Bandwidth Meter for Microsoft Virtual Server

Those who rely on Microsoft Virtual Server for their various undertakings could require a tool to determine the characteristics of the recorded usage. Bandwidth Meter for Microsoft Virtual Server is an application that was developed to provide users with the means to easily monitor the bandwidth usage on their Microsoft Virtual Servers.

It will allow people to perform bandwidth usage monitoring, counting and reporting, thanks to its control algorithm that supports multiple protocols. This will enable users to determine precisely which of their servers emphasize increased bandwidth usage and therefore bill their customers accordingly.

One will be able to visualize the amount of data that is used (downloaded/uploaded), by each of the monitored virtual servers. Bandwidth Meter for Microsoft Virtual Server will provide support for the following protocols: ARP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP.

Users must take notice that several important prerequisites are necessary for the application to be enabled. They will need to have the WinPCap library on their PCs (which is provided in the deployment package) and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.

In order to initialize the monitoring process, they need to first input the Microsoft Virtual Server host IP. This can be done by opening the provided configuration file and enter the NicIP parameter. Once the service has been started, the application will perform detailed logging of the network activity.

The format for the bandwidth usage logs is as follows: VS-NAME, HOUR, INBOUND|OUTBOUND, PROTOCOL: TOTAL, where the “VS-NAME” is the virtual server name, “ INBOUND|OUTBOUND” is the traffic direction, etc.