Preferred IPs
In a busy network AppResponse might observe 100,000 unique IP addresses in a single minute. To store detailed metrics for the most important IP addresses over time, AppResponse aggregates information from some IP addresses, based on their throughput. Preferred IPs are given priority over other IP addresses, regardless of their throughput. For example, preferred IPs are useful for monitoring Web Client IP addresses of interest that might not have high throughput but whose metrics are important to monitor.
AppResponse stores detailed metrics for a combination of preferred IP addresses and IP addresses with the highest throughput in a given time period. While having a priority, detailed information is not guaranteed to be stored for all preferred IP addresses all of the time.
Specifying a heavily-used Web Server IP can result in that server and its clients “crowding out” most or all other IPs because AppResponse 11 also “prefers” all Web Client IPs that talk to a server.
Preferred addresses can be exported to a .csv file on your local system. AppResponse can import preferred IP addresses from a .csv file on your local system.
Specifying Preferred IP Addresses
You specify a preferred IP address as follows:
1. Go to Administration > Feature Settings: Preferred IPs page.
2. Click Add in the toolbar at the top of the table.
3. In the New Preferred IP window, enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Multiple addresses, address ranges, and CIDR notation are not supported.
4. Click Save to submit the new preferred IP address.
Editing a Preferred IP Address
Change a preferred IP address as follows:
1. With the mouse, hover over the table row to be edited.
2. Click the pencil icon that appears near the right end of the row.
3. The IP address can be modified as needed.
4. Click Apply to make or Revert to reset the change made.
Deleting a Preferred IP Address
Delete a preferred IP address as follows:
1. With the mouse, hover over the row to be deleted.
2. Click the x that appears at the right end of the row.
3. Click Delete to remove or Cancel to keep.
To delete multiple preferred IP addresses at once:
1. With the mouse, hover over the row to be deleted.
2. Set the check box on the left end of each row to be deleted.
3. Click the Delete button in the toolbar at the top of the table.