D-View 7 Introduction

2014 Dec, BDPM@HQ

D-View 7 Outline

• Architecture

• Highlight Features

• License & Software

• D-View 6 vs D-View 7Networks DiscoveryReal-time Dashboard Inventory ManagementMonitor - Device ViewMonitor- Topology ViewMonitor- Rack ViewBatch Config - Template / ScriptAdministrative TasksDevice Alert/ System EventsNMS Virtualization

Overview

D-View 7 is a web-based network management system designed to effectively manage device configurations, performance and troubleshooting.

Web-based Design D-View 7

Intranet (LAN)

Users can access D-View 7 from anywhere with any browsers

No client installation needed for remote access

Branch B

Branch A

Internet

D-View 7 Architecture

Innovative Architecture

Based on Server & probe architecture

Built-in a local probe with server

Probe

Collect & store data from probe(s) Analyze & compile data Dispatch commands to probes Serve web clients

What Server will DO : Discover devices in the network

Monitor and collect data from devices Execute commands on devices

What Probe will DO :

Solving Traditional NMS Issues

Devices behind NAT - Connectivity issue1

Require VPN connected to NAT environment for device management

Trouble dealing with devices behind double NAT environment

Firewall settings and vulnerability - Security issue3

Require certain ports (ex. SNMP, Trap..) open in Firewall

Traffics between NMS and devices are vulnerable

Traffic congestion - Scalability issue2

The more devices being managed, the more small packets back to NMS

Devices behind NAT - Traditional NMS

Double NAT Environment

NAT Environment

Router

Router

NMS

Devices behind NAT - Connectivity issue1

Require VPN connected to NAT environment for device management Trouble dealing with devices behind double NAT environment

Devices behind NAT - D-View 7

Double NAT Environment

NAT Environment

Probe

Probe

Router

Router

1

Deploying a probe on each NAT network Probe discover local network and communicate with D-View server

Devices behind NAT - Connectivity issue

Traffic Congestion - Traditional NMS

Traffic Congestion - Scalability issue2

The more devices being managed, the more small packets back to NMS

Traffic Congestion

NMS

Traffic Congestion - D-View 7

Probe Probe Probe Probe

Traffic Congestion - Scalability issue2 Deploying a probe on each site to isolate traffic domain Traffic reduced to one connection per site

Firewall Settings - Traditional NMS

Firewall settings - Security issue3 Require certain ports (ex. SNMP, Trap..) open in Firewall Traffics between NMS and devices are vulnerable for intrusion

SNMP , Trap traffics allowed on Firewall

Potential networksecurity breach!=

Firewall

Managed Network

SNMP

SNMP Trap

Syslog

NMS

Firewall Settings – D-View 7

Networksecurity intact

Probe

HTTP / HTTPs

Firewall settings - Security issue3

Only needs outgoing TCP 80, 443 for D-View 7 connection

Managed Network

Firewall

Communicate via TCP 80, 443

Feature Highlights

Networks Discovery

Discover devices at background with timely update

Discover devices within NAT/ double NAT environment

3rd-party devices supported

Local Probe

Probe C

NAT Environment 3rd-party devices

D-Link devices

Enhancement

Dashboard

Real-time graphical chart for monitoring Predefined template for wired, wireless, Top N, etc.

Donut Chart Line Chart

Bar Chart

New

Customized Dashboard

Granular settings on data source and representation Charting based on the data and the device assigned by user

Target : Data Type :

Interval :

DAP-2360WLAN Client 1 Minute

AP Congestion Status

10

20

Switch Uplink Traffic Status

Target : Data Type :

Interval :

DGS-3120Port Traffic1 Minute

New

Inventory Management

Overview updated status on all managed devices Quick links to device page or device web GUI for further

management

Enhancement

New York London

Device Labels

Group devices based on different point of views A label can assign to multiple devices and a devices can also

have multiple labels

RD Team

RD Team RD Team

New York

New York

New York

New York

London

London

LondonLondon

D-View 7 Managed Devices

New

Monitor – Device View

More device specific information categorized by product type

Customize info column for “Monitor-device” table

Radio Status Managed Mode Managed by DHCP SSH Auth. ClientsAccess Point

5GHz On DWC-1000 On 12OffManagedDWL-6600AP

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2.4GHz On N/A On 5OffStandaloneDAP-2360

Access point specific info

Spanning Tree LACP DHCP LLDP PoE SSH Stacking RMONSwitch

On On On N/A On OnOffOffDES-3200-28

On Off On N/A Off OnOnOnDGS-3120-52

Switch specific info

+Select Table Columns for Switch

Model name

Total Flash

HW Version

Series Number

Stack Status

Event

Uptime

SNTP/ NTP

Spanning Tree

LACP

Trap Status

DHCP Status

SSH Status

LLDP Status

RMON Status

Vendor

FW Version

Label

POE Status

Device

Working Information

New

Monitor – Device Page View

Show details of device related information - events, logs, tasks, and panel setting

DGS-3200-10

Enhancement

Monitor – Topology

Visual relationships between devices with real-time status

Troubleshoot different subnets directly from topology

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DGS-1210-10172.18.190.171 DGS-1100-08

