Adding a Data Source

Before you add a data sourceClosed A product in your network that forwards data to the system. This data can be streaming data used to detect anomalies and generate incidents, or data that can be fetched on demand when runbooks are executed. to Riverbed Edge, make sure it is configured appropriately. Each data source type requires specific configuration in its own UIClosed User Interface. The visual components and controls that users interact with to access features and manage the system. to integrate with Riverbed IQ Ops. Refer to these topics as needed to configure your data sources:

The generic procedure for adding a data source to a Riverbed Edge is:

  1. In the Data Sources page, select the Edge and click ... and click Connect a Data Source to display the Connect a Data Source dialog.

  2. Type the Riverbed Edge's Hostname or IP Address.

  3. Enable the data source using the toggle control. There are three options:

    Note: When the data source is enabled, you can access the Enable Data Ingest toggle (not supported for NetIM data sources). If data ingest is disabled, Riverbed IQ Ops does not ingest metricsClosed A measurement or data point that is monitored and analyzed to detect anomalies and generate incidents. and does not perform analytics or correlate and execute incidentsClosed A collection of one or more related triggers. Relationships that cause triggers to be combined into incidents include application, location, operating system, or a trigger by itself.. The data source will still be used in RunbookClosed An automated workflow that executes a series of steps or tasks in response to a triggered event, such as the detection of anomalous behavior generating an incident, a lifecycle event, or a manually executed runbook. queries, however.

    • Enable Data Source

    • Enable Data Ingest

    • Enable SSL Validation

  4. Choose the Source Type: AppResponse, NetIM, or NetProfiler.

  5. Type the data source's IP address or hostname.

  6. Observe the data source's Protocol and Port settings. The Protocol is automatically set to https, and cannot be changed. The Port will be 443 or 8543, depending on which Source Type you chose; this can be changed, if necessary.

  7. Type the username and password for accessing the data source. See the Authentication failure section of the Troubleshooting Data Source Connections topic for data source authentication details.

  8. Type a meaningful name to identify the data source.

  9. Click Submit to complete, or Close to quit without making any change. The data source is listed under its associated Riverbed Edge on the Data Sources page.

If you see error messages or observe other problems related to your data source connections, refer to Troubleshooting Data Source Connections for guidance.

Supported data source versions

Riverbed IQ Ops supports the three most recent data source release versions. The following table lists supported NPM (Network Performance Monitoring) data source types and their minimum and recommended versions.

Data Source Type

Minimum Version Required

Recommended Version

Riverbed NetIM

2.6.1

2.7 and above

Riverbed NetProfiler1

10.24.2

10.25 and above

Riverbed AppResponse2

11.12

n/a

Aternity

n/a

n/a

  1. Riverbed NetProfiler dictates the version requirement for any subtending Riverbed AppResponse.

  2. These version requirements apply to Riverbed AppResponse connecting directly to Riverbed IQ Ops.

There are no hardware requirements for Riverbed Technology data sources, only the software version. You must install Riverbed Edge in your environment to connect on-premises data sources to the Riverbed Console SaaS platform.