Re: What NMS do you use and why?

[Rich Brown <richb.hanover () gmail com>]

> On Aug 17, 2018, at 8:00 AM, nanog-request () nanog org wrote:
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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:31:13 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Joe Loiacono <jloiacon () gmail com <mailto:jloiacon () gmail com>>
> To: William Herrin <bill () herrin us <mailto:bill () herrin us>>
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> Consider also open-source FlowViewer for netflow capture and analysis. A lot of very useful netflow based analytical 
> tools in an easy UI. Sits on top of a robust set of Carnegie-Mellon's high-capacity SiLK netflow tools.
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> https://sourceforge.net/projects/flowviewer/ <https://sourceforge.net/projects/flowviewer/>
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> Joe

About a year ago, I was horsing around with Netflow tools. I built a Docker image to make it easy to install 
FlowViewer. I also factored the FlowViewer source files to make it easier to install in a Docker instance. I have no 
opinion whether Docker would be a good solution for a high performance Netflow collector. However, this Dockerfile 
makes it easy (~15 minutes) to get started with testing.

Grab the files from my github repo's:

https://github.com/richb-hanover/FlowViewer
https://github.com/richb-hanover/docker-silk-flowviewer

I also made a couple other Docker instances of Netflow tools. They're mentioned in my blog: 
http://richb-hanover.com/netflow-collectors-for-home-networks/

Enjoy!

Rich Brown
Blueberry Hill Software