Tag: enterprise-it-management

Switch or router crash: How do you get the replacement unit up and running?

Planning for quickly recovering from the impact of unforeseen events is an integral part of planning for business continuity. If you are an administrator managing a large number of network devices, properly planning for disaster recovery is all the more crucial. Crash of a switch or router in production could potentially cause disruptions in the normal functioning of the network

Cisco Nexus 1000 V and NetFlow Traffic monitoring

Apart from other Cisco Physical switches, Cisco Nexus 1000 V is a virtual switch which is custom made for VMware Vsphere environment. The NetFlow export from Cisco 1000V helps in analyzing the traffic between VMware Host and traffic to other part of network from these Hosts.

Customizing ASAM module in NetFlow Analyzer

The previous blog was on ASAM will have given you an idea about the class “Scan and Probes” available with NetFlow Analyzer. Now that we know how the events are triggered we need to narrow it down, that the specific events or unwanted events can be ignored. When I say unwanted events, I mean the events that are deemed trusted or allowed network activities for certain resources and problems

Get the benefit of email alerts based on traffic volume through NetFlow Analyzer

Many organization s are concerned about volume of traffic in their network and NetFlow Analyzer makes it simpler to keep an eye on traffic volume. You could set up email alerts if the traffic goes beyond a particular level

Allowing temporary access to sensitive IT resources

Assume the scenario below: You administer a sensitive IT resource – a database in production network containing important data. An emergency troubleshooting situation arises. A developer has to be provided time-limited, temporary access to the DBMS, say for a day

More security to your network with NetFlow Analyzer’s ASAM

If you are looking for a tool to monitor your network bandwidth and keep a watch on the overall security snapshot of the network, then NetFlow Analyzer along with the Advanced Security Analytics Module is the perfect fit for you. With the release of the new version of ASAM, a number of new features have been added to it. This makes the ASAM the best fit to perform security analytics.