ACP ACP Reporting and Analytics 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What Auvik feature lets you schedule reports to be automatically emailed to recipients on a recurring basis?
- Scheduled report delivery (Correct answer)
- Alert escalation policies
- Automated topology snapshots
- SNMP trap forwarding
Correct answer: Scheduled report delivery
Auvik's scheduled report delivery feature allows administrators to configure reports to be emailed to specified recipients on a set schedule.
Question 2: When reviewing the Auvik dashboard, which widget type gives a real-time count of open alerts by severity?
- Alert summary widget (Correct answer)
- Device map widget
- Traffic trend chart
- Interface utilization gauge
Correct answer: Alert summary widget
The alert summary widget on the Auvik dashboard displays a live count of open alerts broken down by severity level.
Question 3: In Auvik analytics, what does a consistently high interface utilization percentage indicate for a WAN link?
- The link is approaching or exceeding its capacity and may need an upgrade (Correct answer)
- The link is healthy and performing optimally
- The device has failed its SNMP polling
- The firewall is blocking traffic on that interface
Correct answer: The link is approaching or exceeding its capacity and may need an upgrade
Consistently high interface utilization on a WAN link indicates that the link is near or at capacity, signaling a potential need for bandwidth upgrades.
Question 4: Which Auvik report helps managed service providers demonstrate network uptime SLA compliance to clients?
- Device availability report (Correct answer)
- Traffic insights report
- Alert noise report
- Configuration backup report
Correct answer: Device availability report
The device availability report shows uptime percentages for each network device, providing evidence for SLA compliance reporting.
Question 5: In Auvik, what is the purpose of the 'Top Talkers' view within traffic analytics?
- It identifies which IP addresses or devices are generating the most network traffic (Correct answer)
- It lists users who have logged the most support tickets
- It shows devices with the most SNMP polling failures
- It ranks alerts by the number of times they have fired
Correct answer: It identifies which IP addresses or devices are generating the most network traffic
The Top Talkers view in Auvik traffic analytics identifies the IP addresses or devices responsible for the highest volume of network traffic.
Question 6: How can a network administrator use Auvik's historical data to perform capacity planning?
- By reviewing interface utilization trends over time to forecast when links will reach saturation (Correct answer)
- By reading the SNMP MIB files stored in Auvik
- By checking the device firmware version history
- By auditing user login records in the Auvik portal
Correct answer: By reviewing interface utilization trends over time to forecast when links will reach saturation
Reviewing historical interface utilization trends allows administrators to project when links will approach saturation and plan upgrades proactively.
ACP ACP Reporting and Analytics 2
What Auvik feature lets you schedule reports to be automatically emailed to recipients on a recurring basis?