Introducing Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) Software 5.0 Next Generation User Experience Deepak Bhargava, Product Manager, Cisco Damien Lim, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco February 8/9, 2011 1
Agenda Introducing NAM Software 5.0 Feature and Benefits Use-Cases and Examples Demo Q&A 2
Source: Georgia Tech Research News http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/dancing-atoms.htm 3
Tackling Service Delivery Challenges Demands Deeper Insight into the Network What applications are consuming most resource and who is using them? How can I quickly isolate and analyze root-cause of application performance issues? Can I effectively leverage QoS and WAN optimization to improve application performance? Cisco Nexus 1000V VM VM VM VM Branch WAN Si Si Data Center Can I monitor VM network traffic to validate and finetune virtual infrastructure configuration (QoS policies, VLAN assignments, ) Campus Is my business critical application traffic getting higher priority? Am I loosing a lot packets on the WAN router interface? Is the end-user experiencing any response time degradations? Branch 4
Introducing Cisco NAM Software 5.0 Network Traffic and Performance Analysis Empower network administrators with visibility into the network to optimize resources, troubleshoot performance issues, and ensure consistent end-user experience Improves operational efficiency Provides enhanced application performance visibility across the network Reduces total cost of ownership and simplifies manageability 5
Improved Operational Efficiency Reduce Time to Problem Resolution from Days to Minutes Pre-packaged Interactive reports Packet Capture Error Scan Combined packet and flow analysis 6
Enhanced Application Visibility Simplify Service Delivery across Cisco Borderless Network Accurate characterization of application performance Application Response Time Summary Consistent application recognition Improved end-user experience with effective use of control and optimization techniques WAN Application Response Time Voice Quality Bandwidth Usage and Optimization Troubleshooting Data Centers 7
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership Maximize and Preserve IT Investment Integrated with Cisco platforms Example: NAM as Integrated Service Blade with Cat65xx Open standards-based API Cost-effective choice of NAM form-factors NAM Form-Factors: Integrated Service Blades Virtual Service Blades Standalone Appliances 8
NAM Deployment Flexibility Platforms and Traffic Sources Integrated Management & Reporting Console NAM Product Family Cisco WAAS NAM Virtual Blade (VB) Cisco Nexus 1000V NAM Virtual Service Blade (VSB) NAM 2200 Series Appliance Cat65xx/C76xx NAM Blade Cisco ISR/G2 NAM Blade SPAN ERSPAN RSPAN NDE CEF VACL WAAS The unique design of the NAM combines a rich set of embedded data collection and performance analytics with a remotely accessible, Webbased management console, all on a single blade or appliance 9
Cisco NAM Functional Overview Integrated Solution Simplifies Operational Manageability Cisco WAAS Appliances Application Performance Visibility Cisco Catalyst 4K series Traffic Analysis Troubleshooting Cisco 28xx/29xx/38xx/39xx ISRs Cisco 76xx series Cisco Nexus 70xx series Cisco Nexus 1010 Appliance Cisco Catalyst 65xx series 10
Cisco NAM Functional Overview Integrated Solution Simplifies Operational Manageability Application Performance Visibility Cisco WAAS Appliances Application Response Time Monitoring Cisco Catalyst 4K series WAN Optimization Analysis Voice Quality Analysis URL Monitoring Cisco 28xx/29xx/38xx/39xx ISRs Cisco 76xx series Cisco Nexus 70xx series Cisco Nexus 1010 Appliance Cisco Catalyst 65xx series 11
Cisco NAM Functional Overview Integrated Solution Simplifies Operational Manageability Traffic Analysis Cisco WAAS Appliances Applications, Host, Conversations, DSCP/QoS, VLAN Per-application and peruser granularity Cisco 28xx/29xx/38xx/39xx ISRs Cisco Catalyst 4K series Cisco 76xx series NetFlow/SPAN/ERSPAN/ RSPAN Cisco Nexus 70xx series Cisco Nexus 1010 Appliance Cisco Catalyst 65xx series 12
Cisco NAM Functional Overview Integrated Solution Simplifies Operational Manageability Troubleshooting Cisco WAAS Appliances Packet Capture, Decodes, Filters Cisco Catalyst 4K series Packet Capture Error Scan Port/Interface statistics Cisco 28xx/29xx/38xx/39xx ISRs Cisco 76xx series Cisco Nexus 70xx series Cisco Nexus 1010 Appliance Cisco Catalyst 65xx series 13
End-to-End Network Visibility Aligned with Cisco Solution Architectures Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cluster Campus Cisco Catalyst 6500 NAM NetFlow Data Export NME-NAM Remote Locations Si Application Servers Cisco Nexus 1000V Si Si Cisco NAM Appliance Cisco 7200 Data Center NetFlow Data Export WAN Inter-Branch Traffic Cisco WAAS NME-NAM - VM VM VM VM Cisco NAM Virtual Service Blade Cisco WAAS Cisco 7200 Branch Data Center Traffic Cisco WAAS Data Center/Virtualization Borderless Networks Collaboration 14
