Network Trace Window

After you run Network Trace, the Network Trace window appears. This window displays a site map and includes the following buttons:

Print Button Print
Click to print the map to the default printer.
Trace View Button Trace View
Click to display the current map in a trace layout.
Site View Button Site View
Click to display all elements in the site.
Refresh Button Refresh
Click to retrieve data from the SMS site database and redraw the map. Refresh the site map if Network Trace has been open a long time or if site configuration has changed since Network Trace was last run. When a site map is refreshed, any server status information (what the Ping All and Ping Selected buttons return) is erased.
Roles Button Roles
Click to display or hide site system role labels in the map. If you do not see role labels in the map, zoom in; Network Trace cannot display role labels at certain zoom levels because the text is too small.
Other Servers Button Other Servers
Click to display or hide servers in the site in addition to the two being traced (the current site server and the selected site system). This button is unavailable if you selected site view because all site servers are already shown in site view.
Zoom to Fit Button Zoom to Fit
Click to make the map fit the current window.
Zoom In Button Zoom In
Click to increase the size of the map by five percent.
Zoom Out Button Zoom Out
Click to decrease the size of the map by five percent.
Zoom Custom Button Zoom Custom
Click to open the Custom Zoom Factor dialog box, which you can use to change the size of the map.
Ping All Button Ping All
Click to send an ICMP echo request to all servers and routers to see if they can be reached:Green check

Reachable

Red X

Unreachable

Ping Selected Button Ping Selected
Click to send an ICMP echo request to all selected servers and routers to see if they can be reached:Green check

Reachable

Red X

Unreachable

This button is unavailable if no servers or routers are selected.

Poll Components of Selected Server Button Poll SMS Components
Click to open the Component Poller dialog box, which you can use to poll the SMS components of the selected servers. This button is unavailable if no servers are selected.

Related Topics

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Run Network Trace

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Refresh a Network Trace Map

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Network Trace Overview