Profiles tab¶
The Profiles tab/page of the web interface can be used to create, edit, and manage replication profile configurations.
The list/table shows the following details for all profiles currently saved on the Plixer Replicator appliance:
Profile name
Number of policies added to the profile
Number of exporters included in the profile
Number of collectors assigned to the profile
In/receiving port used by the profile
Out/sending port used by the profile
Total number of packets sent to collectors assigned to the profile (with average rate)
Total volume of data sent to collectors assigned to the profile (average rate)
Total number of packets packets received from exporters in the profile (with average rate)
Total volume of data received from exporters in the profile (average rate)
Any profiles that have triggered alarms or include exporters or collectors with alarms will be highlighted in red. To view information about the alarm(s), drill into the profile details page by clicking the edit (pencil) icon.
Profile management
The main Profiles page also provides access to the following functions:
Creating new profiles
Deleting profiles
Editing existing profiles
To learn more about creating and editing profiles, see the section on profile management.
Additional profile settings
The following additional settings can be configured via the profile details view:
Enable/disable the profile
Enable/disable showing a packet’s origin as the source exporter’s IP address (if disabled, collectors will interpret packets as having come from the Plixer Replicator appliance)