Introduction to DDI and ADC Solutions

About TCPWave DDI

TCPWave’s DDI solution, encompassing DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management, stands out as the ultimate remedy to mitigate risks and cut costs while boosting efficiency and productivity through automation. At the heart of the our DDI solution lies the TCPWave IPAM, which streamlines automation demands for your organization. By incorporating AI integration, machine learning, and intelligent analytics, our solution ensures scalability, security, and resiliency. With centralized management and comprehensive network visibility, we empower businesses to navigate the complex terrain of network management with ease.

Our DDI solution provides valuable analytics, hierarchy diagrams, and audit reports, ensuring real-time monitoring of network assets, applications, and devices. This comprehensive monitoring, along with fault management and configuration assurance, plays a pivotal role in swiftly detecting potential issues and minimizing the risk of network outages, effectively reducing the costs associated with downtime. Leveraging machine learning intelligence, TCPWave DDI proactively identifies and counters malicious traffic, while incorporating DNS firewalls, application delivery controllers, web application firewalls, and more, to bolster your organization’s security. With our DDI’s automation capabilities, security vulnerabilities are promptly identified and resolved, significantly mitigating the risk of security breaches and costly data leaks. Additionally, our DDI management is one of the key solutions to an enterprise digital transformation.

About TCPWave ADC

TCPWave’s Themis ADC solution ensures seamless scalability to accommodate your company’s growth, optimizing performance and availability even under increasing workloads and network traffic demands. With the ability to dynamically adjust resources, it offers flexibility to match the evolving needs of your organization, providing a reliable foundation for business expansion and innovation. Seamlessly integrating with various cloud environments including public, private, and hybrid clouds, TCPWave’s Themis ADC solution guarantees compatibility across diverse platforms for efficient application delivery. This multi-cloud support enables businesses to leverage the benefits of different cloud infrastructures while maintaining consistent performance and security standards across their entire application ecosystem.

Dashboard

Executive Dashboard

TCPWave’s dashboards provide a visual interface for organizations to monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs). These dashboards include:

  1. Pre-defined Dashboard: This category has several specific dashboards:

    • Executive Dashboard: Displays various statistics, alerts, and report summaries.

    • Capacity Planning Dashboard: Helps in monitoring and analyzing network capacity.

    • Discovery Dashboard, Advanced Threat Intelligence Dashboard, ADC Dashboard: Specialized for different operational insights.

    • Custom Dashboard: Allows users to create a dashboard tailored to their specific needs.

Key Features

  • Highlighting and Access: When hovering over different dashboards, the system highlights the selected one. Users can drag and drop widgets to customize their view.

  • Data Refresh: A reset icon next to each dashboard name allows users to refresh data.

Executive Dashboard Details

  • Counters and Widgets: Provides detailed counters (like Administrators, Networks, Subnets, etc.) and widgets (like Total Objects, User Sessions, etc.) for a comprehensive view.

  • Types of Counters: Includes various counters such as Super Administrators, Class-A Networks, Forward Zones, etc., each offering specific data sets upon clicking.

Widgets in Pre-defined Dashboard

  • Different Widgets: Includes various widgets like Object Types, User Sessions, and Zone Distribution, each providing a different type of data visualization like pie charts or bar charts.

  • Widget Functions: Each widget serves a specific purpose. For example, the Total Objects widget displays the total number of objects in IPAM, while the DNS Zone Allocation Trend shows the distribution of zones managed by DNS appliances.

Capacity Planning Dashboard

  • Usage and Access: Designed for capacity planners to get a snapshot of DDI infrastructure sections.

  • Widget Components: Offers widgets showing alerts, CPU, Disk, Memory utilization, and more.

Custom Dashboard

  • Creation and Customization: Users can create their own dashboards by adding widgets. They can choose from different categories like Executive, Fault Management, etc.

  • Widget Management: Provides options to add, edit, or remove widgets.

