Host Reports

Version 3.0 of ReportCenter introduced the Host report category. All of the reports in this category are derived exclusively from information forwarded by your PacketShapers using the Flow Detail Records feature available in PacketWise software versions 7.0.0 and greater.

In a default installation of ReportCenter the Host category will not appear in the Report Selector Bar. It is available only when you configure a PacketShaper to use a specific Collection Agent as a Flow Collection Agent. When you make this configuration selection in the ReportCenter Administrator Console Modify Device Configuration dialog a flag is set that enables the Host category in the Report Selector.

Reports based on FDR data always include the IP address of each listed host. ReportCenter also tries to determine the host name for each IP address. The ReportCenter Report Server attempts a reverse DNS lookup for each IP address using the DNS server assigned in the Windows configuration. Host name lookups are not performed until a report is requested. For the first instance of a report containing a particular IP address the report may be served before the host name is resolved, in this case only the IP address is shown. ReportCenter may use WINS protocol to determine the host name for hosts on the local network. By default, host names are cached locally by ReportCenter for 30 days.

Flow data aggregation is done by IP address, not host name. Data for two IP addresses that resolve to the same host name will not be aggregated. A report that shows host names might contain multiple entries for the same host name if multiple addresses in the report resolve to the same host name. For example, many IP addresses resolve to host names for large organizations like yahoo.com or google.com.

For more information on Flow Detail Records and how to configure your PacketShapers and ReportCenter to utilize this feature see Flow Detail Records Overview and Set Up Flow Detail Records.

Report Type	Description
Top 10 Talkers	Shows the Top 10 Talkers (by total bytes) for the selected report period
Top 10 Listeners	Shows the Top 10 Listeners (by total bytes) for the selected report period
Top 10 Host Pairs	Shows the Top 10 Connected Host Pairs (by total bytes) for the selected report period
Host Conversations	Shows details for a specific host you specify when requesting this report
Host Activity by Traffic Class	Available by selecting a button on the Host Conversations Report, produces a list with details sorted by traffic class
Host Activity by Application	Available by selecting a button on the Host Conversations Report, produces a list with details sorted by application
Host Activity by Site	Available by selecting a button on the Host Conversations Report, produces a list with details sorted by site
Service Type Comparison	Shows details for server-based protocols for the selected report period
Service Type Detail	Available by selecting a specific service type in the Service Type Comparison Report, shows talker and listener details for each host pair using the service type
Port Comparison	Shows details on a per-port basis for the selected report period
Port Detail	Available by selecting a specific port in the Port Comparison Report, shows talker and listener details for each host pair using the port
DSCP Comparison	Shows statistics for each recognized DiffServ Code Point type for the selected report period
DSCP Detail	Available by selecting a specific DSCP value in the DSCP Comparison Report, shows talker and listener details for each host pair using the DSCP value
VLAN Comparison	Shows traffic statistics for identified VLAN (virtual LAN) identification (802.1Q) types
VLAN Detail	Provides specific details on a VLAN selected from a VLAN Comparison Report