nGenius Integrated Agent for
Cisco ISR
Agenda
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AXP/IOS Requirements
nGenius Integrated Agent Functionality
Router configuration
Screenshots
Requesting a POC
Questions?
AXP/IOS requirements
IOS images for AXP
• Releases 12.4(24)T2 or 15.0(1)M1 and higher
• Types
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IP-Base
IP-Voice
Adv-Enterprise
Adv-Security
Universal-G2 (29xx,39xx) routers. Release 15 only.
nGenius Integrated Agent for Cisco ISR
Six primary components
Cisco
• ISR
NetScout
• 2811, 2821, 2851, 3825, 3845,
2911, 2921, 2951, 3925 or 3945
• IOS
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Version supported with AXP 1.5.3 and
higher
• Service Module
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NME-APPRE-502-K9
NME-APPRE-522-K9
SM-SRE-700-K9
SM-SRE-900-K9
• AXP 1.5.3 and higher
• nGenius Integrated Agent
(IA1100)
• nGenius Performance Manager
(or Workgroup)
nGenius Integrated Agent
AXP 1.5.3 and higher
Cisco ISR
nGenius Integrated Agent
Functionality
Monitor Branch WAN & LAN Traffic
Cisco ISR
Continuously monitor
traffic destined to/from
WAN from router
backplane
Disk Resources
NME or SRE Service
Module
CPU
CPU
Memory
Memory
AXP OS
ATM
Eth0
WAN
Cisco IOS Software
GIGE
Optionally monitor LAN
traffic from external
Service Module interface
GIGE
nGenius
Integrated Agent
CPU
Memory
Eth1
GIGE
GIGE
Aux
USB
The Value of Extending Visibility
Using nGenius Integrated Agent for Cisco ISR
• Continuously monitor traffic destined for WAN
• Localized packet capture for troubleshooting
LAN without dispatching a technician
• Enables more accurate response time analysis
• Facilitates site-to-site monitoring in
decentralized networks (MPLS, VRF aware)
• Validates WAN optimized traffic
• Unified, end-to-end views and reporting
• Regain visibility to traffic going off net (cloud
services)
• Layer 2-7 visibility
Provides unified, pervasive and consistent visibility to the branch office and
across the enterprise.
Router Configuration
Router configuration
interface Integrated-Service-Engine1/0
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252
service-module ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252
service-module ip default-gateway 10.1.1.1
ip traffic-export profile ngenius_agent
interface Integrated-Service-Engine1/0
bidirectional
mac-address 0080.8c00.0001
ntp server 10.10.10.79
<session to AXP module>
service-module integrated-Service-Engine 1/0 session
Router configuration cont’d
hostname axp.test_module
ip ssh server
username sysadmin password <password>
clock timezone America/Chicago
ip name-server 10.10.10.253
ntp server 10.10.10.79 prefer
ntp server 10.11.12.13
Router configuration cont’d
interface eth0
ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252
exit
interface eth1
ip address 10.1.1.5 255.255.255.252
app-service integrated_agent
bind interface eth0
bind interface eth1
exit
copy running-config startup-config
nGenius Agent configuration (from AXP)
connect console
software install package {integrated_agent.4.7.pkg | url {sftp| ftp} ://serverip-address/package-filename.pkg} [username <FTP user ID> password
<FTP server password>]
date MMDDhhmmYYYY
cd /opt/NetScout/rtm/bin
./start
./localconsole (configure all agent options from here)
Screenshots
Branch site views
Evidence retrieved from the alarm condition indicates poor response times for the
“netscoute” application for the specific user at this branch office
Branch site-to-site data
Key views for the remote branch office. Site-to-site traffic, application traffic, worst
performing apps, and VoIP call details
Branch decode
You can capture ad-hoc or event triggered data and filter down to the specific data
you need, rather than bring everything across the WAN from your decode.
Requesting a POC
How to request a POC
http://www.netscout.com/products/enterprise/nSAS/IDS/packet_flow/Pages/nGenius_Integrat
ed_Agent_Eval.aspx
How to request a POC cont’d
Questions?