A Better Network Perspective

WAN Probe
Probes provide a direct, passive link to data streams, offering an independent, trusted view of network traffic. Why can’t users connect to the net through a WAN link? Why is the link slow? Is it a bandwidth issue or the ISP?

Gigabit Probe
For those requiring wire-speed, full-duplex capture, deploy a probe to add Gigabit or 10 Gb analysis, statistics, trending, and reporting to any Observer Expert or Observer Suite console.

Fibre Channel Probe
Network Instruments’ robust analysis and hardware appliances combine to monitor and troubleshoot storage area networks (SANs). Ensure accurate captures on saturated SANs with our custom Gen2 Capture Card, found in the core of every Fibre Channel Probe Appliance.

 

 

WAN Probe Appliance

Complete WAN Analysis
Access 30+ real-time WAN performance stats, multiple WAN-specific filtering options, comprehensive error summaries, and verify and enforce SLAs. Ensures full-duplex capture on serial HSSI, digital T3/DS3/E3, and serial and digital T1/E1, OC3 and OC12.

WAN Probe Analysis Features
Get to the heart of the problem with WAN-specific Vital Signs, MultiHop Analysis, Alarms, Filtering, Real-Time Experts, and Reports and Trending.

Easy Deployment

• 4U rack mount unit
• Configure as a local console for on-site analysis
• Reports to any Observer Expert or Observer Suite console

Comprehensive Analysis
Observer Expert and Observer Suite provide comprehensive analysis of WAN data. Apply tools such as VoIP Analysis, Application Analysis, Connection Dynamics, Top Talkers, Internet Observer, and VLAN Analysis (See the Video).

 

Gigabit/10 Gb Probe Appliance

Gigabit Probe Appliance
Monitor up to 8 ports on full-duplex gigabit links; switch between copper and optical.

10 Gb Probe Appliance
Perform real-time analysis and filtering on full-duplex 10 Gb links. Wire-speed capture and buffers up to 24 GB to avoid packet loss. Local processing means less overhead.

Real-Time Analysis
Consult real-time metrics like Top Talkers and application stats (See video) and solve issues fast with our Expert system. Plan better with custom reports and trending.

Easy to Deploy
4U rack-mountable unit reports to Observer Expert or Observer Suite. Configure as a local console for on-site analysis.

High-Capacity RMON Probe Appliance
For full-duplex analysis with RMON consoles or collection facilities. Supports RMON/HCRMON standards. Includes necessary hardware, including nTAPs and the Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card.

 

 

Fibre Channel Probe Appliance

With an industry-leading 24 GB memory buffer (maximum) and the Gen2 Capture Card, the Fibre Channel probe appliance ensures complete, accurate SAN captures.

Industry-Leading Performance
Ensure full-duplex, wire-speed captures and avoid packet loss with our 24 GB buffer. Monitor up to 2 full-duplex links independently or in aggregate and gain visibility into trunked links. And local processing means less overhead.

Real-Time Analysis
Obtain real-time metrics such as top communicating disk subsystems, protocol distribution, and error counts. Solve issues immediately with the included Expert system, and plan for the future with custom reports and trending.

Easy-to-Deploy

• 4U rack-mountable unit
• Reports to Observer Expert or Observer Suite
• Configure as local console for on-site analysis

Includes an nTAP network TAP.

 

 

 

Technical Specifications

All hardware probe appliances connect to any Observer Expert, Observer Suite, or RMON/HCRMON compliant console on the network. Also includes a local Expert Observer console.

These units include all required cabling, copper or optical nTAPs (depending on configuration selected), a 10/100/1000 ethernet management port, and CD-RW drive.

Each unit is a dual-processor system with Windows XP Pro 64.

Model	Description
WAN Probe	supports T1/E1, DS3/T3/E3, OC3c/OC12c
Gigabit Probe	supports up to 8 links
10 Gb Probe	includes 16 GB RAM
Fibre Channel Probe	with Gen2 Capture Technology