Customize a report to filter multicast data and group UDP data in NTA
- Create an IP Address Group for multicast traffic:
- In the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, click Settings > All Settings.
- Under Product Specific Settings, click NTA Settings.
- Under IP Address Groups, click Manage IP Address Groups.
- Click Add New Group.
- Add a Description.
- Select IP Range, and type
224.0.0.0
and239.255.255.255
. - Click OK.
- Click Submit.
If you want to display the new IP address group in the Top XX Address Group widget, select Enable Display in Top XX Address Group Resource.
- Find and edit the report you want to modify:
- In the Group By list, select Report Category, and then select Historical NetFlow Reports in the list below.
- Select the Top 50 Endpoints box in the main reports list, and click Duplicate & Edit.
- Adjust the object you want to report on. Add conditions stipulating that you are only interested in the multicast traffic through the UDP port.
- Click Edit next to the For list.
- On the Add Content menu, click Advanced Selector.
- Add the condition defining the port for the monitored traffic.
- Click Add Condition to display a new branch below the Where list.
- Click Select Field.
- On the Add Column menu, under Database Column Name, select Port Number, and click Add Column.
- Type the port number in the last field next to Port Number.
- Add the condition defining that you are only interested in the traffic via IP addresses in the multicast IP address group.
- Click , and then Add Simple Condition.
- Click Select Field.
- In the Available Columns list, click NetFlow IP Address Group.
- Under Database Column Name, select IP Address Group Name, and then click Add Column.
- Type the name of the multicast IP address group, which you created in step 1, in the last field next to IP Address Group Name.
- Click Add to Layout.
- Edit the output table for the report:
- Under Content, click Edit Table.
- Add the Protocol column.
- Click to add a new column.
- In the Available Columns list, select NetFlow Protocol.
- Under Database Column Name, select Protocol Name.
- Click Add Column.
- Add interface-relevant columns that you want to see in the report.
- Click to add a new column.
- In the Orion Object list, select Interface.
- Select Egress Interface if you are interested in traffic leaving the node via interfaces, or Ingress Interface if you are interested in traffic coming into the node.
- Under Database Column Name, select appropriate columns, and then click Add Column.
- Define how you want to sort results. Select the column according to which you want to sort results in the Sort By list, and the direction.
- Under Group Results By, select Protocol Name - NetFlow Protocol.
- Click Submit.
- Complete the Edit Report wizard.
- On the Summary tab, click Submit.