NTA Quick Start

The quickest path for seeing flow traffic data and exploring Network Traffic Analyzer analysis and reporting capabilities in WhatsUp Gold is to either:

• Enable flow source data collection on devices identified as flow-export-ready during network discovery.
• Enable flow source data collection on devices that support flow export, which are not yet configured. (Remote configuration MIBs required.)

Note: If a source device does not fall into either of these two categories, you will need to ensure that your device supports export of flow monitoring. For details, see Configure Flow Export on Source Devices and Adding and Defining Flow Sources.

Enable Flow-Export-Ready Source Devices from the NTA Source Library

If you supplied valid credentials for devices already exporting flow packets when you ran WhatsUp Gold discovery, these devices display in the NTA Sources Library.

1. Open the NTA Sources Library (SETTINGS menu > Network Traffic Analysis > NTA Sources).

   The NTA Sources Library displays.

   

2. On the table grid, select a device you want to enable NTA to collect from, and click Edit. (The device needs to have a protocol defined, NetFlow, for example.)

   The NTA Source dialog displays.

3. Click the Enable data collection from this source check box. (This activates NTA monitoring and counts towards licensing).
4. After a few minutes, with the same row selected, click the Source Traffic Button to see Network Traffic Analyzer dashboard for traffic observed by this source.

Configure Potential NetFlow Sources and Add them to the Source Library

To add flow source devices that were discovered by WhatsUp Gold but not yet configured, you can find and configure these sources from the Potential Netflow Sources view.

1. Open the Potential Netflow Sources view (SETTINGS menu > NTA Device Configuration > Potential Netflow Sources).

   The Potential Netflow Sources view displays.

   

2. Choose a device that supports remote configuration MIBs (NetFlow MIB Support = true) and click the Configure button.
3. Select the Interfaces you what to gather Flow statistics from.
4. Click Auto, wait for the remote configuration to complete and then click Save.

   The Flow source displays in the Source Library.

5. Enable Network Traffic Analyzer monitoring. --Complete the steps in the section titled Enable Flow-Export-Ready Source Devices from the NTA Source Library.

See Also Traffic Analysis NTA System Overview NTA System Requirements Choosing NTA Sources Configuring and Enabling Collection on Sources Aggregating Sources Grouping Traffic Classifying Traffic by Port Number Adding Custom Labels for Type of Service (ToS) IDs Flow Collection and Retention Settings Collector Database Maintenance