Rewind Your Network
Stop missing critical network events. Instead, rewind your network to quickly troubleshoot sporadic performance problems.
The GigaStor network recorder provides massive data collection and unique time-based analysis that eliminate the need to recreate problems, rapidly decreasing resolution time.
Storing up to 288 TB of network data for days, weeks, or months, our network recorder eliminates finger-pointing between network and application teams by providing proof of what occurred. Use GigaStor to navigate to the exact moment a problem happened, and see a detailed packet-level view of before, during, and after the occurrence. Monitor LAN, WAN, Ethernet, Gigabit, 10 Gb, OC, and Fibre Channel networks.
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Save Troubleshooting Time
GigaStor's retrospective network analysis (RNA) capabilities give you the benefit of perfect hindsight for attacking every network problem and anomaly. With continually captured data, GigaStor makes it easy to rewind your network, determine the problem source, perform comprehensive analysis and move on.
By removing the guesswork and the need to start a packet capture, RNA greatly speeds network troubleshooting and provides long-term corporate-wide benefits.
With retrospective network analysis:
- Quickly isolate and resolve network and application issues
- Ensure successful application deployments
- Reconstruct and troubleshoot VoIP calls
- Investigate and document compliance violations
See RNA Explained
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Drill Down on Problems
In an enterprise, minutes of downtime can quickly multiply into hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars lost. With terabytes of stored data, it's critical to be able to sift through the data and pinpoint the problematic transactions.
Use GigaStor's unique time-based navigation and comprehensive expert analysis to quickly drill down from high-level issues to perform root-cause analysis. From an enterprise-wide view, you can track bandwidth utilization, network Top Talkers, application metrics, NetFlow data, and even VoIP quality statistics. Then use expert analysis to isolate the problem cause and find potential resolutions.
Ensure Successful Application Deployments
In large-scale deployments of new applications like Unified Communications, IT staff shouldn't neglect performing predeployment assessments or baseline analysis. Use GigaStor’s trending reports to define normal network and application behavior and establish baselines. Configure alarms to alert IT staff when performance deviates from the norm.
When you're alerted to an application problem, investigate deeper with GigaStor's in-depth application analysis and experts.
With GigaStor:
- Isolate transaction issues
- Identify latency concerns
- Track server delay
- Monitor application-specific errors
Learn more about ensuring smooth application roll outs and performance.
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Troubleshoot 10 Gb Networks
We take unparalleled efforts to ensure your ability to capture and process network data on gigabit or 10 Gb networks. We design and manufacture our Gen2 capture card to be the fastest available, supporting full-duplex gigabit and 10 Gb. In order to minimize network overhead, data processing and analysis occurs at the GigaStor probe rather than by pulling captures over the network for processing at the console.
Optimized for 10 Gb Analysis
- 16-lane PCI Express card
- Filtering and statistics performed on the Gen 2 card
- Data and analysis processed on the GigaStor probe
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Investigate Security and Compliance Issues
GigaStor plays a critical role in data mining, network investigations, and data-retention compliance. The GigaStor network recorder provides you with a separately stored, unaltered view of network traffic that you can play back to investigate connections and transactions exactly as they happened.
GigaStor not only shows you communications that occurred, but it can reconstruct the mined data–providing hard evidence such as web pages (including images),VoIP conversations, documents, instant messages, and e-mails.
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Form Factors
GigaStor is available in a variety of form factors to meet your organization's retrospective network analysis needs.
| GigaStor Standard |
GigaStor Expandable |
GigaStor SAS |
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GigaStor Expandable allows growing enterprises flexibility and scalability for performing retrospective network analysis. Start with a 16 TB hardware appliance and add an additional 16 TB or 32 TB of storage as necessary. |
GigaStor SAS is a serial-attached storage solution with a capacity of up to 288 TB. GigaStor SAS is offered in attachable 16 TB increments. |
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| GigaStor SAN |
GigaStor Portable |
GigaStor SAN provides virtually 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
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2 TB Portable Unit |
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Technical Specifications
All GigaStor Appliances includes a local Observer Expert console and can connect to any Observer Expert, Suite, or RMON/HCRMON compliant console on the network.