Global Elements Across TCPWave IPAM

  • Organization Dropdown: Allows users to filter records by organization.

  • Global Search: Enables search operations within the application using criteria like Wildcard and Regex.

  • System Information: Offers access to system details, documentation, REST API Console, license update options, and more.

User Profile Management

  • Password Change: Users are prompted to change their password after logging in.

  • User Profile Options: Includes options for changing tickets, passwords, and logging out.

Additional Functionalities

  • Floating Action Button (FAB): A multi-purpose tool accessible across screens for tasks like toggling UI mode, bookmarking, and performing quick tasks or undos.

  • UI Mode: Allows toggling between dark and light themes.

  • Undo Functionality: Supports undoing actions for specific entities like Zones and Subnets.

Conclusion

TCPWave’s dashboards are comprehensive tools designed for various organizational needs, offering a blend of predefined and customizable options for effective data visualization and management. With features like counters, widgets, global search, and user profile management, they provide a holistic approach to managing and monitoring key organizational metrics and operations.

Capacity Planning

The Capacity Planning Dashboard in TCPWave is a specialized tool designed for capacity planners. It provides a quick and comprehensive view of critical components within the DDI infrastructure, helping organizations effectively analyze, monitor, and adjust network capacity as needed.

Accessing the Capacity Planning Dashboard

To access this dashboard:

  1. Hover over the ‘Dashboard’ option in the TCPWave interface. A pop-up menu appears.

  2. Select ‘Capacity Planning’ from this pop-up. The Capacity Planning Dashboard then opens, presenting various widgets with different data sets.

Key Widgets and Their Functions

  1. DNS/DHCP Related Widgets:

    • Alerts: Showcased through a circular progress bar, this widget displays the count of alerts for both remote and IPAM appliances.

    • Cumulative CPU Utilization: Indicates the percentage of CPU usage over time by DNS/DHCP appliances.

    • Cumulative Disk Utilization: Tracks the disk usage percentage over time.

    • Cumulative Memory Utilization: Displays memory usage over time.

    • TICO Score: An acronym for ‘TCPWave Infrastructure Computed Overall score’. This provides an aggregate health status of the TCPWave appliance.

  2. IPAM Widget:

    • Displays percentage utilization of CPU, Disk, and Memory in a spike chart format. Hovering over a spike reveals detailed percentage values.

  3. DNS/DHCP Utilization Widget:

    • Illustrates the top ten CPU, Disk, and Memory usage consumers. The Y-axis shows the consumer appliances, and the X-axis shows the time parameter.

  4. DNS Specific Widgets:

    • Top 10 DNS Queries Per Second: A pie chart displaying the count and percentage of DNS traffic handled by individual appliances at a given moment.

    • DNS Top Talkers: Showcases the query count managed by DNS appliances.

  5. DHCP Specific Widget:

    • Top 10 DHCP Leases Per Second: This pie chart reveals the count and percentage of DHCP IP address requests.

Updating the Dashboard

  • There is a feature to refresh and update the values displayed in all the widgets of the capacity planning dashboard.

Conclusion

The TCPWave Capacity Planning Dashboard is an invaluable tool for network administrators and capacity planners. It provides a detailed and dynamic view of the network’s capacity, utilization, and health, aiding in proactive management and planning of the DDI infrastructure. With its comprehensive set of widgets, the dashboard ensures that critical metrics are easily accessible and understandable, enabling efficient and effective capacity management.

Discovery

TCPWave’s Discovery Dashboard is an integral tool for network management, designed to provide a comprehensive view of your organization’s network devices. It facilitates the gathering, analysis, and visualization of network statistics crucial for business operations.

Accessing the Discovery Dashboard

  1. Navigation: To access the Discovery Dashboard, hover over the ‘Dashboard’ menu link. A pop-up appears showing both predefined and custom dashboards.

