Riverbed SteelCentral NetProfiler

For February 7, 2017 SteelCentral NetProfiler is the instrument of monitoring of network performance and applications.

SteelCentral NetProfiler collects information on network flows provided by active network equipment and the performance indicators based on packet data, provides transparent and intuitive monitoring of network and network applications, helping to solve problems before they are noticed by end users, to optimize network and to influence acceleration of applications.

NetProfiler is the central console of analytics and monitoring in the SteelCentral family. Using algorithms of the behavioural analysis, NetProfiler fixes unusual and suspicious network activity and helps to define its source. The main panel of monitoring displays network condition and applications that gives the chance to IT personnel to detect a potential problem before its emergence, and in case of the existing problem, – to solve it before it is able to influence work of users. Also, SteelCentral NetProfiler compares information obtained from controllers of delivery of applications (F5, SteelApp and others) with underlying infrastructure - a basic information for a panel of monitoring of services.

Specific Features

• Monitoring of services. The panel of monitoring provides the fast overview of shared state of business applications. Services are created using the master of detection who allows to automate process of comparison of transactions and the subject infrastructure, providing the latest information
• The automated analytics. The system of the behavioural analysis SteelCentral NetProfiler is an integral part of SteelCentral from the first day of existence of a product. SteelCentral NetProfiler keeps track of a large number of metrics of performance, building the scheme of typical loading of network and informing the administrator on essential deviations from this scheme
• Detection and comparison of dependences. Automation of process of comparison of transactions and applications with the subject network infrastructure – including detection using F5, SteelApp Traffic Manager and other controllers of delivery of applications (ADC) – an important element of the solution Cascade. The created models of services become the base for a panel of monitoring and are extremely useful tool and for acceleration of problem solving in the most difficult IT ecosystems, and for planning of consolidation in DPC or a cloud, recovery after failures or virtualization.
• Built-in PacketFlow (iP/F). Cascade is the only monitor of network performance combining packet data and data on traffic flows in uniform logical record for more convenient research
• Integration with SteelHead. Each Riverbed SteelHead device can act as the probe SteelCentral. Besides, SteelCentral provides the effective analysis of the optimized WAN environments and the QoS setup that allows network administrators to plan optimization of external networks easily

Screenshot of the chart of a network load, (2016)

Features

• Complete overview: from branch networks, through interregional networks, in data centers – through physical, virtual and balanced environments
• The panels of monitoring of services grouping the displayed data on applications and arrangement
• The developed behavioural analysis provides permanent observation of important network metrics for detection of unusual activity
• The monitoring of enterprise-level which is closely integrating monitoring of traffic flows (NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, IPFIX and other protocols are supported) with the best solution for capture of traffic – Wireshark – for the comprehensive analysis
• The master of detection automating process of recognition of applications in networks and their comparisons to the subject infrastructure for creation of Cards of Services and the Panel of the Services necessary for exact understanding of a status of delivery of business applications to networks
• Application monitoring and network activity at the level of 7, including transactions, connections of users and loading of bandwidth
• The analysis of response time and delays provide exact understanding of behavior of the application
• Monitoring of quality of VoIP and creation of reports on a jitter, loss of packets for the H.323, SIP and Cisco SCCP protocols
• Monitoring and creation of reports in the optimized and not optimized environments that allows network engineers to plan optimization of WAN, estimating optimization implementing solution influence
• The flexible system of creation of reports as on demand, and planned, facilitates effective communication with management and colleagues
• Possibility of use on iPad, iTouch and Android. Display of panels of monitoring, viewing analytics and reports on mobile devices and tablets