going down or a device coming back up. Events are recorded in the Event Log (EV-yyyy-mm-dd.tab), which provides a history of what has occurred on the network. In addition, the Debug Log window provides a view of events as they occur.
- Polling statistics - Polling statistics are the accumulated round trip times (RTT) of polls sent to a device. These statistics measure the availability and performance of a device. Polling statistics are recorded in the Statistics Log (ST-yyyy-mm-dd.tab).
- SNMP traps - The SNMP Trap Log displays all SNMP traps that have been received. When using this viewer, all traps can be seen (unlike using "Quick Status" on a device, which filters explicitly for individual traps for that device). To enable SNMP traps, go to Configure->Program Options->SNMP Traps and select Enable SNMP trap handler.
From this logged data, WhatsUp Gold can create several reports and graphs that show the status of your network in different ways. From the Reports menu, you can create the following:
Performance Graphs. Show devices by best or worst performance based on aggregated polling statistics, and shows graphs for each device.
Event Reports. Show device up and down events, service up and down events, and WhatsUp Gold events such as map open and close. You can print this report or create a tab-delimited file from it.
Statistics Reports. Show round trip times and percentage of missed polls based on the accumulated polling statistics for each device. You can print this report or create a tab-delimited file from it.
Note: Performance graphs are not available from the web interface, but can be exported to HTML format (for more information, see "Using the Command Line for Performance Graphs" .).
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