Determine where to start.

Have you already installed and configured other SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted products?

• If this is your first SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted product, start with the tasks listed in the SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Getting Started Guide, and then continue with this list.

• If you have already performed those tasks for one or more SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted products, continue with this list.

Set up your flow environment.

Understand what protocols NTA supports. See NTA flow requirements.

Review the recommendations for setting up your flow environment. See Flow environment best practices.

Configure the device to send, push, or export data to NTA. See Set up network devices to export NetFlow data.

Create custom NTA views.

Use the Flow Navigator filters to create custom traffic views directly from any NetFlow view. See Create custom views with the Flow Navigator.

Define NTA alerts.

Use NTA alerts to become aware of issues and address them proactively to limit the effect on end users. You can create the following types of alerts:

• See Configure Flow alerts to create alerts on recently processed flows to quickly identify and solve quality issues.

• See Configure NTA-specific alerts to create default top talker alerts that notify you when current percent utilization of an interface (receive or transmit side) rises above a specified threshold.

• See Configure a CBQoS alert to create alerts that help you confirm that the CBQoS policies applied to traffic flowing through your devices are producing the intended results.

Configure NTA reports.

Use reports to monitor interface-level network bandwidth and traffic patterns over the course of months, days, or minutes. See Create a report in NTA.