System requirements depend primarily on the number of IP flows that will be received and processed by the system. The bigger the network traffic volume, the higher the number of IP flows. This reflects strongly on IP flow processing speed and Raw Data file size. The former rises the CPU speed requirement and the latter rises the amount of HDD space needed to store Raw Data.

In addition to this, HDD space requirement rises with the number of Traffic Patterns and subnets you create and with the amount of Raw Data files you decide to store on your system. The number of Traffic Patterns you create also affects the IP flow processing speed. 

Hardware Requirements

NetFlow Analyzer

Package (max fps)Assumptions (avg fps, avg nodes)CPURAMHDD Space
Free (5 fps)0.5 fps, 8 nodesSinge-core 1.6GHz processor2GB

30 MB

Express (50 fps)5 fps, 60 nodesSinge-core 2.0GHz processor2GB300 MB
SME (500 fps)50 fps, 120 nodesSinge-core 2.0GHz processor3GB3 GB
Enterprise (5,000 fps)2,000 fps, 420 nodesDual-core 2.0GHz processor4GB120 GB - SAS or SSD in RAID 0 or similar setup with striping
Large Enterprise (50,000 fps)35,000 fps, 1,400 nodesOcta-core 2.0GHz processor8GB2.4 TB - SAS or SSD in RAID 0 or similar setup with striping
Unlimited (50,000+ fps)Contact us

General assumptions: 30 days of Archive and 365 days of Database history stored.

  • These are recommended server requirements based on the assumptions given in the table above. Average flows processed and monitoring counters impact all parameters (CPU, RAM and HDD). Archive and Database storing time also impacts HDD space and may require additional external storage.
  • NetVizura comes with built-in database which will be installed on the NetVizura server. You can use a different server for your database to achieve better performance but note that NetVizura only supports PostgreSQL version 9.3+.
  • NetFlow Analyzer Raw Data files are stored on the NetVizura server. You can store them in some other storage, but keep in mind that it can have a considerable impact on the performance due to large files being transferred across your network between the NetVizura server and Raw data files storage.

EventLog Analyzer

Max mpsAssumptions (alarms)CPURAMHDD Space
500 mps2 alarmsSinge-core 1.6 GHz2GB

1.2 TB - SAS or SSD in RAID 0 or similar set-up with striping

5,000 mps5 alarmsQuad-Core 3.0 GHz2GB12 TB - SAS or SSD in RAID 0 or similar setup with striping
50,000 mps10 alarmsOcta-Core 3.6 GHz8GB120 TB - SAS or SSD in RAID 0 or similar setup with striping
50,000+ mpsContact us

General assumptions: 30 days of Database history stored.


These are recommended server requirements based on the assumptions given in the table above. Maximum messages processed and applied alarms impact all parameters (CPU, RAM and HDD). Database storing time also impacts HDD space and may require additional external storage.

 

MIB Browser

PackageCPURAMHDD Space
MinimumSinge-core 1.6GHz processor2GB

500 MB

General assumptions: lifetime Database history stored.

 

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NetFlow Analyzer is highly flexible and you can configure it to minimize system requirements cost. To get more details on configuration, see NetFlow Settings > Configuration.
To learn more on how calculation is made or how to make your own custom HDD space estimation, see NV NetFlow HDD calculator.xlsx.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more on how calculation is made or how to make your own custom HDD space estimation, see NV EventLog HDD calculator.xlsx.

Software Requirements

SoftwareComes with NetVizuraNotes
Oracle Java 8

Yes (Linux)
No (Windows) 

Automatically installed with Linux packages
Required for Windows installer (download from Oracle site)

Apache Tomcat 6, 7 or 8Yes (Linux)
No (Windows) 

Automatically installed with Linux packages
Required for Windows installer (download from Apache Tomcat site)

PostgreSQL 9.3+Yes (Linux)
No (Windows) 

Automatically installed with Linux packages
Required for Windows installer (download from PostgreSQL site)
PostgreSQL 9.5 is recommended 

 

Supported OS

OSVersions and DistributionsNotes
Linux DebianDebian Wheezy 7 (64 bit), Required for DEB package
Linux UbuntuUbuntu Precise 12.04 (64-bit)
Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 (64-bit) 		Required for DEB package
Linux CentOSCentOS 6 (64 bit)Required for RPM package
Autimatically installed with ISO image
WindowsWindows Server 2008 (64 bit)
Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)		Required for Windows installer

 

Supported Browsers

BrowserVersionsNotes
Chrome35.0+-
Firefox26.0+-
Internet Explorer10.0+-

 

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