OneView architecture
Portal access allows the reporting structure derived from NetFlow Tracker's databases, and those of other applications, to be tailored to the needs of particular audiences. Whilst OneView provides the expected security of control in a managed service provision environment e.g. one customer cannot see another customer's report, even though they are both connected to the same provider edge router, its most powerful function lies in removing superfluous reports and function buttons, allowing users to focus on what they really need to see.
Primary Features
Single point of access
Instead of having to log in to all product installations separately, OneView bypasses the NetFlow Tracker and NetWhere login screens, to give users a single log-in and starting screen, from which the information they need can be accessed. All installations on the network are accessible to, and specified by, the administrator from OneView's admin section. The necessary permissions can then be granted to users, who can either view or configure those installations, according to their rights
Authentication and Access Control
Once users log into OneView they see a customised crosssection of the network, based on their group membership or individual access rights. Access control is implemented using the NetFlow Tracker/OneView integration features, as well as a regular-expression filtering feature for other products, whereby users are given selective access to a server, subject to pattern-matching constraints.
Customised views
Administrators can build pages using elements from different installations and products and assign them to users and groups. This powerful feature makes it possible to provide tailored reports for any number of user groups and levels, from front-line operations to executive level.
Mediated reports for multiple NetFlow Tracker installations
With multiple installations of NetFlow Tracker brought together in OneView, reports can draw data from individual Trackers and display them in one report. These are overview reports that, when clicked on, take users to the individual Tracker reports, direct from the installations. It is not necessary to know where the different Tracker installations are located.
Typical Scenario of Use
Within OneView, a user might see high bandwidth usage on a critical link in NetWatch, or receive an SLA breach alert from ResponseWatch, then right click to select a NetFlow Tracker report for that interface. Tracker shows the IP address of the top talker using most of the bandwidth. The application report shows that the top talker is a non-approved application - e.g. Kazaa - making up most of the traffic. The user then goes to NetWhere and enters the offending IP address into the search page. NetWhere informs the operator of the switch port to which it is connected and tells the operator where the switch is located. The user can then be contacted and corrected, or the user's movements over the past month, by network connection, can be traced. In an emergency, the identified switch port can even be shut down.
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