• SteelCentral™ Network Performance Management Deployment Guide
•  Preface
  •  About This Guide
    • Audience
    • Document Conventions
  • Documentation and Release Notes
  • Contacting Riverbed
  • What Is New
•  SteelCentral NPM Overview
  • What Is SteelCentral NPM?
  •  Overview of the SteelCentral NPM Products
    • NetProfiler and NetProfiler-v Overview
    • Flow Gateway and Flow Gateway-v Overview
    •  NetShark and NetShark-v Overview
      • NetShark-v on SteelHead EX
      • NetShark on AppResponse
      • Embedded SteelCentral NetShark Overview
    • Packet Analyzer Overview
•  SteelCentral NPM Deployment Scenarios
  •  Choosing the Right Equipment
    •  Choosing a NetProfiler Model
      • NetExpress
      • The Standard NetProfiler
      • Enterprise NetProfiler
    • Choosing a Flow Gateway Model
    • Choosing a NetShark Model
    • Choosing a NetShark Module on AppResponse
    • Choosing NetShark-v on SteelHead EX
    • Choosing Packet Analyzer
  •  Deployment Scenarios
    •  Choosing How to Deploy the NetShark and Packet Analyzer
      • Deploying NetShark and Packet Analyzer
      • Deploying the NetShark on AppResponse and Packet Analyzer
    • Deploying the NetShark-v on SteelHead EX and Packet Analyzer
    •  Deploying the NetExpress
      • Standalone Deployment
      • Integrated Deployment
    • Deploying the Standard NetProfiler and Flow Gateway
    • Deploying the Enterprise NetProfiler and Flow Gateway
    • Deploying the NetProfiler, Flow Gateway, NetShark, and Packet Analyzer
    • Deploying the NetProfiler, Flow Gateway, and NetShark on AppResponse
    • Deploying the NetProfiler, Flow Gateway, NetShark, NetShark-v, and Packet Analyzer
    • Deploying the NetProfiler, Flow Gateway, NetShark, and NetShark-v on the SteelHead EX
  •  Port and Protocol Dependencies
    • NetShark and Packet Analyzer Port Dependencies
    • NetProfiler and Flow Gateway Port Dependencies
    • SteelCentral Appliance Full-Solution Port Dependencies
    • SteelCentral Appliance Enterprise Solution Port Dependencies
  •  NetProfiler and NetExpress Flow Storage
    •  Types of Flow Storage
      • Local Storage
      • Storage Area Network
    • Flow Rate Estimation
    • Flow Storage Size Estimation
  • Flow Redundancy with SteelCentral
•  Flow Collection for SteelCentral
  • Base Requirements
  • Flow Data Fields Consumed by NetProfiler
  • Flow Type Considerations
  • Flow Collection Considerations
  • Flow Collection in Virtual Environments
  • Validating Flow Collection
  •  Sample Third-Party Configurations
    • Configuring VMware ESXi 5.5 Using vSphere
    • Configuring Cisco 6500 Series Switches Running Native Cisco IOS CLI
    • Configuring Cisco 6500 Series Switches in Hybrid Mode
    • Configuring Cisco 7500 Series Router
    • Configuring Cisco 7600 Series Router
    • Configuring Cisco 3560 and 3750 Flexible NetFlow
    • Configuring the Cisco Nexus 7000 Flexible NetFlow
    • Configuring NetFlow Export for Cisco Nexus 1000V
    • Configuring IPFIX for Avaya (Nortel) 8300 and 8600
    • Configuring sFlow for HP Procurve 3500, 5400, and 6200
•  Packet Collection for SteelCentral
  •  SteelCentral for Packet Collection
  •  Port Mirroring and SPAN
    • Port Mirroring
    •  Remote SPAN and Encapsulated Remote SPAN
      • RSPAN
      • ERSPAN
    •  Sample Port Mirror Configurations
      • Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch SPAN
      • Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Overview
      • Enabling a SPAN Session on Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch
      • Cisco Catalyst 6500 SPAN
      • Cisco Nexus 5000 SPAN
      • Cisco Nexus 1000V ERSPAN to Cisco Catalyst 6500
    •  VMware ESXi Distributed vSwitch Port Mirroring Versus Promiscuous Mode
      • Time Stamping
      • Packet Slicing
  • Network TAP Instrumentation
  •  VACL Configuration Examples
    • VACL Port Mirroring Configuration on Cisco 6500 Running CatOS
    • VACL Port Mirroring Configuration on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Running Cisco IOS Software
  •  NetShark Passthru
  • Packet Deduplication
  • Snaplen
•  SteelCentral and SteelHead Integration
  •  SteelHead and SteelCentral Overview
    • NetFlow Versus SteelFlow Net
    • SNMP Interface Persistence (ifindex)
  •  SteelCentral Appliance Deployment Considerations
    • Enabling SNMP Polling
    • In-Path Deployments
    •  Virtual In-Path Deployments
      • Interceptor Considerations
      • Subnet Side Rules
    • Server-Side Out-Of-Path Deployments
  • Configuring SteelHead for Flow Data Export
  •  NetProfiler and SteelHead Integration
    • Configuring Riverbed QoS Integration
    • SteelHead Flow Integration
• NetProfiler and SteelCentral Portal Integration
•  Additional SteelCentral Integration
  •  SNMP Integration
    • SNMP Integration for Flow Sources
    • SNMP Integration for Device Management of SteelCentral Components
    • SNMP Integration for Sending Traps
  • SNMP for Switch Port Discovery
  • Switch Port Discovery Supported Routers and Switches
  •  Active Directory
    • Integration for Active Directory 2008
    • Integration for Active Directory 2003
  • REST API
•  NetProfiler Analytics and Service Monitoring
  • Analytic License Limits per NetProfiler Platform
  • Understanding the Analytics License Limits
  • Reducing the Number of Metrics
  • Conditions Required for Baseline Establishment
  • Determining Which Metrics to Use
•  Troubleshooting the NetProfiler
  • RTT Values Not Available
  • Not Receiving Reports by Email
  • DNS Names Not Being Resolved in Reports
  • Reports Are Not DNS-Resolving All Addresses
  • Data in Reports Seems Inconsistent
  • Sensor Protocol Violations
  • Communication Issues
  • Switch Port Discovery Troubleshooting
•  Licensing
  •  Licensing Overview
    • Runtime Licenses
    • Capacity Licenses
    • Option Licenses
  •  License Installation
    • Current-Generation Hardware License Installation
  • Packet Analyzer Licensing
  • Assigning Licenses
  • Manual License Installation
  • Automatic License Upgrades
  • Evaluation Licenses
  •  Licenses Available
    • Licensing the NetExpress and NetExpress-v
    • Licensing the NetProfiler and NetProfiler-v
    • Licensing the Enterprise NetProfiler Cluster
    • Licensing Flow Gateway and Flow Gateway-v
    • Licensing the NetShark

SteelCentral™ Network Performance Management Deployment Guide

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