Documentation forNetFlow Traffic Analyzer
Analyzing network traffic and bandwidth is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Advanced edition. NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) is also available in a standalone module.

NTA widgets

A widget is a building block of your views. It displays on your views as a box and provides information about different aspects of traffic monitoring, usually in a chart and a table. Some widgets are meant to be used on summary views, some are suitable for detail views, and some can be useful on both view types. The information shown pertains to either all devices NTA monitors (if used on a summary view) or to the selected object (if used on a detail view for a node, interface, conversation, application, CBQoS class, or other object).

Custom Object widgets

As of NTA 2023.1, you can embed your NTA widgets, such as Top Endpoints or Top Applications into the Custom Object widget. This allows you to create custom dashboards using NTA widgets and review data for Top Endpoints or Top Applications for various nodes or interfaces side by side. For more information, see Specify entities and the metric in custom object widgets.

NTA widgets have the following limitations when embedded into the Custom Object widget:

  • If you select multiple objects (nodes or interfaces), the Custom Object widget will not display NTA metrics.

  • The Custom Object widget does not react to filters, such as time range, IPv4/IPv6 traffic, or flow direction when placed on an NTA view.

  • The Custom Object widget does not react on the Flow Navigator.

  • You cannot switch between Advanced (NBAR2) and NetFlow applications when you embed the Top Applications widget into the Custom Object widget. Either NBAR2 or NetFlow is selected automatically based on your data.

The following Top XX NTA widgets can be embedded into the Custom Object widget:

The following endpoint-centric Top XX NTA widgets can be embedded into the Custom Object widget:

  • Top XX Applications (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Conversations (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Domains (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Endpoints (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX IP Address Groups (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX IP Groups Conversations (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Protocols (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Receivers (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Transmitters (Endpoint-Centric)

  • Top XX Type of Services (Endpoint-Centric)