ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer Prices Start at $795
WAN Traffic Analysis & Bandwidth Monitoring using NetFlow
ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer is a web-based bandwidth
monitoring tool that uses Cisco®
NetFlow to help IT understand bandwidth usage in their network. Gathering
NetFlow information exported from various devices, NetFlow Analyzer lets you see
what applications are using bandwidth, who is using them, and for how long. With
NetFlow Analyzer you can answer critical questions on bandwidth usage such
as,
- Why are users complaining of slow speeds?
- Should I invest in more bandwidth?
- How can I identify security threats?
And more. With NetFlow Analyzer you can identify the exact reasons for network
congestion and drill down to see what caused it. This information helps to
solve most of the common day-to-day problems of bandwidth management, do better
capacity planning, and increase the ROI on expensive network infrastructure.
Bandwidth Monitoring with NetFlow
Bandwidth monitoring is one of the most critical activities
of an enterprise network administrator. With NetFlow Analyzer
you can instantly view the top talkers, top protocols used,
and more details on bandwidth
usage. Apart from monitoring
bandwidth, these reports help in quick troubleshooting
and efficient bandwidth analysis.
Bandwidth Monitoring without Probes
NetFlow Analyzer does bandwidth
monitoring using NetFlow. NetFlow exports are collected,
correlated, and analyzed to get granular details about bandwidth
usage across each WAN link. You need not deploy any hardware
probes to get these details on bandwidth usage.
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Real-time Bandwidth Monitoring
Bandwidth
monitoring reports for each interface show you current,
average, and peak bandwidth usage patterns across each
NetFlow-enabled interface. With these bandwidth usage
statistics you can get instant visibility into how much
bandwidth was used up by hosts, applications, and conversations
across a specific interface.
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Historical Bandwidth Usage Trends
Bandwidth
monitoring trends show you usage patterns and traffic
trends across a day, week, month, and a year. With such
statistics, you can analyze how bandwidth is used in
your network, and decide if you need to increase available
bandwidth.
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Application-wise Bandwidth Distribution
Bandwidth
usage per application gives you instant visibility
into which applications are using up maximum bandwidth.
You can also drill down to see the top sources and destinations
using an application. With such granular detail, network
troubleshooting and problem resolution take far less time
than with traditional tools.
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Consolidated
Bandwidth Usage Summary
Bandwidth usage summary reports show you overall
bandwidth usage statistics for a WAN link. You can
view current bandwidth usage patterns, along with details
on hosts, applications, and conversations using up bandwidth
for the selected time period. Options to see bandwidth
usage during peak working hours is also available.
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Reports for Deeper Bandwidth Usage Analysis
Bandwidth
reports in NetFlow Analyzer make bandwidth
analysis a simple and effective task. Pre-defined bandwidth
reports show you how much bandwidth was used by each host,
application, and conversation, and also let you drill down
to see more details about what caused a bandwith bottleneck.
Such bandwidth analysis
gives instant visibility into which link is currently congested,
and lets you analyze why. Usage trends over varying periods
of time help you to make critical decisions in planning for
more bandwidth or enforcing security policies to effectively
use available bandwidth.
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Top Talkers and Top Conversations
These reports show you which hosts are using up maximum
bandwidth across an interface. You can also drill
down to see which applications were used, and which
destinations were accessed. This makes it easy to determine
top
bandwidth users across a WAN link.
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Custom Reports
These reports let you view bandwidth
usage for a specific host, application, or conversation.
Using this report you can correlate information to see
who
used up bandwidth, when was it used, for what application,
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Resolvable Host Addresses
All bandwidth
reports include DNS-resolvable source and destination
IP addresses to instantly view bandwidth statistics
from or to a website or a host.
Variable Bandwidth Parameters
Graphs can show
bandwidth usage in terms of volume of traffic (Kb),
traffic rate (bps), or as a percentage of link utilization.
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Exporting Reports
Bandwidth
reports can be exported as PDF files and saved for
future reference.
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Effective NetFlow Monitoring
NetFlow monitoring is made a lot simpler with NetFlow Analyzer's
enterprise management features. Netflow monitoring features
include options to group NetFlow exporting
devices, allow authorized access to bandwidth
reports, and more. Enterprises, especially those with
NOC and MSP setups will find these features very useful in
managing different customers and networks.
Device Grouping
NetFlow Analyzer lets you group NetFlow
exporting devices into logical groups. Users with Administrative
privileges can add, modify, and delete available device groups.
This makes it easy to manage a wide enterprise network with
many devices
exporting Cisco NetFlow. Especially in NOC or MSP setups,
operators can assign different groups to different customers
and allow selective access to view bandwidth reports, create
other users, and so on.