Network-Wide Reporting with Partners Preserve investments in existing management assets Partners: Compuware, CA/NetQoS, InfoVista, Others Gain consolidated view of network performance and resource usage Data Roll-Up Data Drilldown Drill-down to NAM for detailed flow- and packet level performance analytics and troubleshooting NAM Form- Factors Improve ROI with reduced network footprint and lower total cost of ownership WAN Cisco Nexus 1000V VM1 VM2 VM3 VM4 15
NAM Software 5.0 Feature Innovations Historical Analysis Interactive Reports Site-based Monitoring Intuitive workflows Packet Error Scan Standards-based API Standardized Application Identifier 16
Interactive Reports Quick Access to Actionable Information Filter by Site, Host, VLAN, Data Source or Time Range Data Export Host Traffic Analysis Descriptive Summary Reporting Time Interval Zoom/Pan to select Time Range Host Conversation Drill down 17
Site-Based Monitoring Reflects Network Topology and Delivers Reporting flexibility Traffic Summary New York San Jose Data Center NAM New York WAN 100 Penn Plz. NetFlow Data Exports SPAN 200 Penn Plz. 18
Analysis Workflow Example Quickly respond to performance trouble-tickets Client: 10.21.65.180 Application: http Reporting Time Range: Last 4 hours Site: San Jose Campus Analyze Host Traffic Time-based Filter Identify the participating servers Analyze Network Key Performance Indicators 19
Packet Capture Error Scan Highlights observed Protocol/Packet level Anomalies 20
Use-Cases and Examples 21
Performance Insight into Cisco WAAS Deployment Branch Users WAAS Router WAN Router WAAS Data Center Applications SPAN Cisco NAM Identify application optimization opportunities Assess the impact of Cisco WAAS on application performance and bandwidth utilization Leverage real-time visibility for ongoing optimization improvements Enhance operational efficiency with rapid problem isolation and root-cause analysis Accelerate the benefits of WAN Optimization 22
Voice Quality Troubleshooting Analyze active RTP Streams with Poor Voice Quality Review voice quality trend for a given site Isolate poorly performing RTP streams Drill-down to individual stream to understand the cause of degradation 23
Differentiated Services Traffic Analysis Validate and Fine-Tune QoS Policy Observed DSCP group Traffic Profile in the DSCP group Applications participating in the DSCP group Hosts participating in the DSCP group 24
Interface Traffic Analysis with NDE Troubleshoot Performance Issues due to High Interface Utilization Applications contributing to Interface traffic Hosts contributing to Interface traffic 25
Visibility into Virtual Machine (VM) Network VM VM VM VM Extend operational visibility to virtual switching layer Traffic Analysis and Reporting Boundary of network visibility Nexus 1000V VEM vsphere Application Response Time Analysis VM-level Interface Statistics Server Server Server Assess impact on network behavior due to changes such as VM migration, port profile update, etc. NetFlow ERSPAN Cat6K NAM-2 blade NAM Appliances Monitor VMs while they migrate with VMotion Eliminate blind-spots in VM Network Nexus 1000V NAM Virtual Service Blade 26
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Product Information Cat6500 NAM http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/hw/modules/ps2706/ps5025/index.html ISR NAM http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps7176/index.html NAM 2200 series Appliances http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps10113/index.html WAAS NAM Virtual Blade (VB) http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps10506/index.html Nexus 1000V NAM Virtual Service Blade (VSB) http://www.cisco.com/go/1000nam CDN Program Site for Network Management http://developer.cisco.com/web/cdc/tech/networkmgt 28
Additional Resources NAM Training Contact: nam-info@cisco.com NAM Tech Docs http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/sw/cscowork/ps5401/tsd_products _support_series_home.html NAM Demo Contact: nam-info@cisco.com Questions: Contact: nam-info@cisco.com 29
Cisco NAM Webcast Series Title Audience Schedule Introducing the New Software Release 5.0 for Cisco Network Analysis Module (NAM) External / Internal Date: Feb 8, 2011 Date: Feb 9, 2011 Technical Deep Dive for NAM Software 5.0 External / Internal Date: Feb 15, 2011 Date: Feb 16, 2011 Technical Deep Dive for NAM Software 5.0 External / Internal Date: Mar 1, 2011 Date: Mar 2, 2011 Troubleshooting Performance Issues with Cisco NAM External / Internal Date: Mar 8, 2011 Date: Mar 9, 2011 Voice quality monitoring with Cisco NAM External / Internal Date: Mar 22, 2011 Date: Mar 23, 2011 Visibility into the Virtual Data Center with Cisco NAM Performance Visibility across Cisco Borderless Networks External / Internal April, 2011 External / Internal April, 2011 Registration Details: http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le31/le46/nmtg_training/cisco_nam_webcast_series.htm 30
NAM 5.0 Demo 31
Q & A 32
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