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Network Instruments GigaStor Portable User Manual (115 pages)
Brand:
Network Instruments
| Category:
Measuring Instruments
| Size: 5.97 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Chapter 1: Getting Started
6
Getting Started Using Your Gigastor
6
What Is the Gigastor
7
Using the Gigastor Control Panel
8
Non-Gigastor-Specific Settings
9
Setting Gigastor's Basic Options
10
Gigastor Reports
12
Understanding Gigastor Protocol and Port Settings
13
Chapter 2: Hardware Settings
14
Configuring Your Gigastor
14
Defining Your Subnets in Gigastor
14
Tracking Individual Analysis Ports
14
Configuring the Packet Capture and Gigastor Buffer Size
15
Generating Netflow Records from the Gigastor's Netflow Agent
15
Chapter 3: About Probe Instances
17
Introducing Probes
17
What Is a Probe Instance
18
Which Software Probe Is Right for You
20
How Probes Work with Switches
22
Chapter 4: Deploying Probes in Your Network
23
Deploying Probes in Your Network
23
Monitoring Half-Duplex and Full-Duplex Ethernet Links
23
Monitoring Wireless Traffic
24
Deciding Where to Place Probes in Your Network
24
Ports Used by Network Instruments Products
26
Chapter 5: Packet Captures
27
Capturing Packets with the Gigastor
27
Setting a Schedule for When Data Captures Should Occur
27
Trimming Data from Your Captures for Space or Privacy
28
Password Protecting the Ability to Change Partial Packet Capture Size
29
Differences between Statistics and Packets
29
Understanding Gigastor Indexing
29
Exporting Gigastor Data for Archiving
31
Chapter 6: Mining Data
32
Mining Data from Your Gigastor
32
Selecting a Time Frame to Analyze
35
Analyzing Data Without any Filters
35
Analyzing Data with Filters from the Observer Filter Editor
36
Analyzing Data with Filters from the Gigastor Control Panel
36
Analyzing Data by Combining Gigastor Control Panel and Observer Filters
37
Analyzing Multiple Gigastor Probe Instances from One Gigastor Control Panel
37
Chapter 7: Stream Reconstruction
39
Reconstructing Streams of HTTP, Voip, and more
39
Defining What Can be Recreated in Stream Reconstruction
39
How to Extract Voip and Video Calls from Your Gigastor
40
How to Analyze 4G LTE Traffic from Your Gigastor
41
Analyzing 4G LTE Traffic
42
Chapter 8: Forensic Analysis
44
Examining Your Network Traffic with Forensic Analysis
44
Importing Snort Rules
44
Analyzing Packets Using Snort Rules
45
Creating a Forensic Settings Profile
45
Using Network Forensics to Track a Security Breach
50
Using Network Forensics to Track Acceptable Use or Compliance
50
Chapter 9: Microbursts
52
Searching for Microbursts
52
Using the Microburst Analysis Tab in the Gigastor Control Panel
53
Using the Detail Chart Only
54
Chapter 10: Charts, Graphs, and Reports
57
Configuring Options for the Gigastor Charts, Graphs, and Reports
57
Detailed Chart Tab
57
Gigastor Outline
57
Capture Graph Tab
57
Statistics Lists Tab
58
Chapter 11: Gigastor in a Financial Firm
59
Using Observer in Financial Firms
59
Analyzing FIX Transactions
60
Configuring a FIX Profile
61
Chapter 12: Gigastor RAID Maintenance
63
Monitoring and Maintaining the Gigastor RAID Array
63
Monitoring the RAID Drives through E-Mail Notifications
63
Cleaning the Disk to Maintain Write Performance
65
Chapter 13: Understanding How a Probe Uses RAM
67
How a Probe Uses RAM
67
Packet Capture Buffer and Statistics Buffer
68
Running Observer Without Reserved Memory
69
Running Observer with Reserved Memory
71
How Packet Capture Affects RAM
72
How to Allocate the Reserved RAM
73
Recommendations for the Gen2 Capture Cards
74
Tweaking the Statistics Memory Configuration
75
Chapter 14: Gen2 Capture Card
76
Gen2 Capture Card
76
Installing the Gen2 Card's SFP, QSFP or XFP Interfaces
77
Supported QSFP/SFP/SFP+ Media Types
77
Configuring Virtual Adapters on the Gen2 Card
77
Viewing the Gen2 Card's Properties and Finding the Board's ID
79
Setting the Cable Length for the GPS System
80
Connecting Your Gigastor to a GPS System
80
Configuring the 10 Gb Gen2 Card with a SPAN Port
81
Chapter 15: GPS
83
Chapter 16: Troubleshooting
84
Troubleshooting Common Issues
84
Troubleshooting a Slow Probe System
85
A Probe Is Not Connecting to the Analyzer or Vice Versa
85
No Network Adapter Available
86
Integrated Adapters Report All Sent Packets with Bad TCP Checksum
86
