Note: Kindly go through the evaluator's guide for details.

Central Server Hardware Requirements

Processor: Quad Dual Core Processor

RAM : 4 GB

Hard-Disk Space : 100 GB

Operating System: 32/64 bit OS

Note: These settings are on a per-collector basis.

Collector Hardware Configuration

Flow rate Processor RAM Hard-disk Server Type
Up to 3000 2.4 GHz Dual Core
2 GB 250 GB -
3000 to 6000 3.2 GHz Quad Core 4 GB 600 GB -
6000 to 9000 3.2 GHz Quad Core 8 GB 1 TB
(High-Speed SATA or SAS Drive)
64 bit
Above 9000
Raw data disabled
3.2 GHz Quad Core 8 GB 1 TB
(High Speed SATA or SAS Drive with RAID 0 or RAID 10 config)
64 bit

The recommended software requirements for installing and running NetFlow Analyzer Distributed Edition are as follows:

Supported Operating Systems Supported Browsers
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • Windows 2000 Professional with SP 4
  • Windows 2003 Server with SP 2
  • Windows XP with SP 2
  • Windows 2008 Server with SP 1
  • Red Hat
  • Cent OS
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
  • Firefox 1.x
  • Netscape 7.0 and above
  • Mozilla 1.5 and above
  • Google Chrome 9.0 and above
  • Safari

Note: NetFlow Analyzer Distributed Edition supports NetFlow® versions 5/7/9, sFlow®, J-Flow®, IPFIX®, NetStream®. For router and switch specifications refer the Configuring Cisco Devices section of the User Guide.

Tuning Parameters

Please refer forums for tuning java and MySQL parameters.

Please send a mail to netflowanalyzer-eesupport@manageengine.com in case you need assistance.

 
Customer Speaks
 

"NetFlow Analyzer has helped us reduce the time taken to isolate and
contain threats like worms and virus attacks. It has also helped us to solve network incidents faster, and do better capacity planning."

Fred Hassard, Sr. Network Engineer, Adventist Health