Enabling the Real-Time Monitor and AppFlow Collection

The real-time application monitoring features rely on the flow collection mechanism to collect and display data. Before you can view the applications chart in the Dashboard > Real-Time Monitor, Dashboard > AppFlow Monitor, or Dashboard > AppFlow Reports pages, you must first enable and configure the flow collection feature.

To enable Real-Time Monitoring and Internal AppFlow collection:
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Navigate to the AppFlow > Flow Reporting page.

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Click the Settings tab.

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In the Settings section, select the Enable Real-Time Data Collection check box to enable data collation for real-time statistics. This option is enabled by default.
4
From the Collect Real-Time Data For drop-down menu, select the reports you want. By default, all are selected.
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Top apps
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Bits per sec.
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Packets per sec.
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Average packet size
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Connections per sec.
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Core utility
5
In the Local Server Settings section, select the Enable AppFlow To Local Collector checkbox. This option is enabled by default.
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NOTE: To completely enable this feature if it is disabled, you may need to reboot the appliance.
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To enable these reports, click the Accept button to save your changes.
7
Navigate to the Network > Interfaces page.

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In the Configure column, click the Edit icon for the interface on which you wish to enable flow reporting. The Edit Interface dialog displays.

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Click the Advanced tab.

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Ensure that the Enable flow reporting checkbox is selected. This option is selected by default.
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Click the OK button to save your changes.
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Repeat Step 8 through Step 11 for each interface you wish to monitor.

For more detained information on configuring Flow Reporting, see AppFlow Overview and AppFlow > Flow Reporting.