Presentation on NetFlow, IP SLA, Cisco EnergyWise, and the Nexus 1000v and how to leverage these technologies using SolarWinds network management applications.

2. A big “Howdy” from SolarWinds® based in Austin, Texas Josh Stephens, Josh Stephens, Head Geek, Monster Blogger, and Constant Tweeter Today’s Topic: Extending Cisco Technologies w/SolarWinds Who is SolarWinds? What we do… Who are our customers? The SolarWinds community… Introduction

4. Free stuff is cool…

5. NetFlow

6. IP SLA

7. Break

8. Cisco EnergyWise

9. Nexus 1000v

10. SolarWinds Demonstration

12. Who am I?

13. Who are you?

15. Are included within Cisco IOS

16. Are already deployed on your network

17. Trusted by thousands of engineers worldwide

19. The internet is down!!!

20. Why is the network so slow?

21. I can’t get an e-mail from Joe…

22. I’m trying to download this file and it keeps failing…

23. Your Problems…

24. Spanning tree keeps shutting down ports

25. VPN tunnels won’t stay up

26. SNMP authentication is failing

28. Who is using my bandwidth?

29. What are they doing with it?

30. Types of Flows

31. NetFlow – Cisco

32. J-Flow - Juniper

33. sFlow – HP, Brocade, Extreme

35. Commonalities of Traffic Flow Types Transport Protocol is UDP Some newer versions optionally support TCP and SCTP UDP Port numbers are generally configurable Technology included within router/switch software Check your IOS feature set if using Cisco gear Some implementations in software, some on ASIC Easy to configure/enable on network gear Usually only a few CLI commands Some devices configurable via SNMP and/or web services interface

37. Sometimes called SAA or RTT (old names)

38. Especially beneficial because of the perspectiveCisco IOS IP SLAs (IP Service Level Agreements) is a feature included in Cisco IOS Software that can allow administrators the ability to Analyze IP Service Levels for IP applications and services. IP SLA's uses active traffic-monitoring technology to monitor continuous traffic on the network. This is a reliable method in measuring site-to-site network performance. Cisco Routers can also act as IP SLA Responders to provide more accuracy in measurements across a network. Source – Wikipedia.org

40. NMS typically sits in the middle and polls outward

41. Doesn’t represent site-to-site performance

42. Implies two-way but tests one-way

43. Today’s networks

44. MPLS vs. Frame relay

45. Fully-meshed networks are common-place

47. Perspective is ultra-important

48. Multiple test points

49. Several different types of operations

50. Existing Infrastructure

51. No need to deploy probes or agents

52. Built into already deployed Cisco devices

54. Expensive

55. Increase your carbon footprint

56. Hard to maintain

57. Slow deployment

58. Agents

59. Nobody likes a footprint

60. Even harder to maintain/manage

62. Most Cisco routers and switches

63. Especially helpful for in edge devices

64. Need CLI or SNMP access to enable

65. IOS (see next slide)

66. IP SLA Statistics use

67. View from command-line

68. Real-time monitoring tools

70. EnergyWise EnergyWise is a framework for network-based power management and reporting (today…) Measure power of all connected network devices (phones, APs, PCs, building systems, physical security, PDUs, etc.) Control and optimize power delivery with policies and embedded intelligence Realise significant cost savings The end goal is to normalize data, normalize traffic

71. Cisco EnergyWise Converges IT and Facility Networks Tenant Services and TechnologiesIP-Based Building Services and TechnologiesNon-IP High-Speed Internet Lighting Wireless Elevators Network Isthe Platform VPN 24/7 Monitoring IP Telephony HVAC-Sensors Audio and Video Conferencing Fire Visitor Management Video Surveillance Interactive Media Access Digital Signage Energy

72. An EnergyWise Network: Overview

74. Monitors Cisco EnergyWise capable gear

75. Reports energy savings in real-time and over time

76. Energy saved is money saved…

77. Orion NCM (Network Configuration Manager)

78. Inventories and enables Cisco EnergyWise

79. Automates configuration and deployment tasksJ0sher2014

80. SolarWinds Orion & Cisco EnergyWise The combination of SolarWinds Orion (NPM & NCM) with Cisco EnergyWise allows customer to: Reduce energy consumption by managing EnergyWise policies on network devices using an intuitive configuration management interface Report on energy consumption and savings over specific time periods Graphically compare maximum power consumption vs. current power consumption across all of your EnergyWise enabled devices Preview EnergyWise policies using an intuitive energy management calendar

81. Using Orion to Enable EnergyWise 4 easy steps for using Orion to get the most out of your EnergyWise deployment

84. Supports advanced features like NetFlow

85. Similar skillsets for configuration

86. Solves several problems associated with deploying virtualization technology

87. Visibility into the virtual server infrastructure (ESX from VMWare)

88. Manageability for virtual switching technologyJ0sher2014

90. Discovers and monitors the Nexus 1000v

91. Monitor network traffic by VM, host, etc…

92. Automated notifications for virtual switch issues

93. Additional visibility with the Orion NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

94. NetFlow – who and what of traffic analysis

95. Especially helpful for virtualized application serversJ0sher2014

96. - Slide 25 - SolarWinds Orion Demonstration

97. Summary and Q&A Thank you for attending! To learn more or to download free 30-day trials of SolarWinds products visit: www.SolarWinds.com Contact information Josh Stephens, Head Geek headgeek@solarwinds.com twitter: sw_headgeek Blog: http://thwack.com/blogs/geekspeak/