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Zyrion Traverse is a real-time network management software for end-to-end
visibility across networks, servers and applications. Its real-time monitors
provide the ability to perform network management functions such as instantly
drill down from high-level transactions, through applications and servers,
down to the network or even an isolated device to highlight potential problems
before they occur. Traverse's functionality is available via a standard Web
interface which allows it to be accessed easily from anywhere without any complex
client requirements. In addition Traverse is easily configurable and provides
multi-level views for every department within an enterprise.
Key network management features
- Designed to run on Solaris and Linux
- Uses a distributed process and database architecture to ensure scalability
to thousands of SNMP and non-SNMP devices.
- network management by Correlation - across applications, servers and networks
based on business rules defined by user for unmatched service delivery stats.
- Instant configuration: easily extends to manage custom devices.
- Multi-level views - enables to deployment and network management across
departments, geographic locations, application clusters, etc.
Distributed, Fault-tolerant Architecture
Zyrion Traverse is based on a flexible and horizontally scalable, 3 tier system
architecture, which is designed to collect massive amounts of data and monitor
tens of thousands of elements while separating the data collection from the
reporting and the graphing. The
distributed monitors, or Data Gathering Elements (DGEs) store all performance
data locally, and only forward events or alarms to an upstream entity. The
reporting and graphing engines can also be distributed and scaled as necessary.
The databases are run in a mirrored mode achieving levels of fault-tolerance
not possible with traditional NMS systems.
In small environments, all of Traverse’s components can be run on a single
system. As the requirements grow, each and every component of Traverse’s architecture
can be expanded onto new hardware as required. If a new location comes online,
just add a new DGE and configure the system to recognize it within minutes.
If an existing DGE is starting to get overloaded, just add another DGE in the
same location and all new devices will automatically be provisioned on the
new DGE. In a complex environment, you can have any number of Web reporting
engines, any number of data collection servers with data being stored in any
desired location. The unique architecture permits unparalleled flexibility
and reliability to meet enterprise requirements.
Real-time architecture and dynamic correlation for intelligent reporting
Traverse can monitor any SNMP-enabled device with its extremely efficient
multi-threaded polling engine (multiple queries to a host are sent in a single
packet). It can either use existing MIBs, or can work with any custom enterprise
MIB and SNMP agent. Traverse is a network management solution
for routers, switches, IP connectivity, servers, and applications. In addition
to SNMP devices, Traverse can import data from any non-SNMP device also via
its real-time data import API.
A sample of the Traverse's network management capabilities are:
- Applications- Oracle, BEA Weblogic, CheckPoint, MS Proxy Server, IIS, Apache,
NTP, Radius, DNS, LDAP, SQL query, URL transaction.
- Network- BGP, OSPF, CheckPoint Firewall, Netscreen, ArrowPoint, Alteon,
Cisco, Foundry load balancers, RMON devices
- System - CPU, Disk, Memory, processes
- Port - HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, FTP, NNTP.
- SNMP traps, syslogs
- External - real-time data import from external sources
Traverse’s URL transaction monitor can track performance of multi-step web
based transactions consisting of forms, hyperlinks and frames, to measure actual
service delivery to end users.
Data Gathering Elements (DGE's) are installed in at least one location within
the enterprise and can be used to monitor devices anywhere on the Internet.
DGE's store the data locally, reducing traffic overhead for the system, and
are designed to store data for several years to support in-depth trend analysis
with minimal or no database maintenance requirements.
Traverse provides status views across all devices in the organization, and
can group them into departments, applications, or other logical views. In addition,
users can drill down on specific devices, and tests, and see recent and long
term aggregated performance information in real-time. Traverse’s unique architecture
permits deployment in NAT or firewall networks easily.
Configure Traverse instantly to manage custom devices
Traverse can be set up and installed in a stand-alone environment very rapidly.
Default test settings, action profiles, and reports are pre-loaded into the
system via XML based configuration files. Lists of devices can be imported
automatically into the system via Traverse’s flexible API and automatically
detect and provision all appropriate tests for each device. Polling can be
as rapid as 1 minute intervals, due to the multi-threaded design. Traverse’s
unique auto-discovery offers true “two-click” provisioning of a device via
the user interface.
Flexible Open API for Extensibility and Easy Integration:
An API for provisioning users, devices, tests and actions enables mass data
entry and updates. The API supports C, Perl, Java or any other common programming
language. This provides very easy integration with existing OSS infrastructure.
