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NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Real-Time Network Utilization and Bandwidth Monitoring

An add-on to Network Performance Monitor (NPM), SolarWinds NetFlow

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Traffic Analyzer (NTA) is a multi-vendor flow analysis tool designed to
proactively reduce network downtime. NTA delivers actionable insights Fully Functional
to help IT pros troubleshoot and optimize spend on bandwidth by better for 30 Days
understanding the who, what, and where of traffic consumption. Solve
practical operational infrastructure problems with actionable insights and
save money with informed network investments.

WHY CHOOSE NETFLOW TRAFFIC ANALYZER?

• NTA collects and analyzes flow data from multiple vendors, including NetFlow v5
and v9, Juniper J-Flow™, sFlow , Huawei NetStream™, and IPFIX.
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• NTA alerts you to changes in application traffic or if a device stops sending flow data.
• NTA supports advanced application recognition with Cisco NBAR2.
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• NTA shows pre- and post-policy CBQoS class maps, so you can optimize your
CBQoS policies.

• NTA can help you identify malicious or malformed traffic with port 0 monitoring.
• NTA includes WLC network traffic analysis so you can see what’s using your
wireless bandwidth.

• NTA supplements Network Performance Monitor by helping to identify the

cause of high bandwidth. Built on the Orion Platform, NTA provides the ability to
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purchase and fully integrate with additional network monitoring modules (config
management, WAN management, VoIP, device tracking, IP address management),
as well as systems, storage, and virtualization management in a single web console.

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FEATURES
New! VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Support
Comprehensive support for the VMware VDS, providing visibility within the switch
fabric to your east-west VM traffic to help IT pros avoid service impacts when
moving workloads.

New! Integration With SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)

Reference existing IP groups and use those within NTA to view group traffic or
compose custom applications. To complement this feature, we’ve enhanced our
flow alerting to incorporate filters for IP groups and endpoints.

Cisco Meraki MX/Z Series Support

Visualize traffic flows from Cisco Meraki MX/Z Series interfaces for better control
of bandwidth use in your wireless environment. Export traffic flows from routers,
switches, and firewalls.

Network Insight™ for Palo Alto Networks

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Network Insight for Palo Alto Networks includes collection of flow from Palo Alto
firewalls to show flow through nodes and interfaces.

Azure SQL Database Deployment Option

Flexible deployment options with Azure SQL Database: Take charge of your NTA
deployment with flexibility to deploy NTA either on-premises or in the cloud with
Azure SQL Database or Amazon RDS.

Local Traffic Data

Gain visibility to traffic sourced from and destined to the flow data server by adding
a new source of traffic data, enabling users to immediately characterize local traffic.

Bandwidth Utilization Monitoring

Bandwidth Threshold Alerting
Delivers an instant alert notification, including a list of top talkers when an interface
exceeds its bandwidth utilization threshold.

Bandwidth Usage by Application

Provides valuable insights into which applications are consuming the most network
bandwidth, and tracks application traffic arriving from designated ports, source IPs,
destination IPs, and even protocols.

Bandwidth Usage by IP Groups

Analyzes network traffic with custom overlapping IP address groups. Create your
own IP address groups to view network traffic the way you want to see it.

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Network Traffic Monitoring and Forensics

Traffic Analysis Dashboard
Delivers a comprehensive, customizable view of your network traffic on a single
pane of glass, helping you spot potential problems quickly with top-ten views of
network traffic data. Get to the root cause of bandwidth issues with an intuitive
point-and-click interface.

Cross-Stack Network Data Correlation

Accelerate identification of root cause by dragging and dropping network
performance metrics on a common timeline for immediate visual correlation across
all your network data.

Network Traffic Forensics

Enables you to drill down into any element’s traffic using multiple views to
investigate and isolate excessive network bandwidth utilization and unexpected
application traffic.

CBQoS Performance Views

Enables you to view network traffic segmented by Class of Service methods,
measure effective- ness of your CBQoS policies, and quantify bandwidth
consumption by class map.

Port 0 Monitoring
TCP/UDP monitoring of port 0 traffic highlights any flows directed to port 0, so you
can identify intrusive traffic.

Autonomous System Traffic Analysis

Autonomous system traffic monitoring allows you to see traffic routed through
your ISP connections.

Flow-Based Monitoring and Reporting

Multi-Vendor Device Support

• Analyzes Cisco NBAR2 and NetFlow v5 and v9, Juniper J-Flow, IPFIX, sFlow,
Huawei NetStream, and other flow data

• Supports devices from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, HP , Juniper, Huawei, Extreme
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Networks , Nortel Networks , and other leading vendors

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• Supports IPFIX traffic from VMware vSwitch

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Alert on Flow
Get alerted, so you can quickly act if application traffic suddenly increases,
decreases, or disappears completely, and efficiently remediate the problem.

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Flow-Based Reporting
Enables you to create in-depth network traffic reports with a few clicks, or schedule
automatic weekly delivery to your team.

Flow Navigator
Build complex, multi-variable filters to help you answer questions faster.

Top-Talker Optimization
Determines which flows are representative of the majority of bandwidth usage.
Boost overall performance of SolarWinds NTA up to 10x when capturing flows
representing 95% of the total network traffic.

NETFLOW TRAFFIC ANALYZER DOES MORE

Integrated Fault, Performance, and Configuration Management
Integrates with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM), SolarWinds
Network Configuration Manager (NCM), and SolarWinds User Device Tracker (UDT).
This integration provides a unified solution for fault, performance, configuration
management, automated device tracking, and switch port management.

Integration With Microsoft Active Directory

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Leverages your existing Active Directory user accounts to simplify login and
account management.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To deploy SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, SolarWinds Network Performance
Monitor (NPM) needs to be installed on the same server. These system requirements
define the minimum requirements for NTA installed on the NPM primary poller.
Requirements may differ per license level.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Orion Platform products can be deployed on physical or virtual servers on-
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premises or in the cloud. These products can also be deployed via Azure or AWS
marketplaces. For detailed system requirements, visit support.solarwinds.com.

NOTE: The minimum server requirements listed assume default configuration.

Significantly increasing the polling rate or flow collection rate could result in additional
load on the server, which may require a larger CPU or additional memory.

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NetFlow Traffic Analyzer has never been easier. Don’t just take our word for it. Fully Functional
Download a free 30-day trial to start analyzing network traffic and identifying which for 30 Days
endpoints, applications, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth.

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ABOUT SOLARWINDS
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build products that solve well-understood IT management challenges in ways

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