 
Seamless Probe-Console ConnectivityNetwork Instruments offers a complete line of software and hardware probes for monitoring network activity across multiple topologies. Choose from a variety of probes to meet your specific needs. Use probes for troubleshooting, collecting NetFlow data, proactive monitoring, long-term data collection, or network forensics. Probe Advantages
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Stay Alert with Proactive NotificationEnsuring network problems have the least possible business impact means knowing instantly when problems arise. Observer's customizable Triggers and Alarms let you choose when and how to receive important alerts.
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View Triggers and Alarms video. Monitoring Fast EthernetMonitor Fast Ethernet and 10/100/1000 network links by deploying Ethernet probe appliances throughout the enterprise. Our Ethernet probe appliances provide real-time Expert processing, in-depth analytics, and extensive decodes. They also connect to the Observer Reporting Server for aggregate performance monitoring. Choose the 10/100/1000 Probe for monitoring one or two links. Full-Duplex, Line-Rate Gigabit and 10 Gb Monitoring
Learn more about Gigabit / 10 Gb monitoring. Complete Inline WAN and OC MonitoringWAN Probes monitor all header and payload data on serial and digital WAN links. Choose to monitor up to 16 links individually or in aggregate, obtain metrics in real time, and solve issues immediately with a comprehensive Expert system. Probes also display DCE/DTE traffic individually or in aggregate, shows CIR to compare with SLA, and tracks conversations through up to 10 segments or hops. Learn more about WAN Monitoring .
Fibre Channel MonitoringMonitor your SAN environment as easily as Ethernet or WAN. Network Instruments supports Fibre Channel analysis with a complete line of probes. Decode Fibre Channel protocols, monitor over 30 Fibre Channel statistics, and receive Expert help on 20 SAN-specific issues. With Observer you can set thresholds on all Fibre Channel events, including session delays on arbitrated loop, audio/video, link data, avionics, virtual interface, and more. Learn more about Fibre Channel monitoring . Retrospective Network Analysis (RNA) Appliances
Watch our short RNA video to learn more. Visit our GigaStor page to review features and functionality as well as evaluate different GigaStor options. Network Instruments Management ServerFor centralized probe management, consider the Network Instruments Management Learn more about NIMS . Analyze Network Data Over TimeUnderstanding the ordinary, day-to-day variations in your network is critical to getting value from your network and delivering maximum uptime. Observer offers an array of trending and reporting utilities for baselining, running projections, and more.
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Add Observer Reporting Server for enterprise-wide reporting with deep drill-down. View Data in Real Time
Gauge performance with over 30 real-time statistics including Top Talkers, which lets you identify network bandwidth hogs. Observer lets you find broadcast storms, detect faulty network hardware, view LAN use patterns, and review switch usage. Also view stats on bandwidth utilization, access point load, and protocol distribution. Observer Standard tracks, monitors, and analyzes VLAN data. View data independently or in aggregate, monitor real-time statistics by VLAN, or determine loads by station and by VLAN. Perform In-Depth TroubleshootingObserver's packet capture, decode, and filtering capabilities are second to none. Observer lets you view individual packets and decode over 590 primary protocols and countless subprotocols. Observer filters packets quickly and efficiently by address, address range, protocol offsets, and protocol presets. Use Boolean logic to create complex filters. Observer Standard also lets you filter with regular expressions, design filters visually, and execute multiple filters concurrently. Best of all, you can share filter libraries with other Observer users.
More Great FeaturesMulti-Hop Analysis MPLS Analysis Time Interval Analysis Stream Reconstruction Plus NetFlow integration, wireless Experts , and the industry's largest memory buffer. |
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Understand network demands and set baselines, employ Triggers and Alarms to set thresholds and receive notification when they're crossed. Choose from alert options, including e-mail, pager, or trouble ticket, or start a packet capture.
Without a doubt, Network Instruments excels in Gigabit and 10 Gb monitoring. First, our superior hardware technology—the internally designed Gen2 capture card—guarantees full-duplex, wire-speed monitoring and analysis. Next, our comprehensive software monitoring and analysis tools—real-time Expert, VoIP metrics, in-depth analytics, and aggregate performance monitoring—complete the picture. Choose from a wide selection of hardware appliances, portable options, and dedicated RNA devices.
Our RNA device, known as GigaStor, provides long-term packet capture and data-mining options for Gigabit, 10 Gb, WAN, OC, and Fibre Channel networks. GigaStor provides the much-needed capability of storing every packet and transaction traversing the wire and a unique interface for easily finding and isolating network problems.
Server (NIMS). The NIMS solution eases time-consuming tasks like maintaining user names and passwords, setting access permission levels, and licensing tasks. Additionally NIMS tracks probe authentication, so you can control which groups are accessing which probe data and when. With NIMS it’s easy to define probe access and set security options by department or individual.
Observer lets you view data by individual time increment or compare statistics among designated periods. We've included a host of pre-loaded reports for quick and easy use, but we also allow you to tailor reports to customize your experience.
Time is of the essence when network problems threaten your ability to conduct business. Network Instruments knows this and includes a range of real-time awareness tools with every copy of Observer.