To ensure wire-speed, line-rate capture, each system includes the Network Instruments-designed, full-duplex Gen2 capture card with multiple-link support.
Each unit also includes a 250 GB internal hard disk, all required cabling, a dual-processor system with Windows XP Pro 64-bit Edition, a 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port, and a DVD+/- RW DL.
Each unit supports multiple topologies: Gigabit, 10 Gb, Fibre Channel, WAN, or OC.
| GigaStor Standard 2TE |
GigaStor Standard 4TB |
GigaStor Standard 8TB - 12TB |
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The 2TB network edge unit is a 2U 19-inch rack-mountable probe appliance which uses Direct Attached Storage technology
Topology Support Gigabit, WAN, OCx, and Fibre Channel
Dimensions
16.75 in (W) x 3.5 in (H) x 25.88 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 26.75 in)
42.5 cm (W) x 8.9 cm (H) x 65.7 cm (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 67.9 cm)
Weight 44 lbs (20 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Link Support
Supports 1 or 2 Links (2 or 4 Ports)
Standard Memory
8 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 4 for Observer)
Storage Capacity
2TB disk array for data collection
Additional Hardware
Does not include network TAPs (sold separately)
Power Consumption
For 1 link (2 port) copper
0.16A in ‘off’ state: power consumption = 20W
5A max at startup: power consumption <=580W
3.8A at full load: power consumption <=345W
Input voltage: 100V-240V auto select
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The 4 TB unit is a 3U 19-inch rack-mountable probe appliance which uses Direct Attached Storage technology
Topology Support Gigabit, WAN, OCx, and Fibre Channel
Dimensions
16.6 in (W) x 5.2 in (H) x 26 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 27.5 in)
42.2 cm (W) x 13.2 cm (H) x 66 cm (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 69.9 cm)
Weight 53 lbs (24.1 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Link Support
Supports 1, 2, or 4 Links (2, 4, or 8 Ports)
10 Gb Link Support
1 Link (2 Ports)
Standard Memory
8 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 4 for Observer)
10 Gb Standard Memory
16 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 12 for Observer)
Storage Capacity
4TB disk array for data collection
Additional Hardware
Includes Network TAPs
Power Consumption
For 2 link (4 port) copper
0.16A in ‘off’ state: power consumption = 20W
5A max at startup: power consumption <=620W
3.8A at full load: power consumption <=385W
Input voltage: 100V-240V auto select
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The 8 TB unit and 12 TB unit are both 4U 19-inch rack-mountable probe appliances which uses Direct Attached Storage technology
Topology Support Gigabit, WAN, OCx, and Fibre Channel
Dimensions
16.75 in (W) x 6.94 in (H) x 26.38 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 28.13 in)
42.5 cm (W) x 17.6 cm (H) x 67.0 (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 71.5 cm)
Weight 85 lbs (38.6 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Link Support
Supports 1, 2, or 4 Links (2, 4, or 8 Ports)
10 Gb Link Support
1 Link (2 Ports)
Standard Memory
8 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 4 for Observer)
10 Gb Standard Memory
16 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 12 for Observer)
Storage Capacity
8TB or 16 TB disk array for data collection
Additional Hardware
Includes Network TAPs
Power Consumption
For 2 link (4 port) copper
0.16A in ‘off’ state: power consumption = 20W
5A max at startup: power consumption <=620W
3.8A at full load: power consumption <=385W
Input voltage: 100V-240V auto select
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| GigaStor Expandable |
GigaStor SAS |
GigaStor SAN |
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The GigaStor Expandable unit begins with 16 TB of storage capacity and can expand up to 48 TB with additional expansion units using Direct Attached Storage technology
Topology Support Gigabit, WAN, OCx, and Fibre Channel
Dimensions
Control Unit – 4U 19-inch rack-mountable appliance
16.75 in (W) x 6.94 in (H) x 26.38 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 28.13 in)
