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Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer 11.5.2 Release Notes
P/N 232-002504-00 Rev A
Release Notes
Advanced Troubleshooting
The Flow Analytics Module enables advanced troubleshooting techniques, such as:
• Begin capacity planning for growing networks
• Easily identify the volume of flows per host
• Easily identify the volume of traffic flowing between a pair of hosts
• Easily identify the volume of unique hosts per second traversing the network
• Peer into VoIP traffic when using IPFIX to see granular metrics such as codec & caller ID
Tired of looking at a list of meaningless IP addresses? Wouldn’t it be great if the flow-analyzer could perform
reverse DNS lookups on those addresses in real time? Want to know what specific Web 2.0 applications are being
accessed on the network? Scrutinizer with the Flow Analytics module can do all that. Administrators running
Flexible NetFlow with NBAR or IPFIX with extensions can easily identify applications such as YouTube, Facebook,
eBay and more instead of just seeing ’TCP port 80’ on the report.
IT administrators can use Scrutinizer to analyze Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic and determine: the amount of voice
traffic into and out of the network over time; what users are involved with the most VoIP traffic; the caller ID of
destination and source; QoS statistics such as Latency/Jitter and packet loss of each call; what audio codec is
being utilized; and whether the router is modifying DSCP values.
By using multiple servers to act as distributed flow data collectors, Scrutinizer can be deployed as a distributed
solution accessible through a single central web based interface allowing for easy scalability to support enterprise
level networks.
Dozens of distributed collectors can be deployed and, depending on the volume of flow data being received by each
collector, a single deployment of Scrutinizer can potentially support hundreds of firewalls, routers and switches.
Network topology maps come to life in Scrutinizer as links change in color and thickness with variations in network
utilization. Clicking on a link in a network topology map brings up useful traffic statistics such as top talkers and top
conversations within the last minute.
IT administrators can use Scrutinizer to plot network appliances such as firewalls, routers, and switches on a
Google map embedded in the Scrutinizer application. Using this geographic map as a starting point into all network
analysis provides traffic details collected and organized for easy visualization in Scrutinizer.
Multi-Tenancy Module
The Dell SonicWALL Multi-Tenancy Module (only available as an add-on for Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer with the
Flow Analytics Module,) adds several features that are especially useful for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and
Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
As a service provider or IT organization, delivering information about the performance of the infrastructure and
services you are providing to the end-user is critical. With Scrutinizer MTM, you have the secure flexibility needed to
deliver a controlled, secure and segregated reporting experience per customer or user.
• Allows permissions to be configured per router / switch / interface, etc. per login account.
• Style Sheets are easily modified with several defaults to change the colors and fonts to match the Service
Providers marketing efforts. Most logos can be changed as well.
• Definable default landing page when customer logs in.
• Unique language support per login account.
• Allows integration of 3rd party applications and URLs into mashups.
Mashups for easy accessibility
Utilizing simple web technology, Scrutinizer allows anyone to easily assemble a URL into a mashup or third party
application to directly import and display important information regarding the activity of a specific host or application
on your network into the Scrutinizer dashboard.