  2. Selection: Choose ‘Discovery’ from this menu to open the Discovery Dashboard.

Features of the Discovery Dashboard

Counters

  • Routers: Shows the total number of discovered routers within the organization.

  • Switches: Displays the count of network switches discovered.

  • Firewalls: Indicates the number of firewalls identified, key in network security.

  • Router Subnets: Provides the count of subnets associated with each discovered router.

  • Switch Subnets: Shows the number of subnets linked to switches.

  • Missing Subnets: If there’s a discrepancy in subnet counts between the network discovery page and the IPv4 subnets page, this counter shows the missing subnets.

Widgets

  1. Distribution by Device: A pie chart presenting a snapshot of network devices. Hovering over segments shows the type and count of devices.

  2. Distribution by Vendor: Another pie chart, this time showing devices sorted by manufacturer. Hovering reveals the vendor name and device count.

  3. Top 10 Switch Port Traffic Utilization: Displays a pie chart of the most heavily used switch ports. Hovering over each segment shows the switch port name and utilization percentage.

  4. Top 10 Busiest Pollers: A bar graph representing the top 10 appliances with the most discovered devices. The X-axis is the appliance’s IP address, and the Y-axis is the total number of devices. Hovering over a bar provides detailed information.

  5. Top 10 Devices Uptime: Showcases a horizontal bar graph of the top 10 devices with the longest uptime since their last reboot.

  6. Discovered Devices Details: A grid listing various details of each discovered device, including name, IP address, type, vendor, and platform.

  7. Distribution by OS Version: Displays the OS version of discovered devices in a grid, including vendor, platform, version, and total device count.

  8. Discovery Events: Presents a grid of discovery event statuses, showing the IP address of the device, the IP of the appliance, and the current status (In Progress/Completed).

Functionality and Usability

  • Real-Time Updates: The reset icon next to the dashboard name allows users to refresh and view the most current data.

  • Intuitive Display: The dashboard is designed to be user-friendly, with hover-over features for additional details and a clear, concise presentation of complex network data.

Conclusion

TCPWave’s Discovery Dashboard offers a dynamic and detailed visualization of network infrastructure, vital for monitoring and managing an organization’s network environment. Its ability to present real-time data in an easily understandable format is invaluable for network administrators and IT professionals.

Advanced Threat Intelligence

The Advanced Threat Intelligence Dashboard is a comprehensive tool designed to provide an in-depth overview of an organization’s network security. Tailored to each selected organization, this dashboard aggregates and presents critical data to identify and analyze potential security threats. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of its features and functionalities:

Accessing the Dashboard:

  • To view the dashboard, navigate to the Dashboard menu and select ‘Advanced Threat Intelligence’ from the available options. This action reveals the dedicated dashboard page.

Key Features of the Dashboard:

  1. Counters:

    • Total Queries Per Second (QPS): This counter displays the aggregate number of queries made per second across all the organization’s appliances.

    • Total Anomalies Per Second (APS): It shows the total number of anomaly detections per second across all appliances, using data from TCPWave’s machine learning model, ATLANTIS.

    • Total Remotes: This reflects the total number of remote devices connected to the organization’s network.

    • Alerts: Displays the total number of critical alerts for the organization.

  2. Widgets:

    • Top QPS & APS Data: This is a 3D stacked column chart that visualizes the top 10 remotes in terms of QPS. The X-axis represents the remotes, and the Y-axis shows the QPS/APS counts. The first part of the stack shows APS (from ATLANTIS), and the second part displays QPS.

    • Anomalous Source Geo Map: A geographical map pinpoints the origin of anomalous queries. Each pointer reveals the location’s name and the count of malicious queries when hovered over.

    • DGA Pie Chart: This pie chart categorizes DGA (Domain Generation Algorithm) classes. Hovering over a slice reveals the name and percentage use of that DGA class.

    • Outliers Grid: This sparkline chart shows the CPU, Disk, Memory usage, QPS, and LPS for IPAM and remote appliances over a 24-hour period. It provides a detailed breakdown of resource utilization and network query metrics.

