DS9 for Netflow: Infrastructure prep and installation parameters#
Overview#
This section describes the system requirements, network conditions, and required parameters for an Insights DS9 standalone installation.
Insights DS9 is a standalone single server to collect, process, and store Netflow-v5/v9/v10 and SNMP data. Visualization of the data will be handled via Insights Dashboard reporting.
System requirements and network conditions#
Before starting this deployment, ensure that the following infrastructure conditions and connectivity requirements are in place:
Host machines will be located within the same sub-network
All required TCP/UDP ports are open between DS9, Dashboard and Netflow sources.
TCP: 5432 - 8082
UDP Depending on desired vflow: 2055 - 9996 - 4739 There is no redundancy requirement for any of the components
Internet access is available to the DS9 system during installation.
After the installation, no internet access is necessary.
Customer premises equipment is sending Netflow data to Collector successfully. Collector can access customer premises equipment via SNMP v1/2/3 successfully.
Parameters required for setup#
Hostname
Dashboard Reporter IP
For each Netflow device added:
IP of device interface sending Netflow to the DS9
Netflow version
SNMP version
v1 or v2c - community string
v3 - user name, user password, and encryption key
NAT IP address (often same as IP )