Network Traffic Monitoring Management
with Netflow Traffic Analyzer
See all flow data available on your monitored network
Gain an Array of Network Traffic Monitoring Management Options
SolarWinds® NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) offers comprehensive traffic monitoring management tools designed for ease of use. With NTA you can retain all flow data provided by sources on your network, including flow data for ports that you are not actively monitoring. With this data available, you can easily drill down to see more information as needed—for instance, when you see a significant percentage of unmonitored traffic under Top XX Applications.
Additionally, SolarWinds NTA is built to automatically monitor flow packets even if one of the interfaces is not managed by SolarWinds® Network Performance Monitor (NPM). NetFlow management has plenty of monitoring options to ensure that you can easily see the data available from flow-enabled devices on your network.
Use NetFlow Management Tools to Stay on Top of Traffic
SolarWinds® network traffic monitoring management tools can also allow for matching nodes by another IP address. This tool automatically associates a flow with an appropriate node, even if the node has multiple IP addresses and is sending flows from a non-primary address.
And if an unknown traffic event occurs, SolarWinds NTA is built to notify you immediately, providing a list of traffic events involving flow data received from an unmanaged interface.
You can also use NetFlow management to monitor interfaces for Wireless Controller nodes on the NetFlow sources widget.
Streamline Your Bandwidth Management and Control Process
With NTA, you can consolidate traffic data from across the network to simplify your overall bandwidth management and control. NTA parses this data into an easy-to-read, centralized interface, offering charts and graphs allowing you to easily view top talkers. You can also create ad hoc, customizable network traffic reports right from the dashboard to help you identify network traffic patterns and make changes before an incident occurs.
Easily Collect and Analyze Flow Data From Multiple Vendors
NetFlow monitoring software is designed to help you understand flow data from multiple vendors. NTA collects and analyzes flow data from vendors including Cisco® NBAR2 and NetFlow, Juniper J-Flow, IPFIX, sFlow, Huawei® NetStream, and more.
NTA also provides comprehensive support for the VMware® VDS, providing visibility within the switch fabric to your east-west VM traffic in order to help you avoid service impacts when moving workloads.
You can also reference existing IP groups and use those within NTA to view group traffic or compose custom applications.
Monitor Network Traffic Consumption and Optimize Capacity Planning
Understanding bandwidth usage is key to maintaining fast network speeds and planning ahead for capacity changes. NetFlow helps you find the top network talkers using up your bandwidth, so you can resolve existing bottlenecks and be sure the most important applications for your business are getting bandwidth priority. With this information in hand, you can better optimize current network traffic usage and understand whether you need to add more bandwidth to your network as you plan for capacity moving forward.
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Do you find yourself asking…
Network traffic management is the process by which network admins gather, analyze, and act on traffic data, with the aim of optimizing how users and applications utilize a network’s bandwidth.
Effective network traffic management includes the following key elements:
- Data collection and analysis: Admins need to see all flow data available from flow-enabled devices on a monitored network. Traffic management starts by capturing continuous raw flow data.
- Visual traffic monitoring: A tool can convert raw data into useful charts and graphs for easier analysis. With continuous monitoring tools, admins have the traffic pattern insights they need to quickly understand which users, applications, or protocols are consuming the most bandwidth.
- Utilization alerts: To ensure a proactive approach to traffic management, admins can use tools offering automated alerts. This allows for instant notifications when an interface exceeds its bandwidth utilization threshold.
Network traffic management is the process by which network admins gather, analyze, and act on traffic data, with the aim of optimizing how users and applications utilize a network’s bandwidth.
Effective network traffic management includes the following key elements:
- Data collection and analysis: Admins need to see all flow data available from flow-enabled devices on a monitored network. Traffic management starts by capturing continuous raw flow data.
- Visual traffic monitoring: A tool can convert raw data into useful charts and graphs for easier analysis. With continuous monitoring tools, admins have the traffic pattern insights they need to quickly understand which users, applications, or protocols are consuming the most bandwidth.
- Utilization alerts: To ensure a proactive approach to traffic management, admins can use tools offering automated alerts. This allows for instant notifications when an interface exceeds its bandwidth utilization threshold.
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