    • Anomalous Query Distribution - Suricata: A horizontal bar chart showing anomalous queries as detected by the Suricata Intrusion Prevention System. It displays the appliance IP and the count of anomalies for each.

    • Intrusion Alerts Suricata: Presents Suricata alert details in a grid, including the date, time, appliance address, alert category, type of action taken, and count of alerts on Suricata-enabled remotes.

    • Top 10 Forward Zones: This horizontal bar graph tracks the query count for the top 10 forward zones. It provides insight into the most queried zones, with the X-axis showing the query count and the Y-axis listing the zone names.

Interactive Elements

  • The dashboard is interactive, with elements like hover-over details on graphs and charts providing additional data.

  • A reset icon is available next to the dashboard names to refresh and update the displayed data.

In summary, the Advanced Threat Intelligence Dashboard offers a powerful, interactive interface for monitoring and analyzing network security metrics, including query rates, anomalies, resource utilization, and intrusion alerts. It’s a vital tool for staying ahead of potential security threats in an organization’s network ecosystem.

ADC Dashboard

TCPWave’s ADC (Application Delivery Controller) Dashboard is a robust tool designed for network administrators. It provides detailed insights into network traffic, crucial for managing and optimizing network performance. This dashboard includes a set of pre-defined components, offering real-time monitoring and analysis capabilities.

Accessing the ADC Dashboard

To access the ADC Dashboard:

  1. Hover over the ‘Dashboard’ option in the TCPWave interface.

  2. Select ‘ADC Dashboard’ from the pop-up menu.

Key Benefits

  1. Enhanced Network Visibility: Delivers in-depth insights into network traffic, aiding in performance monitoring and optimization.

  2. Informed Decision Making: Provides essential metrics like bandwidth and packet rate, facilitating strategic resource allocation and capacity planning.

  3. Real-time Monitoring: Enables prompt identification and resolution of network bottlenecks or anomalies.

  4. Efficient Resource Allocation: Offers visibility into ADC device resource usage, optimizing CPU, disk, and memory consumption.

  5. Improved User Experience: Insights into client and server connections help in targeted optimization, enhancing user experience and server stability.

ADC Counters

  • Total ADC Appliances: Counts all ADC devices in the network for comprehensive management.

  • Total Frontend VIPs: Shows the number of configured frontend Virtual IPs, key in traffic distribution.

  • Total Backend Nodes: Tracks the count of backend nodes to ensure connectivity.

  • Total Backends: Indicates the number of backends on the ADC for effective load balancing.

  • Total Frontends: Counts frontends on the ADC, important for traffic handling.

  • Total Connections: Shows the total active connections, aiding in network performance monitoring.

ADC Widgets

  • Network Bandwidth Rate: Monitors bandwidth utilization, crucial for maintaining optimal network performance.

  • Network Packet Rate: Tracks the transmission rate of network packets, highlighting efficiency and potential issues.

  • Total Connections: Displays active connections within the load balancing environment for resource planning.

  • Highest Client Connections: Identifies clients with the most active connections for targeted optimization.

  • Highest Server Connections: Shows servers with the highest number of active connections, essential for server management.

  • Top 10 ADC CPU Consumers: Lists the top 10 ADC devices by CPU usage, aiding in performance optimization.

  • Top 10 ADC Disk Consumers: Highlights the top 10 ADC devices in terms of disk space usage, assisting in storage management.

  • Top 10 ADC Memory Consumers: Shows the top 10 ADC devices by memory usage, key in system performance optimization.

Conclusion

TCPWave’s ADC Dashboard is a powerful tool, providing crucial insights for efficient network administration. With its comprehensive counters and widgets, it not only allows real-time monitoring but also facilitates proactive management and optimization of network resources. This dashboard is instrumental in enhancing overall network performance and user experience.