Riverbed SteelCentral NetExpress, Installation Manual

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SteelCentral™ NetExpress Appliance Installation Guide 7
Configuration information Preparation
Monitored network port settings - mon0_2
10/100/1000 Mb/s, half- or full-duplex, or auto-negotiate
Monitored network port settings - mon0_3
10/100/1000 Mb/s, half- or full-duplex, or auto-negotiate
Packet Deduplication
Enable packet deduplication if your network configuration
might cause the SteelCentral product to see duplicated
packets.
NTP server IP addresses:*
Applies only if NetExpress is being synchronized to an
external NTP server. Enter one or more addresses as a comma-
separated list.
Time Zone:
Flow encryption certificate (default or new certificate):
For faster installation, use the default encryption certificate
shipped with NetExpress and then generate a new certificate
later.
NetFlow port:
Applies only if NetExpress is receiving NetFlow data
(versions 1, 5, 7 or 9), IPFIX data, or SteelFlow Net data. Do
not send more than one type of flow data to the same port.
sFlow port:
Applies only if NetExpress is receiving sFlow data (versions
2, 4 or 5). Do not send more than one type of flow data to the
same port.
Packeteer port:
Applies only if NetExpress is receiving Packeteer Flow Detail
Records (versions 1 or 2). Do not send more than one type of
flow data to the same port.
SNMP information:
NetExpress is set by default to use SNMP Version 1 and to
allow MIB browsing. If you are configuring SNMP at this
time, obtain the necessary V1 or V3 information.
Outgoing mail server name, port number, and “From” address.
Applies only if you will be specifying a server that
NetExpress is to use for sending reports or alert notifications.
Inside addresses:
IP addresses or address ranges of hosts that NetExpress is to
track individually. The default values are 10/8,172.16/
12,192.168/16
Security Profile settings:*
You can use either three traffic collection profiles (weekdays,
weeknights, and weekends) or four (weekdays, weeknights,
Saturdays, and Sundays). After installation, you can define
others. You can also specify the times when weekdays begin
and end (default times are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm).
Service Management
Leave this set to
ByLocation unless you are required to
choose another group type for service locations.