Advanced Network Management and Monitoring Solutions at Florida International University
"Explore a live demonstration of network management and control standards at Florida International University, including PRTG introduction, network monitoring methods, main components, user interfaces, sensor technologies, and server redundancy configurations."
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Florida International University Network Management & Control Standards Live Demonstration with Virtual Network Victor F. Pineda Oct/2011
PRTG Introduction PRTG Architectural Description PRTG Basic Functionalities Live Demonstration SW Limitations References
Network Monitoring LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPNs Methods SNMP, NetFlow, Packet Sniffing. Server Monitoring (Agent-less) Windows, Linux machines Methods WMI, SNMP Self-contained solution MS Windows required
Main Components CORE Server (Central Manager) Implemented as a Windows Service behaves as an OS process. Funtions: Web Server Database (proprietary Db) Collection of all Network Statistics Report Engine Notification System Probes (Managing Entities) Actual monitoring is performed through these elements Types Local Probes Remote Probes Cluster Probes
Monitoring User Interfaces Ajax Web Interface Allows configuration of Devices, Sensors and General Administration Enterprise Console Windows GUI App, Allows connectivity to multiple CORE Servers Smart Phone App Iphone, Android API to implement customized solutions Configuration Interfaces PRTG Server Administration Configure basic CORE server settings PRTG Probe Administration Configure local and remote probe settings
Sensor Technologies ICMP SNMP NetFlow (Cisco Devices) QoS Measurements (Cisco SLA / dual Probe monitoring) WMI (Windows Servers) Packet Sniffing Sensor Dependencies Feature (Basic Correlation) One Sensor depending on the status of another sensor can avoid generating alarms. Monitoring Monitor and account bandwidth and network device usage. Monitor system usage (CPU loads, free memory, free disk space etc.). Measure QoS and VoIP parameters and control service level agreements (SLA).
Redundancy CORE Server 1+1 available configuration Probes Cluster configuration (All active) Security HTTPS SSL capability on Web interface SNMPv3 support Remote probe to CORE Server connection uses SSL encryption.
Fault Management Alarm Notifications on specific Network events SMS, e-mail Configurable Triggers, based on: Thresholds, faulted elements, time, etc. Performance Management Collection of Network statistics with a graphical presentation. Live data / Historical data Reporting PDF, HTML, CSV, XML formats available
Virtual Network monitored by PRTG Virtual Server Running PTRG CORE Server / Local Probe GNS3 used to implement virtual network
Lack of sufficient integration with existing Network equipment MIBs Difficult to view in depth equipment variables No Configuration Management available Fault Management does not perform any basic corrective actions, It only capture and present alarms. No Security management for the network
Virtual Box virtualization software - http://www.virtualbox.org/manual GNS3 Network Simulation tool http://geexhq.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/simulating-network-lab.pdf http://www.gns3.net/ PRTG Monitoring tool support - http://www.paessler.com/support/manuals
