SonicWALL Explore the Benefits of Network Scrutinizer for Enhanced Network Management

Scrutinizer Product Overview

SonicWALL Scrutinizer is a network traffic monitoring, analysis and reporting tool. Scrutinizer is a mature and feature rich flow analytic platform.

Scrutinizer is used to monitor the overall health of the network, troubleshoot irregular network traffic patterns and optimize network performance. The Scrutinizer application is run on a Windows server and accessible through a web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). IT administrators use SonicWALL Scrutinizer to collect, monitor, and analyze data on user and application usage across the network. Scrutinizer provides administrators with great insight into how the network is being used through the use of highly customized granular reporting. Administrators can be alerted based upon a set threshold or on a pre-determined schedule.

Scrutinizer supports a wide variety of flow protocols allowing compatibility with virtually every collector available in the market today. In addition to SonicWALL’s pioneering IPFIX implementation in SonicOS 5.8+, Scrutinizer also supports Cisco’s Flexible NetFlow. Customers utilizing Scrutinizer receive even greater value for their investment as the software can be utilized to monitor an ever increasing number of switches and routers, due to support for numerous additional industry standards such as NetFlow v5, NetFlow v9, sFlow and J-Flow. Additional supported hardware vendors include Enterasys, Foundry, Juniper, Riverbed, VMware, Citrix, ADTRAN, Nortel and many others.

Supporting a broad range of network devices, flow protocols, and application types, Scrutinizer is flexible enough to be utilized on virtually any network. Administrators are able to leverage reports to reach a level of visibility previously not possible. The network mapping feature allows administrators visibility into almost every link on the network greatly enhancing troubleshooting efforts. Scrutinizer’s powerful analytics engine provides users with in- depth traffic analysis which was previously only available through packet-based instrumentation. Advanced analysis algorithms and premier industry usage of IPFIX and NBAR based technologies are at the core of Scrutinizer’s impressive set of application level reporting and alerting capabilities.

Scrutinizer is a free tool for download by any IT professional. Three of the main limitations of the free product are that it:

•only stores a maximum of 24 hours of data

•does not include most SonicWALL specific reports

•can only support up to five devices

For the first 30 days after installation, the free Scrutinizer product includes the Flow Analytics Module. To make use of the features available in the Flow Analytics Module beyond the first 30 days, you have to purchase and activate a Flow Analytics Module license.

There are five optional add-on modules for Scrutinizer which are sold separately: the Flow Analytics Module, the Service Provider Module, the Cisco Advanced Reporting Module, the Citrix Advanced Reporting Module, and the Cross Check Module.

SonicWALL Scrutinizer 9.0.1 Release Notes

P/N 232-000861-00 Rev A

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