172.18.190.66

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DES-1100-10172.18.190.11

DES-3528172.18.190.20

DES-3528 172.18.190.88

DGS-3820-24T172.18.190.10

DGS-1210-10172.18.190.171

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Enhancement

Site C192.10.10.200

Site A172.168.1.1

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Simulate virtual topology & links

Site B10.10.1.100

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Monitor – Custom Topology

Monitor selected devices across different networks in one place

Site A172.168.1.x/24 Site B

10.10.1.x/24

Site C192.10.10.x/24

Select devices from different sites

Define & draw virtual link

New

Monitor – Rack View

Real time monitor for status of devices, ports and events

Group devices of interest into virtual rack

Simulate rack management in data center

New

Start Time

Group of Devices

Execution

Config Template

Batch Template Practices

Batch Configuration - By Template

Save time for group settings with various templates Schedule batch configuration one-time or periodically

Change SSID1 to D-Link

Selected Access Points

Immediately

One time job

Batch Config 1

Reboot system

Switches in Room A

4:00 am, Jun-12-2013

Every Sunday

Batch Config 2

Enhancement

Batch Configuration - By Script

Built-in script engine to dispatch CLI commands to a group of devices at once

Use command variables to make script more flexible

Scenario– Hospitality Practices① Change SSID1 of APs in each room with room number② Change SSID encryption to “WPA personal”③ Set up WPA key to “xyz”

AP 1@ Room 1

AP 2@ Room 2

AP 3@ Room 3

AP 4@ Room 4

set interface wlan1 ssid %ssid%

set interface wlan1 security wpa-

personal

set interface wlan1 wpa-personal-key

xyz

Batch Script configuration

Enhancement

Device %ssid%

AP1 Room1

AP2 Room2

AP3 Room3

AP4 Room4

Tasks

1 Set up Tasks

Firmware upgrade Config backup Batch configuration

When to execute One-time or

repetitive perform

Schedule Tasks2 Task results Historical tasks &

results

3 Check Results

Simplify administration jobs by setting up tasks

Schedule one-time or periodical tasks

New

Device Alert Events

Alert events generated by pre-defined thresholds Customize alert rules by setting monitoring parameters and

thresholds

Monitor Parameter Trigger Threshold Events Type

Error Packet > 5Mpps Warning

CPU Utilization Critical> 90%

Traffic Packet

Memory Utilization > 80% Warning

Info> 10Mpps

Enhancement

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System Events

Detailed log activities on D-View 7 system

Track operation history when troubleshooting networks

Know “WHO” does “WHAT” to Prevent Misconfigurations

WHO

Bob

WHEN

Apr-20-2014 17:52

WHAT

Change VLAN settings

WHERE

DGS-3120-24T(172.17.22.1)

New

Workspace 2 Workspace 3Admin Workspace

Simulate multiple virtual D-View 7 with different scopes

Different workspace for different teams (Multi-tenancy)

Independent environment settings (Dashboard, Topology, Label,

etc.) in each workspace

NMS Virtualization - WorkspaceNew

Software & License

Software Edition

25 Nodes

Full featured

No expiration date

Available in 3 languagesPurchase licenses to manage more nodes

2 Probes

• English

• Traditional Chinese

• Simplified Chinese

D-View 7 Trial Version

License Model

Purchase licenses as needed

License is on a “Node and Probe” basis

Every device (i.e. Switch, AP…etc.) is deemed as one node

Probe License

Number of Probe to discover devices in different subnets / locations

Node License

Number of device can be managed by D-View 7

License Models

Model Name Probe #

DV-700-P5-LIC 5

DV-700-P10-LIC 10

DV-700-P25-LIC 25

DV-700-P50-LIC 50

DV-700-P100-LIC 100

Model Name Node #

DV-700-N25-LIC 25

DV-700-N50-LIC 50

DV-700-N100-LIC 100

DV-700-N250-LIC 250

DV-700-N500-LIC 500

DV-700-N1000-LIC 1,000

Node License Probe License

License Calculation

License can be accumulated

The free nodes will be kept when add new licenses

There is no expiration date on license

Model Name Q’ty # of Node

DV-700-N25-LIC 1 25

DV-700-N250-LIC 1 250

License Purchase Example: How should I purchase license when I need to manage 290 nodes? D-View 7 comes with free 25 nodes and additional purchase

as below needed. It can manage up to 300 nodes.

D-View 6 vs D-View 7

D-View 7D-View 6Professional

Stand-alone Application

Windows Server ($$$)

Architecture

Min. Operation System

Server & Probe Base

Windows 7 ($)

Database

License Type

SQL Server ($$$)

Flat Rate

MongoDB (free)

Purchase as Needed

Software Installation

Remote Access

Multiple Packages

-

One Installation Wizard

By Browsers

Major Differences (I)

Multi-tenant Support

Multi-language

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- English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese

Major Differences (II)

D-View 7D-View 6Professional

-Background Discovery

-Discovery Behind NAT

Inventory Management Limited

Real-time Dashboard -

Custom Topology View Limited

Rack View -

User Privilege -

Virtual NMS - Workspace