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With its gigabit line-rate capture-to-disk technology and a unique time-based navigation utility, the Network Instruments GigaStor Probe is a cost-competitive, reconstructive network analysis appliance ideal for network administrators requiring the full story of what has happened on the network. Choose up to 8 TB of storage or the industry's only write-to-SAN option for almost limitless storage potential.
The GigaStor includes a 64-bit core, maximizing gigabit analysis with faster processing and larger capture buffers.
Historical Analysis
- Eliminate entire steps in the troubleshooting process
- Utilize time-based navigation to quickly isolate issues
- Capture every piece of traffic traversing the link
- Segment down to nanosecond intervals
High-Performance
- Captures-to-disk at 320 MBps (2560 Mbps)
- Monitors full-duplex links independently or in aggregate
- Provides ultra-fast capture-to-disk technology with exclusive Network Instruments proprietary software
- Localized processing and decoding to minimize network overhead
- Utilize the latest 64-bit technology
High-Capacity
- Capture up to 2 TB, 4 TB, or 8 TB of network data
- Save data for extended periods of time
- Industry-leading 24 GB memory buffer (max)
Write-to-SAN Option
Configure the GigaStor appliance to provide almost unlimited storage capacity by writing directly to your storage area network. A dedicated SAN card ensures high-performance write speeds for continuous, guaranteed data transfer.
- Provides greater storage flexibility
- Capacity limited only by your network SAN
- Write-to-SAN rates of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps are supported
- Ideal for data-heavy organizations
Easy-to-Deploy
- Rack-mountable unit
- Fits seamlessly into the Network Instruments Distributed Network Analysis (NI-DNA™) architecture
- Reports back to the award-winning Expert Observer® and Observer Suite console
- Can be configured as a local console for on-site analysis
Ideal For
- Network forensics
- Data mining
- Transaction-heavy organizations
- Data retention compliance
Manages all data processing and Expert analysis at the GigaStor
- No need to transfer data back to the console for processing
- Only screen updates are sent across the network
- Analyzing data takes seconds
Stream Reconstruction
For enterprise administrators concerned with network forensics, compliance, and security, Observer can now take captured traffic and recreate the communication in an easy-to-read format.
- Rebuild web pages (including images)
- Reconstruct e-mails and instant messaging communication
- Replay VoIP calls
This hard evidence on network activity can help maintain corporate Internet usage policies, assist law enforcement, and contribute toward Sarbanes-Oxley compliance (SOX).
Proven Analysis Metrics
Real-Time Statistics such as network summary, bandwidth utilization, top talkers, and VoIP
Packet Capture and Decode features such as nanosecond resolution, a 24 GB memory buffer (max) and over 550 protocols decoded
Network Trending and Reporting features such as network trending dashboard display, efficiency history, and comparison analysis reports
Filtering Capabilities
- Easily create and save filters
- Select and auto-filter on individual statistics
- MAC Stations
- IP Stations
- IP Pairs
- TCP Ports
- UDP Ports
- VLANs
- Physical Ports
GigaStor Features
- Insert and remove the GigaStor without disruption of the gigabit network with included nTAPs
- Real-time Expert processing at the probe identifies problems and offers suggested solutions
- Flexible filtering technology not only controls what is captured and stored; it can also mine stored data using the same interface
- Obtain full-duplex, wire-speed gigabit capture and statistics
- Review statistics and perform packet captures and decodes that adhere to RMON1, RMON2, and HCRMON standards
- Ensure accurate captures on fully saturated networks with a custom Gen2™ Gigabit Capture Card engineered by Network Instruments
Utilize with Expert Observer and Observer Suite
The GigaStor works with the award-winning Expert Observer and Observer Suite consoles to provide the most comprehensive packet-capture, decode, real-time statistics, expert analysis, network trending, and network reporting in the industry.
Observer features include:
- Nanosecond resolution for enterprise-level networks
- Graphical filter rule editor for easily creating complex filters
- Over 550 protocols and countless sub-protocols decoded
- Over 570 Expert events to speed troubleshooting
- Triggers and Alarms for immediate alerts on activities or errors
- Application Analysis statistics, including response time and total/failed transactions for common applications such as SQL, MS Exchange, Oracle, Citrix, VoIP, and DNS
Includes an nTAP™ to Ensure Complete Full-Duplex Captures
The GigaStor includes full-duplex, wire-speed gigabit analysis for copper and optical fiber networks. All configurations of the GigaStor include nTAPs that provides a copy of all gigabit traffic to the analyzer. In the case of gigabit over fiber (i.e. optical) networks, the nTAP splits the optical signal, providing one signal to the network and the other signal to the analyzer. In the case of gigabit over copper, the nTAP electronically duplicates the gigabit signal—sending one signal to the network, and the other signal to the analyzer. With an nTAP, the gigabit network flow always remains unaltered and uninterrupted.
Technical Specifications
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GigaStor Brochure (PDF)
Remote Probe Family (PDF)
News
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GigaStor 2T Press Release
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