Integrating with other products

The NetProfiler integrates with many other products in several ways:

  • RESTful API - NetProfiler uses OAuth authentication to allow external programs to access the NetProfiler RESTful API without requiring a password. more

  • Reporting API Access - Management systems and other programs can send requests for information to the NetProfiler. NetProfiler responds by sending data for fully formatted traffic reports.

  • Load Balancers - When you define load balancers as service components, they can be quickly selected from a list when you define a service. more

  • Data Collection - NetProfiler collects network traffic data from Sensor, Flow Gateway, NetShark, and AppResponse. The information it collects from Flow Gateway appliances can contain SteelHead SteelFlow Net, NetFlow, sFlow, compatible Packeteer PacketShapers, and other types of flow data from devices that have been configured to send to the Flow Gateway.

  • SteelHead - SteelHead appliances report both traffic and configuration information to NetProfiler appliances.

  • Alluvio Portal - Information provided by NetProfiler can be viewed on Portal.

  • Class-based Quality of Service statistics - In addition to receiving flow data from Cisco routers, NetProfiler can poll Cisco routers to retrieve statistics and configuration information for traffic classes and traffic policies defined in the router’s Quality of Service configuration. The router must be configured appropriately.

  • External Links - NetProfiler can query other network devices for information about a host or user name.

  • Riverbed Links - NetProfiler can query other Riverbed devices for information about selected items.

  • Switch Port Discovery - When you identify your switches to the NetProfiler appliance, the NetProfiler can include switch port information in its Host Information Report.

  • Vulnerability Scanning - NetProfiler integrates with Nessus, Rapid7, nCircle, Qualys, and Foundscan scanners. (Integration with vulnerability scanners is not available if the optional security analytics module is disabled or not installed. more)

  • Identity Sources - Riverbed provides a program for connecting to  Microsoft Active Directory domain controllers to obtain information about users. Refer to the User Identity section of the Downloads page.

  • Remote Authentication - NetProfiler can be configured to use remote RADIUS, TACAS+ or SAML servers for user authentication and authorization.

  • DHCP - NetProfiler integrates with Linux-compatible DHCP servers and Microsoft Windows DHCP servers.  Refer to the Downloads page for information about integration with Windows DHCP servers.

  • SNMP polling - For descriptions of SNMP settings used to poll data source devices for device information, refer to SNMP settings.

  • SNMP traps and notifications - For descriptions of the variables that the NetProfiler sends to management systems with SNMP notifications, refer to SNMP Support.

  • ODBC - Contact Riverbed Support for assistance with ODBC integration.

  • Mitigation - NetProfiler integrates with switches and routers to mitigate attacks. Refer to Mitigation for descriptions of using the NetProfiler to reconfigure switches and routers to mitigate attack traffic.

  • Downloads - Additional information for integrating NetProfiler with other products can be downloaded from the  help system Downloads page.

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