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Basic Concepts
Introduction
Objects Of The Data Hierarchy
Objects Of The Monitoring System
Mutual Roles Of Data Hierarchy Objects
Other Concepts
Introduction
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NetIIS is web based networking information and monitoring
system
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Advanced
Efficient
Multi-user
Easy to use
Developed at the Belgrade University Computer Centre
(RCUB)
• Discover, collect and provide all relevant networking
information and help the network administrators in their
everyday technical activities.
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Architecture and User Interface
Linux web application server
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MySQL database backend
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Client access
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Web Interface - typical user access
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Standalone client application
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NetIIS
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NetIIS Web
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Client
Web Interface
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Independent to OS
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Web browser – IE, Mozilla
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Typical usage
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View and Edit modes
Standalone client application
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Independent to OS
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Efficient GUI
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advanced system
configuration
Java web-start technology –
RMI
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Automatic download upto-date software from
server, local execution
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Clients communicate
with web server only, no
direct access to DB
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Simplifies technical
maintenance and support
Networking information system
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Presents all objects from the
external world in the most efficient
and easily understood way
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Hierarchically organised and
presented by a tree
Object types
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General types of objects:
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Folder
Location
Device
Ports
User
User group
Group
Notes
Folder
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Serves for joining other objects
Better organisation of the tree structure
Analogue role of folders in the file system.
Examples – how to organized folders:
• by type of equipment – routers, switches, servers
• by their geographical location – regions, cities, floors
• by type of members – faculties, institutes, libraries, schools...
• by any other criteria...
Location
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Organisational or territorial node in a network
Children - objects physically presented on that location
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Example:
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In NREN - all faculties and individual buildings
In a corporate network - branch office and local office
In the LAN network - rack closet with adhered devices
Device
The most important object
• Networking equipment - routers, switches,
computers...
• SNMP – access devices and retrieves data
• Also passive components - telecommunication
links cables, outlets...
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Port
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Physical or logical network interface on router, switch or
computer
In the data structure ports are attached to devices and are
shown as their children
User
Presents persons in the information system
• People that are connected in a business network
(helpdesk, administrator, operator, contact, email)
• Relevant information (name, address, telephone)
• NetIIS user - usernames and passwords
• Permissions for access to the system
• Predefined users:
• guest – access public data with read permission, no
password required
• administrator – full read/write access to data and all
tools
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User Group
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Adjoin all users with the same function or/and permissions
Enable faster and more efficient issuing of permissions to a
larger number of users
Users that will be informed on certain events in the
system.
Users can be members in several user groups.
Groups
Serves for grouping other objects for joint presentation in
certain form
• Objects are grouped by creating shortcuts
• Objects can be assigned to a number of groups.
• One group can contain other groups
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Simple Group (default) - showing elements in a table format
Graph - graphical presentation of the topology
Looking Glass - joins devices that enable remote command
execution - Looking Glass functionality
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Keeps arbitrary text data
Saving certain information connected to the parent
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Example:
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for Devices - history of comments about hardware changes,
distributor of the device, period of guarantee, reaction
procedure in the case of network problem etc.
for Locations – description of the presented organization
for Users – CVs
for Ports - troubleshooting procedures in case of failure
Objects Of The Monitoring System
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Passive and active monitoring the network status –
status of devices, ports, links, services
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Performance measurement – stores and shows values
Failure notification
Configured on Devices or Ports and in that context are
executed
Monitor
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Permanently and periodically observes the status of the computer
network
Defined within devices or ports as their children
Typical presentation - putting monitors in groups
RRD Chart
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Defined under the Monitors.
Purpose:
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Measures the values of the monitor during a period of time
Shows the chart for a chosen period of time
Similar to traditional MRTG tool
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Two variables per chart
4 statistical graphs: last day, week, month and year
Alarm
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Defined under the Monitors
Compares values of the monitor within given thresholds
Alarm activation in the case of criteria fulfilment
Can execute the given notification action
Two general types
• Bad Alarm (connection failure)
• Good Alarm (link recovery)
Critical levels in the range from -10 to +10.
Action
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Action is adjoined to certain Alarms
Define in which way the NetIIS system is going to react in the case of
alarm activation.
There are 2 types of action:
• E-Mail Action - sends e-mail messages to a certain user or user
groups
• SMS Action - sending SMS messages to a certain user or user groups.
Defining messages of arbitrary content that are sent with other
parameters connected to adhered alarms and monitor
Default Action is notification in the Event log
Monitoring objects
Report
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Selects the SNMP variables from the device and defines the
form of their presentation
Shows the current status of devices
Unlike periodically executed monitors, reports are
executed on the user’s request (on-demand)
Up to date values are being read from the devices
General Object Concepts
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Related to the object
Sensitive to object type
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Children
Attributes
Properties
Addresses
Links
Children
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Presents a list of adhered objects
Relation of "belonging" determines the data
hierarchy tree.
Attributes
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Presents specific information that define an object
Depend on type of objects
Device attributes
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Manufacturer
Device model
Serial number
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Port attributes
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text description
SNMP identifiers
SNMP Alias
Bandwidth
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Locations
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Name
Acronym,
Address
Phone, Fax
Domain, Web
Properties
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Arbitrary data assigned to the object.
Consist of:
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name
values
description
hide/public
time
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Certain properties have their own pre-defined meaning
and are used by the system.
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Example: Property named "snmp.community“ defines the string for SNMP
access to the device. Globally predefined for all devices, or defined on a
certain device
Addresses
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IP addresses of objects
Format
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dotted-decimal with or without a mask
FQDN form (Fully Qualified Domain Name)
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Addresses are set on devices, ports and locations
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Addresses adhered to locations present a part of the
address space of the given location.
Links
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Presents connections between objects
Reflect the computer network topology
Links are shown in the form of a tree with a chosen object
on the root of the tree
Its children are objects that it has
direct connection; each node can
be expanded in order to view
further links
Other Concepts
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Repository
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Recycle Bin
Tools
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Repository
Repository is a part of the data hierarchy that
contains pre-defined objects
• Objects are not active
• Purpose of copying and setting up in a part of the
hierarchy where they want to be defined
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Allows a user to define specific objects in one place that
will be uniformly used in the data hierarchy
• Typically contains mostly used pre-defined Reports and
Monitors, with adhered RRD Charts, Alarms and Actions
• User has a possibility to define new objects in the
Repository
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Recycle Bin
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Part of the system where all deleted data are placed
Objects may be restored to the same place from which
they were deleted
Objects erased from the recycle bin are permanently
removed from the system
Offers the possibility of correcting users mistakes, such as
accidental erasure a part of object hierarchy.
Tools
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Defines pages which user can directly access
Pre-defined Tools are:
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Login – login to the NetIIS system via username and password
Alerts – a page with all currently active bad alarms
Search – a page for search of the data hierarchy
Event log – presents a page for an overview of all good and bad
Alarms activation in the system and time when they became active
Download Application – presents a page from where the standalone application can be downloaded, with installation instructions
Syslog search – presents a page for an overview and search of
Syslog messages that NetIIS system received from networking
devices
Basic Concepts
Summary
Introduction
Objects Of The Data Hierarchy
Objects Of The Monitoring System
Mutual Roles Of Data Hierarchy Objects
Other Concepts