EYE 2012 Features and Benefits

Future Proof Technology (FPT)
Adapting to change in the network or network technology to allow “coverage” and eliminate management blind spots
Operational Efficiency (OE)
Reducing the cost and/or effort required for network management, but keep or increasing amount of work accomplished
Getting done more with less
Business Focus (BF)
Allowing better understanding of how the network is supporting the business, applications and initiatives

Feature	Benefit	FPT	OE	BF
Discovery, inventory and topology mapping of embedded virtual switches	Enables faster troubleshooting by revealing the internal connectivity relationships between physical (access switches) and virtual (hypervisors, virtual switches, VMs) entities		X
	Documents the current virtual topology for hypervisors, VMs and VNICs and their connectivity to physical access switches		X	X
	Gain an understanding of how the configuration of virtual port groups (VPGs) may impact bandwidth and applications across the entire infrastructure		X	X
	Ensures that proper inventory and configuration oversight is maintained for NOC operators who do not always have direct access to virtualization management software		X	X
	Improves correlation of fault, performance and netflow data from Cisco Nexus 1000v with its connectivity and configuration in virtualized infrastructure	X	X	X

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

Provides users with a more complete network topology understanding. LLDP protocol, frequently used in multi-vendor networks, allows EYE discover layer two connectivity between network devices that support this standard, regardless of their manufacturer.

Nortel Discovery Protocol (SONMP)

Provides Nortel users with a more complete network topology understanding. SONMP allows EYE discover layer two connectivity between Nortel devices that implement this protocol.

Centralized License Management	Less time and energy spent with management of licensing for multiple servers and locations	X
	Accelerated deployment in multi-server environments	X
	Faster and easier reallocation of device/object licenses	X
	Continuity of monitoring operations - Server reboot not required	X
	Simple up- or downsizing of existing licenses	X

Monitoring Enhancements – variable polling	Provides operators with more accurate information about reachability and performance of both devices and their ports	X
	Delivers quicker alerts about issues before they turn into major impacts	X
	Increases visibility into peak utilization on individual ports for long term reporting	X

Data Visualization

Multi-source Charting

Provides visualization and correlation of relevant performance data from different sources in a single pane of glass to accelerate troubleshooting

Allows observation of multiple data sources as a single coherent system via a new data aggregation capability (i.e. aggregated traffic rate for multiple WAN ports)

Data Timeline Access	Simplifies the control and selection of current or historical data timeframes using a convenient slider		X
Current Chart	Allows seamless movement between the current chart and the rest of the UI and back without any data gaps		X
Current Chart	Allow for gradual build-up of a chart from multiple data sources by leaving the chart and returning to it later		X
Charting of Any Data Source	Exposes large amounts of data for charting for increased visibility	X	X	X
Peak Values Charting	Helps NOC operators understand historical trends with visualization of both mean and peak values in selected time intervals for long or mid-term history.		X
Always-on link to the current chart	A URL link to current graph definition allows quick sharing of charts among peers, bookmarking and allows precise configuration of charts for custom dashboards.		X

Integrated Flow Analyzer (IFA) – New Device Support	Cisco Nexus switch family including Cisco Nexus 1000v are supported sources for flow data	X	X	X
	Enables incoming and outgoing flow based traffic analysis from the start of the virtual infrastructure through to each VM	X	X	X
	Enables visibility into traffic flows within a virtual switch to understand where applications or users could be impacting bandwidth utilization	X	X	X
	Ability to now correlate virtual flow data with flow data from the physical environment	X	X	X

Detection of Module Adds/Changes/Deletions

Operators can be alerted about any hardware sub-component change as soon as it occurs

Browser Support

Extends support to the latest versions of FireFox 7 and IE 9 and compatibility with FF3 and IE8 is maintained

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