No VLAN" Shown While Using a Gigabit NIC
87
VLAN Statistics Tool Is Not Working
87
Using Discover Network Names on a Layer 3 Switch that Uses VLANS
88
Suspected NAT or VPN Issues
89
Running Observer Passively Affects Netflow
89
Daylight Savings Time
89
Configuring Cisco 6Xxx Switches Using a SPAN Port to a Full-Duplex Gigabit Probe
89
Cisco Catos Switches
90
Cisco IOS Switches
90
Ports Used by Network Instruments Products
90
Troubleshooting Your Gigastor Configuration
91
Gigastor Control Panel Option Is Grayed out
91
Gigastor Is Full or Does Not Have the History You Expect
91
TCP Applications Are Not Appearing in the Gigastor Control Panel
91
Loading Decodes in the Observer Analyzer Is Slow
91
A RAID Array Drive Is Failing or Has Failed
91
Chapter 17: Backups and Restoring
93
Configuring a FIX Profile
93
Exporting Gigastor Data for Archiving
94
Backing up Your Observer
94
How to Restore a Gigastor Probe to Factory Settings
95
Chapter 18: Installation
98
Unpacking and Inspecting the Parts
98
Installing the Gigastor Upgradeable 5U
98
How to Install the Network Instruments Rail Kits
100
Installing the Drives in Your Gigastor
102
How to Handle Hard Drives Properly
103
Setting the Probe's IP Address
104
Configuring the Lights out Management Port for Your Gigastor
106
Chapter 19: Technical Specifications
107
Gigastor Upgradeable 5U Technical Specifications
107
Supported QSFP/SFP/SFP+ Media Types
110
Index
111
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Brand:
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| Category:
Network Hardware
| Size: 6.1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
9
Chapter 1: About the Gigastor
13
Gigastor Versions
14
Chapter 2: Installing Your Gigastor
17
Unpacking and Inspecting the Parts
18
Installing the Gigastor and Connecting the Cables
19
Setting the Gigastor's IP Address
19
Connecting Observer to the Gigastor
22
Redirecting the Gigastor Probe
22
Probe Administration
24
Gigastor Capture Analysis
29
Configuring Observer for Your Gigabit Device
31
Jumbo Frame Support (Gigabit Ethernet)
31
Configuring Terms of Service and Quality of Service Settings
32
Configuring Observer for Your WAN Device
33
Digital DS3/E3/HSSI Probe Settings
34
Digital T1/E1 Probe Settings
35
Serial T1/E1 Probe Settings
36
Tapping an Ethernet or Fibre Channel Connection
37
10/100/1000, 10Gbe Optical, and Fibre Channel
37
Gigabit Copper
40
Tapping a WAN Connection
42
T1/E1
42
Ds3/E3
46
Installing the Drives in Your Gigastor
50
Connecting the Gigastor Expandable to the Expansion Units
52
Chapter 3: Packet Capture or Gigastor Capture
53
Capturing Packets with the Gigastor
54
Packet Capture Buffer and Statistics Buffer
54
Chapter 4: Gigastor Control Panel
57
Display Controls
59
Right-Click Menus
60
Analyze Button
61
Configuring the Gigastor through the Control Panel
63
Gigastor Options Tab
64
Gigastor Chart Tab
67
Gigastor Outline
67
Capture Graph Tab
69
Gigastor Schedule Tab
70
Statistics Lists Tab
71
Subnet
72
Gigastor Reports
75
Export
77
Chapter 5: Using Observer with a WAN Probe
79
Discover Network Names
80
Setting the Committed Information Rate (CIR) for a DLCI
80
WAN Bandwidth Utilization
82
WAN Vital Signs by DLCI
83
WAN Load by DLCI
84
WAN Top Talkers
86
WAN Filtering
87
Triggers and Alarms
88
Chapter 6: Forensic Analysis Using Snort
91
Starting Forensic Analysis Using Snort Rules
92
Creating a Forensic Analysis Profile from the Gigastor Control Panel
94
About Forensic Analysis Tab
98
About the Forensic Analysis Log Tab
99
Forensic Analysis Profile Field Descriptions
100
Forensic Analysis Profile Settings Tab
100
Rules Tab
106
Chapter 7: Observer on the Gigastor
107
Using the Observer Console Locally on the Gigastor
108
Chapter 8: Probe Instances
111
What Is a Probe Instance
112
Chapter 9: Gen2 Capture Card
115
Swapping the Gen2 Card's SFP or XFP Interfaces
116
Configuring Virtual Adapters on the Gen2 Card
116
Viewing the Gen2 Card's Properties and Finding the Board's ID
120
Appendix A: TCP/IP Ports, NAT, and VPN
123
TCP/IP Ports
124
Nat
124
Vpn
125
Appendix B: Gigastor, Gigastor Expandable, and Expansion Unit Cases
127
Gigastor
128
Gigastor Expandable
129
Controller Unit
129
Expansion Unit
130
Appendix C: Gigastor Portable
133
Running Observer Passively
136
Using the Portable Gigastor as a Probe
137
Index
139
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