* Out of the normal behaviour, metrics indicate failures or compromise of both the managed elements and the product;
* The error metrics enable for tracing and serve as entry point for the analysis and detection of abnormal behavior in the managed element and in the system;
* Response latencies on the product queries or protocol errors on incoming data from managed elements enable it to detect defective or compromised managed elements.
* The product provides a recording of the listed minimum set of data types.
