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How a NI GigaStor Works as a Monitoring Device

A NI GigaStor appliance serves as a type of monitoring device for CA Application Delivery Analysis. CA Application Delivery Analysis identifies the time and source of a performance issue, and the NI GigaStor details root-cause analysis of the problem. A NI GigaStor:

• Is a constant-capturing device that captures all IPv4-based TCP packets. A single SPAN session with multiple destination interfaces enables a NI GigaStor and a CA Standard Monitor to share the SPAN. There is no need for a tap.
• Unlike a CA Standard Monitor, a NI GigaStor specializes in pure packet capture and can receive TCP packets on multiple interfaces (eight or more), from multiple SPAN ports.
• Captures the entire packet for complete conversation analysis and reconstruction.
• Combines TCP headers from multiple interfaces into a single NI GigaStor monitor feed.

The GigaStor Connector enables a management console user to quickly and easily analyze large volumes of IPv4 packet data captured and stored on the NI GigaStor appliance, enabling network engineers to move seamlessly between the network, server, and application performance views in the management console and deep-packet inspection in NI Observer Expert for easier and faster troubleshooting.