What is meant by the term hotspot?
This term applies to any overloaded interface on key network devices (SNMP compliant Switches, Routers, Servers), it also applies to any situations where a key device has a high CPU utilization, or insufficient memory or disk space. Effectively a hot spot is a potential bottleneck on the network. The autoMonitor can find hot spots on the network as a whole or on a user defined path through the network. Devices involved must have active SNMP agents as the information used to identify hotspots is updated in real time.
