# ManageEngine OpManager NetFlow Plug-In

Welcome to the ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer Read Me. This Read Me file contains information about the current release, along with system requirements and installation instructions for the Windows and Linux builds of NetFlow Analyzer.

## About ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer

ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer is a web-based bandwidth monitoring tool that collects NetFlow data exported from routing devices, and uses it to analyze and report on IP traffic across the network. With instant reports on top applications, protocols, conversations, and hosts, NetFlow Analyzer gives you valuable insight into bandwidth usage in your enterprise without the complexity and expense involved in a traditional WAN analysis setup.

For more information on NetFlow Analyzer, visit [https://www.netflowanalyzer.com/](https://www.netflowanalyzer.com/)  
For more information on Cisco® NetFlow Services visit [http://www.cisco.com/go/netflow](http://www.cisco.com/go/netflow)

This Read Me is divided into the following sections:

1. Release Features
2. System Requirements
3. Installation and Setup
4. Contact Information

## Release Features

### NetFlow Analyzer 10.2.5 (Build 10250)

**Features:**

1. **Heat Maps:** Heat maps in NetFlow Analyzer helps to visualize the health status of all the interfaces in a single page. It uses color codes to depict the severity of the monitored devices.
2. **QoS graphs:** QoS graphs displays the real-time information of interface traffic in graphical format. This helps to get a better view of your interfaces and applications performance.
3. **API Client Enhancements:**
   - Add & Edit options included in IP Groups, Interface Groups & Alert Profiles.
   - Add option included in DSCP & App Groups.
   - Option to Add, Edit & Delete User Management.
   - New segment named "Attacks" added inside Settings. It comprises of three settings:
     - ASAM Setting:- Start/ Stop the flow processing for Advanced Security Analytics Module.
     - Manage Config:- Enable/ disable the Problems, Resources and Algorithms involved in ASAM.
     - Threshold Setting:- Basic and advance settings to update the threshold values in ASAM.

### NetFlow Analyzer 10.2 (Build 10201)

**Features:**

1. Supports high-performance database named as "HighPerf Reporting Engine" for enhancing raw data storage and report generation.
2. Manual raw data collection option for a Router.
3. Option to clean up aggregated data.
4. Option to "Exclude weekends" in alert profile.

### NetFlow Analyzer 9.9.0 (Build 9900)

Service Pack Released

1. Cisco AVC monitoring reports - NBAR2 application reports, HTTP host reports, QoS class hierarchy reports, ART reports
2. Support for Cisco NBAR2 (Ability to identify 1000+ applications by default)

### NetFlow Analyzer 9.8.6 (Build 9860)

Service Pack Released

### NetFlow Analyzer 9.8 (Build 9800)

**Features**

1. NetFlow Configurator
2. IPv6 support is extended to Historical data (aggregated data) reports, Application mapping, Top sites mapping, Schedule reports and Report profiles

