Exporters¶
The Explore > Exporters tab can be used to look up information for all devices sending flows to Plixer Scrutinizer collectors.
The main view lists device status, traffic information, and other details either by interface (default) or by exporter and provides access to a summary tray for drilling into the corresponding alarm and host views. The left-hand mapping/device group pane can be used to apply filters and manage mapping group settings, membership and connections.
Interfaces view
In the By Interface view, the table lists the associated exporter as well as inbound and outbound activity details for each interface. A status icon indicates whether the exporter is available (green) or offline (red).
The following options can be accessed by clicking the exporter address/hostname, interface name, or three-dot menu in the table:
Reports: Run any report supported by the exporter
Information: Shows general interface information and links to the Admin > Interfaces management view filtered on the interface
Exporter: Opens the Alarms subtab of the host details view for the exporter
View Interface: Opens to the host details view for the interface
View Exporter Alarms: Opens the Alarm Monitor > Hosts view filtered on the exporter
Reset Highwater Inbound: Resets highwater mark data for inbound traffic
Reset Highwater Outbound: Resets highwater mark data for outbound traffic
Reset Highwater Both: Resets highwater mark data for both inbound and outbound traffic
Note
The Inbound and Outbound columns will display utilization percentage for any interfaces whose speeds are known (via SNMP or a custom setting). Otherwise, actual rates (in b/s) will be shown instead. Visualization options can also be manually set in the Options tray.
The bulk actions tray, which contains options to run applicable reports and reset highwater values, can be accessed after one or more exporters or interfaces are selected using the checkboxes.
Exporters view
The By Exporter view lists exporter hostnames/addresses alongside the following details:
Current status of the exporter (green: available, red: offline)
Number of mapping groups the exporter is assigned to
Number of interfaces associated with the exporter
Average packets per second over the last 12 hours
Average flows per second over the last 12 hours
Timestamp of the most recent flow received from the exporter
In this view, the following options can be accessed by clicking the exporter address/hostname or three-dot menu in the table:
Reports: Run any report supported by the exporter
Information: Shows general exporter information and links to the Admin > Exporters management view filtered on the exporter
Exporter: Opens the Alarms subtab of the host details view for the exporter
Interfaces: Switches to the By Interface view filtered on the exporter
Tags: View/manage custom tags for the device
Mapping: Edit object icon properties, mapping group membership, or location details for the exporter
Admin: Opens the Admin > Exporters management view (no filters applied)
View Exporter Alarms: Opens the Alarm Monitor > Hosts view filtered on the exporter
Note
Click the details in the Groups and Interfaces columns of the table to quickly access the corresponding options in the tray.
In the By Exporter view, the bulk actions tray contains options to run reports, add custom tags, and edit mapping details for all selected exporters.
Mapping group pane
The mapping group pane lists all current mapping/device groups and provides quick access to the following functions:
Run any report supported by the group’s devices/exporters
View the network map for the group
Apply a filter for the group’s exporters or interfaces to the main list/table (click the filters button for additional options)
Create a duplicate of the selected network map
In addition, the Modify option opens a tray where the settings, membership, connections or background for the network map can be modified.