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Test method
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Purpose
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Target platform
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Test
can be performed by
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Host Monitor
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RMA for Windows
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RMA for UNIX
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Network related tests
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Ping
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Tests the IP channel between monitoring system and
an IP enabled computer or device.
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ANY*
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Trace
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Checks the route between monitoring system and an IP
enabled computer or device.
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ANY*
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TCP
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Tests any TCP based services such as News, WhoIs, FTP, etc.
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ANY*
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UDP
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Checks UDP based servers such as TFTP, SNTP,
Daytime, etc.
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ANY*
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NTP
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Tests NTP (network time protocol) service's
availability and responsiveness.
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ANY*
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SMTP
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Checks SMTP mail server's ability to accept incoming
sessions.
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ANY*
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POP3
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Tests the ability of a POP3 mail server to accept
incoming sessions.
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ANY*
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-
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IMAP
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Checks the ability of an IMAP4 mail server to accept
incoming sessions, checks the load of specified mailbox.
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ANY*
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Mail Relay
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Examines chain of mail servers. HostMonitor
sends an e-mail thru specific mail server and checks when the mail becomes
available in target mailbox.
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ANY*
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-
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-
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DNS
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Tests domain name server's ability to accept
requests, checks received results.
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ANY*
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DHCP
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HostMonitor
verifies the DHCP server by sending request for IP address.
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ANY*
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LDAP
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Checks directory server's ability to perform search
queries.
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ANY*
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RADIUS
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Tests both the ability of an authentication server
to perform an internal database lookup and to respond on authentication
query.
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ANY*
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DICOM
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Verifies end-to-end communications with a remote
DICOM server.
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ANY*
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URL
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Checks availability and responsiveness of the FTP,
HTTP, HTTPS, and Gopher servers. Checks data contents
and integrity.
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ANY*
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HTTP
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Tests HTTP server's availability and responsiveness.
Checks data contents and integrity.
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ANY*
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SNMP Get
SNMP Trap
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Monitors various parameters of SNMP enabled computer
or device.
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ANY*
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-
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RAS
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Checks the ability of RAS server to accept incoming
connections.
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Any Supported*
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Disk/file related tests
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UNC
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Tests availability of the network resource or checks
the amount of free space.
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Any Supported*
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Drive Free Space
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Checks free disk space on local or shared (over
network) drives.
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Any Supported*
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Folder/File Size
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Checks the size of a folder (or file) on local or
shared drives.
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Any Supported*
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Count Files
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Returns the number of files meeting specified
criteria parameters (age, size, etc.)
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Any Supported*
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Folder/File Availability
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Checks whether a file (or folder) exists. Checks the
age of a file/folder.
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Any Supported*
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File Integrity
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Checks file integrity (using CRC) on local or shared
drives.
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Any Supported*
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Text Log
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Monitors log files created by another application.
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Any Supported*
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Compare Files
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Compares two files or searches for a text string in
a file
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Any Supported*
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Database related
tests
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ODBC Query
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Checks the availability of an ODBC data source, runs
an SQL query, and analyzes the value of a specified data field in the
resulting set being returned.
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Any Supported*
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Interbase
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Checks the ability of Interbase
SQL server to accept incoming sessions.
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Any Supported*
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MS SQL
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Checks MS SQL server's ability to accept incoming
sessions.
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Any Supported*
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MySQL
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Checks MySQL server's
ability to accept incoming sessions.
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Any Supported*
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Oracle
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Checks the ability of Oracle SQL server to accept
incoming sessions.
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Any Supported*
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Postgree
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Checks Postgree server's
ability to accept incoming sessions.
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Any Supported*
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Sybase
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Checks a Sybase SQL server's ability to accept
incoming sessions.
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Any Supported*
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Windows specific
tests
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Process
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Communicates with a host to determine how many
instances of the specified process are running.
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Win NT-2003*
UNIX*
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-
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Service
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Communicates with a Windows machine to determine if
a specified NT Service is running and responding.
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Win NT-2003*
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NT Events Log
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Monitors local or remote NT Event Log for specified
messages.
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Win NT-2003*
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CPU Usage
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Checks CPU load
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Win NT-2003*
Netware
UNIX*
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Performance Counter
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Allows you to monitor various important parameters
of the system such us CPU Usage, Disk Queue, Printer Queue, Network traffic
and much more.
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Win NT-2003*
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WMI
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Allows to monitor local and
remote systems using Windows Management Instrumentation technology.
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Win NT-2003*
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Dominant Process
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Allows you to check what process exactly uses the
most of system resources. HostMonitor may find out
which process uses the most of CPU, Handles, Threads,
Memory, Virtual memory or Address space.
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Win NT-2003*
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Custom test methods
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External test
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Executes external application, checks result code (errorlevel)
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Unspecified*
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Active Script
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Performs custom tests provided by 3rd party or
created by you. Tests could be written on Visual Basic Script, Java Script or
other languages supported by monitoring system (ActiveScripting
technology).
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Unspecified*
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Shell Script
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Performs custom tests provided by 3rd party or
created by you.
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Unspecified*
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UNIX specific tests
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SYSTEM: number of processes (runnable)
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Checks current number of runnable
processes on the system.
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UNIX*
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SYSTEM: number of processes
(total)
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Checks how many processes (in total) exist on the
system.
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UNIX*
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SYSTEM: number of processes
(zombie)
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Checks how many zombie processes exist on the
system.
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UNIX*
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SYSTEM: number of user
sessions
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Checks how many user sessions are opened on the
system.
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UNIX*
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-
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SYSTEM: Average Load for the
last 1, 5 or 15 min
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Checks an average load of the system during the last
1, 5, or 15 minutes.
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UNIX*
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SYSTEM: Mem Free
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Checks the amount of free memory on the system.
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UNIX*
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SYSTEM: Swap Free
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Checks the amount of free swap on the system.
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UNIX*
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Process: number of instances
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Checks the number of instances of the specified
process.
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UNIX*
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Process: %CPU usage (average)
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Checks an average (percentage for the last minute)
CPU usage for the specified process.
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UNIX*
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Process: %CPU usage (raw)
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Checks current (raw) CPU usage in percents by the
specified process.
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Linux
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Process: Memory usage
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Checks memory usage for the specified process.
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UNIX*
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Process: Virtual Memory usage
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Checks virtual memory usage for the specified
process.
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UNIX*
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USER: number of processes
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Checks the number of processes started by specified
user.
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UNIX*
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USER: number of sessions
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Checks the number of sessions opened by specified
user.
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UNIX*
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Other
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IT Temperature Monitor
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If you utilize temperature-sensing units from Sensatronics,
this test provides you with the ability to monitor temperature.
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ANY*
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-
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Traffic Monitor
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Allows you to check the traffic on network
interfaces of SNMP enabled devices.
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ANY*
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