Application Mapping
NetFlow Analyzer lets you map
applications according to the port and protocol that was
received from the Cisco NetFlow
exports. Most enterprise applications such as Oracle, PeopleSoft,
MSSQL, etc. are already supported. Further, you can always
add custom applications or modify existing applications using
a combination of the port and protocol. As a result, viewing
bandwidth usage for applications specific to your enterprise
is no longer a complex task.
Authorized Access
NetFlow Analyzer lets you create
any number of users depending on your own access permissions.
Users with administrator permissions can create other users
and device groups, while users with other privileges can only
view or generate bandwidth reports. This is especially useful
for NOC and MSP administrators who need to provide customers
with bandwidth usage reports
and usage trends for their specific networks.
Web-based Remote Access
NetFlow Analyzer offers a fully web-based user interface
to generate bandwidth reports
and perform all administrative tasks. You can access NetFlow
Analyzer from anywhere on your network with just a web browser.
This makes NetFlow monitoring a very flexible and simple activity.
Flexible Licensing
NetFlow Analyzer licensing allows you to decide which NetFlow
devices you want to manage at any time. License management
options let you temporarily stop
receiving NetFlow data from certain interfaces, delete
NetFlow exporting devices and more. Such flexibility allows
you to off-load the system during device maintenance periods,
and use your license effectively for NetFlow
monitoring.
On the overall, NetFlow Analyzer provides a host of features
that make managing NetFlow devices and monitoring
NetFlow data a lot less complicated.
OpManager Integration(Bandwidth monitoring + Network monitoring)
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I already have NetFlow
Analyzer. Why do I need OpManager?
OpManager is a complete network monitoring software.
While NetFlow Analyzer helps you analyze
traffic and track
bandwidth usage, OpManager helps you monitor the
health, availability, and performance of all devices
on your network. Hence this powerful combination offers
a total
network monitoring solution for your enterprise.
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NetFlow Analyzer - Supported Devices
NetFlow Analyzer leverages on NetFlow®, sFlow®, cflowd®, J-Flow®, IPFIX®,
NetStream® and Cisco NBAR® information exported from routing & switching
devices to provide you in depth visibility into the top talkers and applications
on your network. The table below lists the set of devices from various vendors
and the type of flow they export.
Vendor |
Supported Flows |
Device List |
Cisco |
NetFlow |
Cisco - 800, 1700, 2600, 1800, 2800, 3800, 4500,
6500, 7200, 7300, 7500, 7600, 10000, 12000, CRS-1 |
3Com |
NetFlow |
8800 Series Switches |
Riverbed |
NetFlow |
Refer
Riverbed website |
Enterasys |
NetFlow |
Refer
Enterasys website |
Extreme Networks |
NetFlow |
Alpine
3800 series, BlackDiamond
6800 series, BlackDiamond
8800 series, BlackDiamond
10808, BlackDiamond
12804C , BlackDiamond
12804R ,Summit
X450 Series , Summit i
series
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Foundry Networks |
NetFlow, sFlow |
BigIron
series, FastIron
series, IronPoint
series, NetIron
series, SecureIron
series, ServerIron
series
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Juniper Networks |
NetFlow, J-Flow
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Refer
Juniper Networks website |
Huawei |
NetStream |
Refer
Huawei website |
H3C |
NetStream |
Refer
H3C website |
Nortel |
IPFIX |
5500 & 8600 Series |
AlaxalA Networks |
sFlow |
AX7800R ,
AX7800S , AX7700R , AX5400S
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Alcatel |
sFlow |
OmniSwitch
6850 , OmniSwitch
9000
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Allied Telesis |
sFlow |
SwitchBlade
7800R series , SwitchBlade
7800S series , SwitchBlade
5400S series
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Comtec Systems |
sFlow |
!-Rex
16Gi & 24Gi & 24Gi-Combo
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Force10 Networks |
sFlow |
E series
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Hewlett-Packard |
sFlow |
ProCurve
2800 series , ProCurve
3400cl series , ProCurve
3500yl series , ProCurve
4200vl series , ProCurve
5300xl series , ProCurve
5400zl series , ProCurve
6200yl series , ProCurve
6400cl series , ProCurve
9300m series , ProCurve
Routing Switch 9408sl |
Hitachi |
sFlow |
GR4000
, GS4000
, GS3000 |
NEC |
sFlow |
IP8800/R400
series , IP8800/S400
series , IP8800/S300
series |
If you have any questions
or want to download trail version, please send an e-mail to rlee@develcon.com or contact a Develcon sales representative near you.
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