Simplify
Probe Management
The Network Instruments Management Server (NIMS)
simplifies probe administration, management, security,
and maintenance for IT professionals tasked with
maintaining multiple software probes and probe
appliances across the enterprise.
From one central location, NIMS allows you to:
- Authenticate users for probe access
- Manage user passwords and permissions
- Ensure probe and software compliance
- Define probe rights by user, user group, or
probe group
- Log probe access activity
- Share filters with Observer users
- License new probes automatically
- Efficiently administer upgrades
- Provide shared access to analysis tools
Centralized Rights Management
NIMS user group addresses a need for larger organizations
to incorporate centralized rights management into
their IT organizational framework. Rights management
allows IT managers to control access to network
and application data. This protects IT departments
by ensuring data is visible only to authorized
users.
 With
NIMS, IT managers do not have to recreate permission
lists, but can instead grab that information from
a local Windows system, Active Directory, or RADIUS
server.
NIMS Centralized Rights Management can:
- Record access activity for periodic reviews
- Organize permissions by individual or department
- Block access after a predetermined number
of unsuccessful logins
- Set alarms or e-mail notifications on failed
logins
Security and Failover Protection
NIMS ensures secure NIMS-probe communication
by encrypting all data sent across the network.
Once probes are authenticated into NIMS, the connection
is secured with a 128-bit shared key encryption.
NIMS also protects analysis tools against connection
failures. With a redundant NIMS in place, real-time
analysis and distributed visibility continues
even if the primary NIMS becomes unavailable.
With this option, console and probe communication
is secure and uninterrupted.
Obtain Greater Flexibility with Centralized
Licensing
NIMS Centralized Licensing provides flexibility
in managing software upgrades. This is ideal for
organizations with large-scale Observer deployments.
 NIMS
manages licensing changes and upgrades quickly
and efficiently. Authorize Observer products to
collectively or individually maintain product
licensing. For example, you may choose to only
upgrade consoles or probes or just focus on a
specific section of the network.
NIMS also provides options should you elect not
to upgrade or if you want to control the upgrade
schedule. For example, with NIMS you can set all
Observer software to remain at a certain version
number or choose to upgrade minor releases only.
With many options for NIMS license management,
it’s easy to choose the right option for your
organization.
Share Analysis Tools with NIMS
With NIMS it is easy to share filter libraries
between probes and across the network with other
Observer users. Upload or download filter lists
to or from NIMS as often as necessary. Filters
ensure only relevant data is displayed or collected,
speeding troubleshooting and analysis.
Data Sheet
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