### NetFlow Analyzer 9.7 (Build 9700)

**Features**

1. Support for IP SLA Video Operations
2. Google maps visualization v3
3. Interface groups support in Billing module
4. Source Network and Destination Network based Anamoly detection in ASAM module
5. Option to ignore events for all resources in ASAM module
6. IPv6 support in ASAM
7. Facility to shut down ASAM module from admin settings page
8. Support for Multicast Reporting
9. Alert clone copy
10. User interface has been re-vamped to suit Customer needs
11. Support for Cisco's Medianet and Mediatrace technology
12. Support for App-flow
13. Create and Monitor IP groups using WAN RTT Monitor
14. Edit Threshold Settings in WAN RTT monitor
15. Generate on-demand bills in capacity planning reports.
16. Option to schedule Capacity Planning reports and Medianet reports
17. Customizable e-mail subject
18. Performance tuning of product through user interface
19. Option to Add, Modify, and Delete Top sites
20. AS Number added in AS Report
21. Option to Exclude week-end and Business Hour in capacity planing PDF and CSV
22. Export reports in CSV format for Device and interface based Consolidated Report.
23. Option to load DNS Names from CSV file
24. View Top 20 interfaces in consolidated report view per page
25. Option to Export reports in CSV format for IP Group consolidated report
26. View IPSLA Collector name in GUI
27. Global Search - Report Based sorting.
28. New application names has been added
29. Anomaly detection based on Source IP and Destination IP
30. Heuristics based event classification that includes Denial of Service Attack, Host Scan, Port Scan, Diagonal Scan and Grid Scan
31. Enrichment of events with location details (Geographical and Topological) for Offender IPs and Target IPs
32. Customized user interface for white listing problem specific Flows and Events (Ignore Events and Discard Flows)
33. Customized User Interface that includes:
   - Enable/Disable specific Problem
   - Enable/Disable specific Algorithm
   - Enable/Disable Resources
34. Algorithm Settings:
   - Customized Algorithm specific Threshold configuration
   - Algorithm specific Offender/Target Field configuration
35. Location (EventList report):
   - Customized Topological configuration for Offender IPs and Target IPs
   - Offender/Target Location Mode settings
36. Security Posture dashboard - Problems & Time Lines:
   - Listing all the Problems with the Events (with Pie Chart) and Resources (with Bar chart) for each Class
   - Multi-line graph of Time showing occurences of Events, Resources and Problems
37. Offenders & Targets dashboard - Resources & Time Lines:
   - Lists all the Resources along with the Events (Pie-Chart) and problems (with Bar chart) for each Algorithm Type
   - Multi-line graph of Time showing occurences of Events, Resources and Problems
38. Problem Analysis dashboard:
   - Lists all Resources along with the Events (with pie chart) for the specific Problem
   - Multi-line graph of Time showing occurences of Events and Resources
39. Resource Analysis dashboard:
   - Lists all problems along with the events (with pie chart) for the specific Resource
   - Multi-line graph of Time showing occurences of Events and Problems

**Bug Fixes**

1. Mail Authentication issues have been fixed
2. Issues with incorrect speed graphs in the Dashboard have been fixed
3. Cisco recommended QoS base line - PDF broken link has been fixed
4. Service start-up issues in Windows 2008 have been fixed
5. URL Related Security bug fixes
6. Issues in Auto login has been fixed
7. index page sorting has been fixed
8. MySQL IPv6 issue has been fixed
9. MS SQL and empty page issue in WAAS has been fixed
10. Application mapping duplication has been fixed
11. Individual graph fix in non-English environment
12. Enhancements in WAAS Reporting to support all CM versions
13. Issue related to parsing IPSLA Monitor OID has been fixed
14. Handled Request time out error in QoS polling
15. CBQoS temp table split fixed
16. Handled AS Number field in a different position and not in usual position of V9 Flow
17. Report profile - report display issue on non-english environment
18. Bill plan config script error in French language
19. License management script error in Spanish language fixed

## System Requirements

The specifications of your system depends on the number of routers sending NetFlow exports to NetFlow Analyzer, as well as how busy the actual router is. The minimum requirements for the system on which NetFlow Analyzer needs to be installed are given below.

### Hardware Requirements

- 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 processor or equivalent
- 1GB RAM
- 10GB disk space for the database
- Monitor that supports 1024x768 resolution

### Supported Platforms

- Windows Vista
- Windows 2000 Server/Professional with SP4
- Windows XP with SP1
- RedHat Linux 8.0, 9.0

### Supported Web Browsers

- Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
- Netscape 7.0 and above
- Mozilla 1.5 and above

**Note on NetFlow Support:**

Ensure that the routing device supports NetFlow or sFlow, and is exporting NetFlow version 5, 7 or 9 only. Refer the User Guide for more information on NetFlow export.

## Installation and Setup

Detailed installation instructions are given in the Installation and Setup section of the User Guide. Router setup information is also included in the same document. Specific sections include:

- Installing NetFlow Analyzer
- Starting and Shutting Down
- Setting up Cisco Routers

## Contact Information

Website: [https://www.netflowanalyzer.com/](https://www.netflowanalyzer.com/)  
User Forums: [https://forums.netflowanalyzer.com/](https://forums.netflowanalyzer.com/)