network monitoring system demonstration
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Netsight replacement: Update on progress and
demonstrationEwan Quibell, Management systems and service leader, Jisc
Martin Dunmore, Principal developer, Jisc
02/05/2023
Overview
»Existing Netsight contract› Maintenance but no further development
»Netsight replacement currently in development› @pre-alpha release stage› We will be asking for alpha/beta testers in due course› Internal designation ‘Janetview’
»No intended flag day› Transition rather than switchover
Netsight Replacement
02/05/2023
High level requirements
»From 2016 survey and NWS44 BoF»Federated, individual logins› Netsight only has 1 login per customer
»Data and graphs for› Traffic, RTTs, Loss, Errors› Traffic flow information
»Access to raw-data»Report generation
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Design goals
»Modular› Re-use existing components that we already have› Leverage simple, efficient APIs
»Extensible› Easier to add new requirements
»Based on Open Source utilities› Cheaper, easier and more support available
»Efficient and Responsive
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Reference architecture
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Web servers
Data Storage
Data Collection
Web server
API
Web server
Storage Storage
Collector (SNMP) Collector (ICMP) Collector (SNMP) Collector (ICMP) Collector (other)
REST API for direct data access
User Browsers
02/05/2023
Features implemented
»No individual up/down status before successful auth.› Public Netsight allows regional drill-down
»Federated Login using Shibboleth› Role-based access
– Networking staff will have access to more information»More simple, intuitive layout for accessing your
information»Inter-module API for accessing raw data
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Future features
»Report generation»Customer API for accessing raw data› Subject to authorization› Feed into your own systems and reporting
»Traffic flow information e.g.› Top talkers, listeners, conversations, applications
»Plus lots of testing…
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Testing
»Would you be interested in helping us test the new system?› Email [email protected]› We will be sending out community-wide requests for
anyone not here today
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Demonstration…
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Questions / Feedback
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jisc.ac.uk
02/05/2023
Contacts
Ewan Quibell
Management systems and service [email protected] 822272
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jisc.ac.uk
02/05/2023
Contacts
Martin Dunmore
Principal [email protected] 667 4684
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