ON DEMAND NETWORK ACTIVITY REPORTING THROUGH A DYNAMIC FILE SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- forming a root level selection guide based on a set of criteria associated with an activity through a network that is captured and stored on a storage device associated with a network appliance;
refreshing listings of a sub-directory of the root level selection guide dynamically based on the activity through the network stored on the storage device when an option is selected in the root level selection guide; and
creating a packet capture file based on a current state of the activity through the network when one of the listings of the sub-directory of the root level selection guide is selected.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and a system of on demand network activity reporting through a dynamic file system and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a root level selection guide based on a set of criteria associated with an activity through a network that is captured and stored on a storage device associated with a network appliance, refreshing listings of a sub-directory of the root level selection guide dynamically based on the activity through the network stored on the storage device when an option is selected in the root level selection guide, and creating a packet capture file based on a current state of the activity through the network when one of the listings of the sub-directory of the root level selection guide is selected. The method may include automatically referencing a database having the activity through the network when creating the packet capture file.
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a root level selection guide based on a set of criteria associated with an activity through a network that is captured and stored on a storage device associated with a network appliance; refreshing listings of a sub-directory of the root level selection guide dynamically based on the activity through the network stored on the storage device when an option is selected in the root level selection guide; and creating a packet capture file based on a current state of the activity through the network when one of the listings of the sub-directory of the root level selection guide is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A file system comprising:
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a root level selection guide formed based on a set of criteria associated with an activity through a network that is captured and stored on a storage device associated with a network appliance; a sub-directory of the root level selection guide having listings that are dynamically refreshed based on the activity through the network stored on the storage device when an option is selected in the root level selection guide; and a packet capture file created based on a current state of the activity through the network when one of the listings of the sub-directory of the root level selection guide is selected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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creating a packet capture file that is customized based on responses to a navigation of a file system by a user; forming directories of the file system based on information stored in a storage device having current and historical activity information of a plurality of users traversing a network; periodically refreshing the formed directories based on changes in the information stored in the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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