A client with a really large number of routers installed at their client asked me one day to analyze each of those network flows. They hoped that an analysis tool would be able to discover and impose a multitenant configuration all on its own, so that access could be granted to final users while guaranteeing…
Read MoreOne of my clients with a number of routers installed at their own remote location asked me if I could analyze the network flows at multiple locations. Their network architecture is a full mesh, and thus has private subnetworks, data center environments, and even in some cases cloud providers. Complex architectures like this require increasing…
Read MoreNetEye installation topology can fluctuate over time, with hosts of various types that can be, for example, added or removed from a cluster in response to changes in business demand or customer requirements. In a cluster environment, hosts are manually mapped in a file called /etc/neteye-cluster, a sort of static inventory solution that is the…
Read MoreWelcome to version 4.20 of our NetEye v4 Unified Monitoring Solution. NetEye welcomes the autumn and its new release with a majestic sunset panorama view on Seceda peak in Dolomites Alps. The Alpe di Seceda is located on the sunny side of Val Gardena, at the foot of the Parco Naturale Cisles-Odle (nature reserve). From…
Read MoreWhenever a new monitoring project gets underway, a consultant discusses with the customer about almost any related topic: what needs to be monitored, how to monitor it, when to implement it, how to represent performance data, etc. Based on customer needs and desires, any sort of implementation strategy can be planned, but almost all of…
Read MoreIntroduction The Cisco APIC is the main architectural component of Cisco ACI. It’s the unified point of automation and management for the Cisco ACI fabric, policy enforcement, and health monitoring, and it optimizes performance and agility. In this article we’ll integrate this solution into the NetEye platform using a simple and customizable approach Solution The…
Read MoreWürth Phoenix is fully engaged with the Open Source world. In line with our high level of commitment, we have decided to open source our library of Atlassian integration scripts by sharing them with the community. Our initial release is a new repository containing the following Jira/Jira Service Management integration scripts: Importing clients from a…
Read MoreWelcome to version 4.19 of our NetEye v4 Unified Monitoring Solution. In this release, NetEye moves away from the Dolomites to show another iconic landmark of South Tyrol, the Lago di Resia/Reschensee with its submerged bell tower. A symbol of perseverance, the bell tower of ancient Curon Venosta/Graun im Vinschgau town rises above the lake…
Read MoreIntroduction The nTop application is one of NetEye’s integrated solutions for network traffic monitoring. In order to test its scalability, we decided to build a test bench where we could simulate a customer who needs to monitor a large number of devices (i.e., 1-2K routers) and wants to group this information at the nTop level…
Read MoreVeeam is a widely used and well-known backup system. A customer recently asked me if he could check on the operation of his Veeam-based backup system by verifying the Windows event log, since the standard checks used within the community did not provide him with the current status of his Veeam infrastructure. This use case…
Read MoreWe fixed SLM bug that deleted the Event-Adjustment on director deployment. For NetEye 4.18 we updated the following packages: icingaweb2-module-slm, icingaweb2-module-slm-autosetup to version 4.14.3-1 icingaweb2-module-neteye, icingaweb2-module-neteye-autosetup to version 1.95.2-1
Read MoreA knife, a saw, a pair of scissors, two screwdrivers, … Having specialized tools at hand when you need them can be convenient. But all these tools together are heavy, bulky and don’t suit everyone’s pocket (budget as well as size!). That’s why the Swiss knife has had and still has such success: you get…
Read MoreWelcome to version 4.18 of our NetEye v4 Unified Monitoring Solution. The first quarter of the year is gone and the snow is slowly melting, leaving only a thin layer on the highest peaks, like shown in this majestic view of the Odle di Funes and Fermeda ridges at the end of the Val di…
Read MoreTornado is an event-driven engine that substitutes the previous engine called Eventhandler. Its use in NetEye is becoming ubiquitous, and this is just the start! One of its main uses in the NetEye ecosystem is to trigger status changes within Icinga (this in turn will usually send emails to stakeholders). However, understanding exactly what is…
Read MoreIn my first blog I’d like to talk about a common process in the life of everyone who manages their monitoring system daily, along with an approach to improving it with a new module for Icinga Web 2 named Custom Actions, which we recently implemented for one of our clients. The process of scheduling downtimes…
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