What Is SteelCentral NPM?

SteelCentral NPM is an enterprise-wide network performance management solution that provides visibility into your data centers, offices, and users. SteelCentral NPM uses network flow data and packet-based performance metrics to provide in-depth visibility into network operations, discover applications, and monitor performance. SteelCentral NPM uses advanced behavioral analytics to track performance over time, and alerts you to any deviations from normal behavior, and enables you to identify and resolve problems before there is an impact on end users.

This deployment guide covers specific appliances of the SteelCentral NPM product line. For more details see, About This Guide and Overview of the SteelCentral NPM Products.

When you deploy SteelCentral NPM in your network infrastructure, you gain the following advantages:

Behavior analytics for proactive monitoring

Dependency mapping for an always-accurate view of your applications and their dependencies

Executive-level dashboards for a quick summary of service performance

Cost-effective visibility into remote sites by leveraging existing SteelHead deployments

Ability to plan for and understand optimized WANs

Ability for true end-to-end coverage of the enterprise with dashboard-to-flow-to-packet analysis, providing scalability and flexibility

SteelCentral NPM provides a full set of application-centric, site-centric, and business-centric views so that you can discover your critical services, optimize performance, and continuously monitor service levels. SteelCentral NPM provides a consistent view of the network by breaking down the silos between network, infrastructure, and security teams. In addition, built-in integration with the SteelHead WAN optimization products provides full visibility and control over application delivery.

For more details about SteelHead integration, see SteelCentral and SteelHead Integration.

For more information about NetProfiler and the SteelCentral Portal, see NetProfiler and RPM Dashboard Integration.