Create an activity map
An activity map is an interactive 2D or 3D display of real-time device connections based on protocol activity between devices. Activity maps help you visualize traffic flows and kick off troubleshooting based on an interesting data point in a map.
You can create an activity map for an active single device, a device group, or an activity group. After generating a basic map, you can then filter devices and connections in your map.
Note: | You cannot create an activity map for an L2 device (which only has a MAC address associated with it) or for an L3 device in limited analysis. Make sure that you select a device with full L4-L7 metrics. For more information about L2 devices, L3 devices, and limited analysis, see the Device Discovery FAQ. |
Create a basic map
A basic activity map shows you a single step, or level, of device connections between origin devices and peer devices on your network.
Add connections and filter devices in your map
To better understand the path of traffic from origin devices to downstream devices,
you can add more steps to your map. You can also create filters to include or exclude
devices from the map. The following figure shows you how to add steps and create
filters.
Add another level of device connections
A step defines a level of connection between devices in a map. Devices in each step have a relationship to the devices in the previous step. These relationships are defined by their protocol activity. You can add up to 5 steps to see how traffic flows from one device to another.
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