Documentation forNetFlow Traffic Analyzer
Analyzing network traffic and bandwidth is a key capability of Hybrid Cloud Observability Advanced and is also available in a standalone module, NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA). Hybrid Cloud Observability Advanced and NTA are built on the self-hosted SolarWinds Platform.

Enable a device to send flow data to NTA

To communicate the traffic-related data about a device, the device must be configured to send, push, or export the data to SolarWinds NTA. If you do not configure your device to send data, the SolarWinds Platform Web Console does not populate with flow data.

Requirements

After it collects NetFlow traffic data, SolarWinds NTA analyzes device bandwidth usage in terms of source and destination endpoints of conversations reflected in traffic. It can take up to 5 minutes for data to populate in SolarWinds NTA.

The image below provides an example of NetFlow-enabled nodes listed in SolarWinds NTA, with a recent time posted for collected flow.

  • Enable a device to send flow data

    For a specific example, see the article Enable NetFlow export on a Cisco model 2610 router.