Introduction

The NetFlows tile provides a comprehensive representation of network flow information, including top conversations, source endpoints, destination endpoints, ports, protocols, and the volume of bytes and packets transferred. This enables you to analyze network traffic patterns and gain insights into network usage.

By visualizing this information, users can identify high-traffic sources, detect unusual patterns, troubleshoot network performance issues, and optimize resource allocation to maintain efficient and secure network operations.

Tile Options

Tabbed Interface with Table
Build my own
Top Conversations
Top Applications
Top Source Endpoints
Top Destination Endpoints
Top Protocols

The NetFlows tile allows you to visualize network traffic data, providing a clear and detailed view of its attributes. It displays information such as source and destination IP addresses, ports, protocols, the number of bytes, and packets transferred.

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select NetFlows.

  4. Select the Build my own tile. This enables you to create a custom tile.


    The ADD NETFLOWS TILE window displays details like Source IP, Destination IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets.


  5. Select the Device, Interface, and Ingress or Egress from the dropdowns.

  6. Click +QUERY and select the attribute, operator, and values from the drop-down lists to build the query.

    • GROUP BY: By default, sourceIP and destinationIP are selected as Group By attributes.
      • To add attributes, click “+.”
      • To change an attribute, click in the dropdown and select the required attribute.
      • You can add a maximum of seven attributes.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:


    • TILE
    Label NameDescription
    HEADERSet a name, color, size, and alignment for the header.
    Background ColorSelect the background color, enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF.
    Note: By default the Background Color is disabled.
    • DISPLAY
    Label NameDescription
    ColumnsSelect the columns to display in the tile.
    By default, Source IP, Destination IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets are selected.
    • Click and drag to reorder them.

Refers to a section or visualization that displays information about the most active communication exchanges (conversations) occurring within a pair of network endpoints (source and destination).

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select NetFlows.

  4. Select the Top Conversations tile.


    The ADD NETFLOWS TILE window displays details like Source IP, Destination IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets.


  5. Select the Device, Interface, and Ingress or Egress from the dropdowns.

  6. Click +QUERY and select the attribute, operator, and values from the drop-down lists to build the query.

    • GROUP BY: By default, sourceIP and destinationIP are selected as Group By attributes.
      • To add attributes, click “+.”
      • To change an attribute, click in the dropdown and select the required attribute.
      • You can add a maximum of seven attributes.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:


    • TILE
    Label NameDescription
    HEADERBy default, Header name, color, size, and alignment are set.
    You can change them as required.
    Background ColorSelect the background color. Enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF.
    Note: By default the Background Color is enabled.
    • DISPLAY
    Label NameDescription
    ColumnsSelect the columns to display in the tile.
    By default, Source IP, Destination IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets are selected.
    • Click and drag to reorder them.

Refers to a section or visualization that provides insights into the applications or services consuming the most network resources within the monitored environment. These applications could include business-critical applications, web services, file-sharing applications, streaming services, and more.

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select NetFlows.

  4. Select the Top Applications tile.


    The ADD NETFLOWS TILE window displays details like Dest Port, Total Bytes, and Total Packets.


  5. Select the Device, Interface, and Ingress or Egress from the dropdowns.

  6. Click +QUERY and select the attribute, operator, and values from the drop-down lists to build the query.

    • GROUP BY: By default, destPortis selected as Group By attribute.
      • To add attributes, click “+.”
      • To change an attribute, click in the dropdown and select the required attribute.
      • You can add a maximum of seven attributes.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:


    • TILE
    Label NameDescription
    HEADERBy default, Header name, color, size, and alignment are set.
    You can change them as required.
    Background ColorSelect the background color. Enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF.
    Note: By default the Background Color is enabled.
    • DISPLAY
    Label NameDescription
    ColumnsSelect the columns to display in the tile.
    By default, dest Port, Total Bytes, and Total Packets are selected.
    • Click and drag to reorder them.

Identifies the network devices generating the most outbound traffic within the network. These endpoints could include computers, servers, or other devices that initiate communication with other devices or services.

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select NetFlows.

  4. Select the Top Source Endpoints tile.


    The ADD NETFLOWS TILE window displays details like Source IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets.


  5. Select the Device, Interface, and Ingress or Egress from the dropdowns.

  6. Click +QUERY and select the attribute, operator, and values from the drop-down lists to build the query.

    • GROUP BY: By default, sourceIPis selected as Group By attribute.
      • To add attributes, click “+.”
      • To change an attribute, click in the dropdown and select the required attribute.
      • You can add a maximum of seven attributes.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:


    • TILE
    Label NameDescription
    HEADERBy default, Header name, color, size, and alignment are set.
    You can change them as required.
    Background ColorSelect the background color. Enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF.
    Note: By default the Background Color is enabled.
    • DISPLAY
    Label NameDescription
    ColumnsSelect the columns to display in the tile.
    By default, Source IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets are selected.
    • Click and drag to reorder them.

Identifies the network devices receiving the most inbound traffic within the network. These endpoints could include servers, routers, gateways, or any other devices that are the intended recipients of communication from different devices.

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select NetFlows.

  4. Select the Top Destination Endpoints tile.


    The ADD NETFLOWS TILE window displays details like Destination IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets.


  5. Select the Device, Interface, and Ingress or Egress from the dropdowns.

  6. Click +QUERY and select the attribute, operator, and values from the drop-down lists to build the query.

    • GROUP BY: By default, destinationIPis selected as Group By attribute.
      • To add attributes, click “+.”
      • To change an attribute, click in the dropdown and select the required attribute.
      • You can add a maximum of seven attributes.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:


    • TILE
    Label NameDescription
    HEADERBy default, Header name, color, size, and alignment are set.
    You can change them as required.
    Background ColorSelect the background color. Enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF.
    Note: By default the Background Color is enabled.
    • DISPLAY
    Label NameDescription
    ColumnsSelect the columns to display in the tile.
    By default, Destination IP, Total Bytes, and Total Packets are selected.
    • Click and drag to reorder them.

Identifies the protocols that are most used for communication within the network. Protocols govern how data is transmitted, received, and interpreted across the network infrastructure.

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select NetFlows.

  4. Select the Top Protocols tile.


    The ADD NETFLOWS TILE window displays details like Protocol, Total Bytes, and Total Packets.


  5. Select the Device, Interface, and Ingress or Egress from the dropdowns.

  6. Click +QUERY and select the attribute, operator, and values from the drop-down lists to build the query.

    • GROUP BY: By default, protocolis selected as Group By attribute.
      • To add attributes, click “+.”
      • To change an attribute, click in the dropdown and select the required attribute.
      • You can add a maximum of seven attributes.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:


    • TILE
    Label NameDescription
    HEADERBy default, Header name, color, size, and alignment are set.
    You can change them as required.
    Background ColorSelect the background color. Enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF.
    Note: By default the Background Color is enabled.
    • DISPLAY
    Label NameDescription
    ColumnsSelect the columns to display in the tile.
    By default, Protocol, Total Bytes, and Total Packets are selected.
    • Click and drag to reorder them.
  1. Click CREATE. The tile is created and displayed on the dashboard screen.

Filter

The NetFlows tile feature supports Variable Filters.

See Variable Filters to learn how to set variable filters.