Traverse integrates seamlessly with existing NMS products like HP OpenView
or NetCool. It extends the capabilities of NNM to give detailed performance
reports on all elements of a device within a few hours of deployment. Traverse
automatically extracts the node list and topology information from NNM, and
integrates into the NNM user interface. Additionally, it can send traps and
events to other products.
Zyrion Traverse provides a unique context sensitive help with smart correlation,
which was built from feedback received from existing customers. This integrated
solution has helped reduce MTTR in a matter of days after deploying Traverse
at these organizations.
Multi-level user administration and security enables “virtual departmental
NMS”<
Zyrion Traverse enables network administrators to flexibly provide access
to systems information using multi-level views. Administrators can be set over
all systems in the organization, or sub-assigned to specific departments or
locations. This flexibility makes it easy to provide groups, such as the help-desk,
the appropriate level of access to systems information to help them do their
jobs. Privileges to add devices, tests, set thresholds or new actions, or update
any of these are governed by the security group you are assigned to.
System administration for initial system configuration is provided by the
top level (Superuser) administrator. The Superuser can set up collection servers,
other administrators, and assign privileges to administrators and systems.
The Superuser can, for example, set up application groups, and assign differing
global thresholds between the applications. The Superuser also has overwrite
privileges to create devices, tests, actions, etc. for any system. Administrators
(or Enterprise-level users) can manage any number of application groups (or
departments), or be assigned to a single application group. Administrators
can add and update new devices, tests, and actions for the application groups
they are assigned to.
Both users and devices can be created as read-only. This additional level
of security maintains a view into the system for non-administrative users,
such as help desk personnel, but restricts modifications for security purposes.
For example multiple departments may share a switch and be able to receive
reports on their bandwidth usage, but not be able to change performance settings.
Other key features: Extensive Reporting, Data Archival and Alerts
Reporting: Zyrion Traverse provides on-demand real-time reports - the heart
of any network management software, for end-to-end service and individual components
across the organization. Using a single system to monitor all components allows
you to achieve event-correlation in an unprecedented manner. Zyrion Traverse
analyzes a full set of metrics on systems performance, from network availability
and throughput, to deeper application management of servers or databases. Sample
reporting capabilities are:
- Capacity planning using trend reports which predict days to reach capacity
- Service performance bottlenecks identify the most common reasons that services
are not performing as expected
- Availability management to identify the most problematic systems in your
enterprise.
- Manage budget expenditures on utilization of IT resources across all departments
in your enterprise (the CxO dashboard)
- Service-Level Agreements - Availability and performance compared to service
level baselines, by entire enterprise and by individual devices.
As an example, an eCommerce or Payroll service might consist of a Web application
server (BEA Weblogic), a database (Oracle), running on several systems (Windows,
Solaris) and connected by a network (Cisco, CheckPoint). Traverse allows you
to monitor the entire eCommerce transaction as well as all individual components
in real time, allowing instant drill down when the service performance degrades
or fails.
Data Archiving: Designed for collecting and storing massive amounts of performance
data, Zyrion does real-time progressive data aggregation to consolidate and
reduce the data storage requirements. Data is stored in any relational database
and accessed directly or via Zyrion’s API. Smart data management techniques
ensure relevant data is not discarded whereas statistical data is stored for
several years without complex data management issues.
Smart Event Management....Smart Notification: Traverse can eliminate sending
multiple notifications when a device goes down or is unavailable. For example,
if a device is unreachable then all configured notifications for other tests
on the device are suppressed until packet loss returns to normal.
Traverse’s alarms are triggered by thresholds set by the administrator. Warning
and Critical thresholds provide real-time alarms on the screen, with notification
via email, digital pager, and instant messaging. Notifications can be assigned
to any test, with differing actions by type of test. In addition, Traverse
provides multi-level action profiles to provide a comprehensive escalation
process. Because the actions and notifications are assigned through an action
template and assigned to tests, a simple change to the template will automatically
take effect for all tests for a user.
Action profiles can be assigned by time of day, providing you with flexibility
in changing actions for the night shift. You can also create custom actions
such as automatic restarting of a database after a crash.
Traverse also suppresses alarms for cascading events based on topology relationships
between devices and uses complex heuristics to avoid false suppression.
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