42.5 cm (W) x 17.6 cm (H) x 67.0 (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 71.5 cm)
Expansion Unit – 3U 19-inch rack-mountable appliance
19 in (W) x 5.125 in (H) x 20.5 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 21.5 in)
48.26 cm (W) x 13.01 cm (H) x 52.07 (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 54.61 cm)
Weight
Control Unit
40 lbs (18.1 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Expansion Unit
62.5 lbs (28.35 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Link Support
Supports 1, 2, or 4 Links (2, 4, or 8 Ports)
10 Gb Link Support
1 Link (2 Ports)
Standard Memory
8 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 4 for Observer)
10 Gb Standard Memory
16 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 12 for Observer)
Storage Capacity
16 TB up to 48 TB disk array for data collection
Additional Hardware
Includes Network TAPs
Operating Temperature
32 F (0 C) to 104 F (40 C)
Power Consumption
Input Voltage: 100V-240V Auto Select
Input Frequency: 50/50Hz
Total Watts: 353w
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The GigaStor SAS is an expandable unit starting with 16 TB of storage capacity and can expand up to 288 TB with additional units using Serial Attached Storage technology
Topology Support Gigabit, WAN, OCx, and Fibre Channel
Dimensions
Control Unit – 4U 19-inch rack-mountable appliance
16.75 in (W) x 6.94 in (H) x 26.38 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 28.13 in)
42.5 cm (W) x 17.6 cm (H) x 67.0 (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 71.5 cm)
Expansion Unit – 3U 19-inch rack-mountable appliance
19 in (W) x 5.125 in (H) x 20.5 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 21.5 in)
48.26 cm (W) x 13.01 cm (H) x 52.07 (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 54.61 cm)
Weight
Control Unit
40 lbs (18.1 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Expansion Unit
62.5 lbs (28.35 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Link Support
Supports 1, 2, or 4 Links (2, 4, or 8 Ports)
10 Gb Link Support
Link (2 Ports)
Standard Memory
8 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 4 for Observer)
10 Gb Standard Memory
16 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 12 for Observer)
Storage Capacity
16 TB up to 288 TB disk array for data collection
Additional Hardware
Includes Network TAPs
Operating Temperature
32 F (0 C) to 104 F (40 C)
Power Consumption
Input Voltage: 100V-240V Auto Select
Input Frequency: 50/50Hz
Total Watts: 353w
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The GigaStor SAN allows the GigaStor technology to connect to an internal SAN for almost unlimited storage capacity
Topology Support Gigabit, WAN, OCx, and Fibre Channel
Dimensions
4U 19-inch rack-mountable appliance
16.75 in (W) x 6.94 in (H) x 26.38 in (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 28.13 in)
42.5 cm (W) x 17.6 cm (H) x 67.0 (Mounting Depth)
(Full probe depth with handles: 71.5 cm)
Weight
40 lbs (18.1 kg) / Mounting rails: 9 lbs (4.1kg)
Link Support
Supports 1, 2, or 4 Links (2, 4, or 8 Ports)
10 Gb Link Support
1 Link (2 Ports)
Standard Memory
8 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 4 for Observer)
10 Gb Standard Memory
16 GB RAM (4 for operating system, 12 for Observer)
Storage Capacity
Offload to an internal SAN for storage
Additional Hardware
Includes Network TAPs
Operating Temperature
32 F (0 C) to 104 F (40 C)
Power Consumption
Input Voltage: 100V-240V Auto Select
Input Frequency: 50/50Hz
Total Watts: 353w
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Capture Card
Custom-designed Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card with multiple link support (2, 4, or 8)
Hard Drive 2 TB total storage (2x1 TB hard drives at Raid 0)
Configurations
Gigabit – Network Instruments Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card, 8 GB RAM
10 Gb – Network Instruments Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card, 16 GB RAM
Fibre Channel – Network Instruments Gen2 Gigabit Capture Card, 8 GB RAM
WAN – Network Instruments WAN adapter, 8 GB RAM
Dimensions
16 in (W) x 12.75 in (H) x 7.88 (D)
40.5 cm (W) x 32.50 cm (H) x 20 cm (D)
25 lbs. (11.3 kg) / 50 lbs (22.7 kg) with case
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