Network Performance Appliance

The Network Performance Appliance integrates with Visual Performance Manager and uses NetFlow data collected from the routers already deployed throughout your infrastructure.

The Network Performance Appliance uses the analytics from NetFlow to expand the breadth, depth and coverage of Visual Performance Manager by providing visibility into network flows. These views provide in-depth LAN/WAN and application troubleshooting, trend analysis, and capacity planning. The Appliance is offered in both a hardened Linux-based appliance and vAppliance.

Key Capabilities -

• Traffic Analysis - Traffic Analysis is only as good as the data provided.  That's why the Network Performance Appliance allows you to collect all the flows, all the time. 
• Application and Site Based Workflows - Quickly use the combined reporting of application and network performance to gain clear visibility into how applications are being consumed, and what other data types may be impairing user experience on a per site basis. 
• Access To All Raw Data - The Network performance Appliance, when combined with VPM Connex, allows the user access to our database through an optimized mechanism used to create virtually any report.  This can be useful for in-depth capacity planning efforts, as well as network use expense management. 

• Deployment
• Reporting
• Specifications

In this diagram you can see the deployment location of the Network Performance Appliance in relation to NetFlow exportable devices, which are highlighted above (click to view larger).

Visual Performance Manager provides a wealth of reporting options designed for the needs of various system users from the help desk to the line of business owner.

The system allows users to obtain, "on the fly" digital reports, dozens of “off the shelf” templates, or, users can utilize a highly flexible report creation wizard. Integration with excel and third party ITSM systems, provides even more reporting breadth. If you need to see it, we can report on it!

View a Sampling of Reports

	Network Performance Appliance
Model Number	NPA-10k	NPA-20K	NPA-40K
Processor	Dual QuadCore Xeon Processor, 2.4GHz 8M Cache, Turbo HT, 1066MHz FSB	Dual QuadCore Xeon Processor, 2.4GHz 8M Cache, Turbo HT, 1066MHz FSB	Dual HexaCore Xeon Processors, 2.66GHz 12MB Cache, Turbo HT, 1333MHz FSB
Memory	8GB, 1066MHz Dual Ranked RDIMMs for 2 Processors	8GB, 1066MHz Dual Ranked RDIMMs for 2 Processors	16GB, 1066MHz Dual Ranked RDIMMs for 2 Processors
Hard Drive	4 x 450GB 15K RPM Disks	6 x 450GB 15K RPM Disks	6 x 600GB 15K RPM Disks
Hard Drive Controller	PERC H700 Integrated RAID Controller, 512MB Cache
RAID Configuration	RAID 10 for PERC 6/i Controller
Operating System	CentOS Linux
Mounting Kit	Sliding Ready Rails With Cable Management Arm
Power Supply	High Output Power Supply Redundant, 870W
Chassis	2U Rack-mountable chassis, Rack Weight 50.71 lbs (23 Kg)
Power	Wattage: 334 W Voltage: 100-240 VAC, auto sensing Frequency: 50/60 Hz Amperage: 3.34 A at 100V BTU per Hour: 1139	Wattage: 411 W Voltage: 100-240 VAC, auto sensing Frequency: 50/60 Hz Amperage: 4.11 A at 100V BTU per Hour: 1402	Wattage: 432 W Voltage: 100-240 VAC, auto sensing Frequency: 50/60 Hz Amperage: 4.32 A at 100V BTU per Hour: 1474