Enabling the Real-Time Monitor and AppFlow Collection in SonicOS Enhanced

03/26/2020 140 20183

DESCRIPTION:

The Real-time application monitoring features rely on the flow collection mechanism in order to collect and display data. To view the “applications chart" (in the Real-Time Monitor, AppFlow Monitor or AppFlow Reports), User must first enable and configure the flow collection feature. This article provide a general information about this feature and its use.

RESOLUTION:

To enable Real-Time Monitoring and Internal AppFlow collection, perform the following:

NOTE: A reboot is required when enabling AppFlow for the first time.

Login to SonicWall Management page.

Step 1: Navigate to the Manage | Logs & Reporting | AppFlow Settings | Flow Reporting page in the management interface. Click Settings tab on the right side page.
 

Step 2: Select the Enable Real-Time Data Collection checkbox Step 3: From the Collect Real-Time Data For menu, select the reports you want.

The following reports are listed in the Collect Real-Time Data For menu.

• Top apps
• Bits per second
• Packets per second
• Average packet size
• Connections per second
• Core utility
• Memory utility

Step 4: Select the Enable AppFlow To Local Collector checkbox. Click Accept button in top of the page to save the settings. Step 5: Navigate to the Manage | System Setup | Network | Interfaces page.Click the Configure icon for the interface you wish  to enable flow reporting on. Step 6: In the Advanced tab, ensure that the Enable flow reporting checkbox is selected.

Step 7: Click the OK button to save your changes.