addmi 09.5-analysis ui-host-grouping

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Analysis UI – Host Grouping

Turning Data into Information

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Outline

Analysis Tools Automatic Groups Freezing Manual Groups

Managing Manual Groups

The Visualization Tool

Host Profiles


Analysis Tools


Tools for Initial Analysis

One of Atrium Discovery’s key goals is to allow a rapid initial analysis of a datacenter

A key tool to starting this process is the Automatic Grouping feature This allows rapid formation of Manual Groups Once Groups of Hosts are defined then they can easily be exported

as a Host Profile report


Finding Automatic Grouping

Automatic Grouping Channel

Standard Default Dashboard Baseline Dashboard Infrastructure tab

Fast Access

to 3 core groups

Top 5 Highly Connected

Groups

Overview via Explore button


Understanding the Overview

Groups

Inter Group

Communication


Drilling into Automatic Groups (1)

Right Clickto get Action Menu



Highly connected Hosts

Other Automatic Groups communicating with this one


Excluding Hosts from Automatic Grouping

Excluded Host

Automatic Groups need recalculating!


Updating Automatic Groups

Excluded Hosts Group

Unconnected GroupsUpdate Banner

Automatic Groups are also recalculated at the end of every Discovery Run

You may wish to stop discovery during analysis


Freezing to a Manual Group (1)

Create a “Test Harness” group



Manual Groups icon

The Group we created

Contents of Test Harness group


Returning to the Automatic Group

Select All

Automatic Grouping Detail visualization


Managing Manual Groups


Renaming and Deleting Manual Groups

Edit Group Name

Delete Group


Changing Display Options

Show in

VisualizationsShow in

Lists


Working Set

Toggle Working Set Flag

Only show Working Set


Groups from List Views

Manual Group Control Group Filter Box

Group Membership


Groups from Node Views

Manual Group Control

Group Filter Box

Group Membership

Group Membership Label


Editing Group Contents

Select the Group in the Group Menu

Then use the Selection Controls and Manual Group Control to edit

contents


Using the Visualization Tool


Using the Visualization Tool

Controls

Area

Display

Area


Visualization Display Elements

Group Labels

Node Label

Node Icon Node Selected Handles

Root Node Highlight


Interacting with Visualizations (1)

Right Click on a node or

connection for further options


Interacting with Visualizations (2)

Hover over a node or

connection for further detail


Automatic Grouping Control

Return to Overview

Recalculate groups

after hosts have been excluded


Zoom and Pan Control

Navigation Thumbnail

View Portal

Pan Controls

Zoom Level

Select Tool

Pan Tool

Zoom In/Out Tools

Fit in canvas

Marquee Zoom


Layout and Printing Control

Choice of 4 layout styles:

Circular, Hierarchical, Orthogonal, Symmetric

Incremental Layout

Choose a paper size

Render image for print/export


Legend Control

Node Icons

Connection Lines

Group Color Flashes


Host Profiles

Server Passports


Host Profiles – The Problem

It is not always convenient to present data directly from the Atrium Discovery UI

At several points in a Atrium Discovery supported project it is useful to be able to produce an report of hosts of interest


Host Profiles – The Answer

Traditionally this would be done by exporting the data and preparing it in a tool such as Microsoft Excel

You can export Host Profiles, a PDF report of a collection of Hosts


Host Profile Contents (1)

Identity and update time

Organization

Operating System Summary

Hardware Summary

Network Interface Summary

Running Software Summary



Communication chart Focus of the Host Profile is

highlighted Communication links have

summary of ports



Known Hosts Communication table Bundles together similar

communication to provide a summary

Includes process details where those can be found



Unknown Hosts Communication table Bundles together similar

communication to provide a summary

Includes process details where those can be found on the local end

These remote hosts have not been scanned so consideration should be given to doing so if they present a risk


Host Profile Creation

Select a collection of Hosts of interest

Select “Create Host Profile” from Actions menu


The UI will confirm the report is being generated

Reports > PDF Reports

Progress will be indicated as the report is generated Completed reports can be downloaded for viewing

Host Profile Download


Online Documentation: http://www.tideway.com/confluence/display/81/Managing+Reporting

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Further Resources

addmi 09.5-analysis ui-host-grouping

Technology

host automatic groups

groups of hosts

group communication

group contents

hosts group unconnected

group menu

banner automatic groups

overview groups