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.

Protocols filtered view

Using the Flow Navigator, you can customize a filter that will enable you to display network traffic associated with a specified protocol.

  1. Click My Dashboards > NetFlow > NTA Summary.
  2. Click Flow Navigator on the left edge of the summary view. The Flow Navigator is available on any default NTA view.
  3. Specify the View Type.
    1. If you want a filtered view of all protocols across your network, click Summary, and then select Protocols.
    2. If you want a filtered view of traffic connected with a specific a protocol, click Detail, and then select Protocol.
    3. Specify the protocol:
      • Select the Node for which you want to monitor network traffic using a protocol.

        If you select a node here, you can specify only Ingress or Egress for the Flow direction. Selecting Both results in applying the flow direction default for the appropriate view.

      • If you want to further limit the view, specify the Interface for which you want to monitor network traffic using a protocol.
      • Select a protocol from the list.
  4. Select the Time Period over which you want to view network traffic connected with the selected protocol(s).

  5. Select a Flow Direction.

  6. You can also further limit the view by including or excluding some of the following items:
  7. Click Submit.
  8. If you want to save your custom filtered view for future reference, click Save Filtered View to Menu Bar.