Data Sources Page

This page describes how to configure Riverbed Data Sources in a customer environment so that those Data Sources:

  1. Enter as part of the Riverbed Data Store.

  2. Provide full-fidelity observability data to support advanced processing capabilities such as analytics, automation, or multi-modal AI.

The following Riverbed Data Sources can be configured to join the Data Store by clicking on their associated tabs:

  • EDGES (default) - used to manage the configuration of Riverbed NPM Data Sources (e.g. NetIM, NetProfiler, and AppResponse)

  • NPM+ - used to manage the configuration of Riverbed NPM+ Data Sources (e.g. those endpoints with NPM+ modules installed)

  • ATERNITY SaaS - used to manage the configuration of Riverbed Aternity Data Sources (e.g. those endpoints with Aternity modules installed)

Edge tab

The Edge tab in the Data Sources page (this is displayed by default) provides the following controls/information for Riverbed Edge and its associated Data Sources:

  • Add a Riverbed Edge — Click this to display the Add a Riverbed Edge wizard.

  • Riverbed Edge

  • Type — AWS, Azure, or ESXi, as specified at the Edge's creation.

  • Status

  • Data Sources — The Data Sources associated with the Edge, which have their own set of properties and controls:

    • Data Source — The data source name.

    • Type — The data source type (AppResponse, NetIM, or NetProfiler).

    • Hostname or IP — The fully qualified hostname or IP address for the data source.

    • Info — A summary of system status and software versions for the data source.

    • Data Ingestion — Shows when the Edge last received data from the data source and indicates whether the data source is preferred. If you wish to change this, click the Change button to open the Change Preferred Data Source dialog, which enables you to specify whether to prefer AppResponse or NetProfiler.

    • Enabled — Indicates whether the data source is enabled to stream data to the Edge. This is set in the Edit the Data Source dialog.

    • Ellipsis (...) menu — Additional commands for administering each data source.

      • Edit — Open the Edit the Data Source dialog to change settings for the data source such as its IP address, type, and protocol.

      • Delete — Remove the data source from the Edge.

  • Ellipsis (...) menu — Additional commands for administering each Edge.

    • Edit — Open the Edit the Riverbed Edge wizard to change the definition.

    • Connect a Data Source — Open the Connect a Data Source dialog to specify a data source to use with the Edge.

    • Obtain VM Image — Obtain the Ubuntu cloud image.

    • Download Cloud-Init/Download ISO — Obtain the cloud-init script or ISO file that configures the Edge.

    • Delete — Remove this Edge from Riverbed IQ.

For more detail on setup and configuration of Riverbed Edge and NPM Data Sources (e.g. NetIM, NetProfiler, and AppResponse), refer to Configuring Riverbed Edge and Data Sources (follow directions for your target VM-type to setup the VM instance and configure Edge and Data Sources).

NPM+ tab

The NPM+ tab in the Data Sources page provides the following controls/information for the NPM+ Data Source:

  • Account ID - NPM+ SaaS identifier.

  • Enable Data Source - toggle-switch to enable (on) / disable (off) the federation of this data into the Riverbed Data Store.

  • Connection Status - enabled (checkmark-icon)

For more detail on setup and configuration of NPM+ Data Source, refer to Enable the NPM+ Data Source.

ATERNITY SaaS tab

The ATERNITY SaaS tab in the Data Sources page provides the following controls/information for the ATERNITY SaaS Data Source:

  • Aternity Domain - Aternity SaaS domain identifier.

  • Account Name - Aternity SaaS account identifier.

  • Account ID - Aternity SaaS identifier.

  • Connector Name - Aternity SaaS connector identifier.

  • Enable Data Source - toggle-switch to enable (on) / disable (off) the federation of this data into the Riverbed Data Store.

  • Enable Data Ingest - toggle-switch to enable (on) / disable (off) the processing of this data through the IQ Analytics Pipeline.

  • Connection Status - enabled (checkmark-icon)

  • Last Data Ingested - Timestamp of the last received data from the data source.

For more detail on setup and configuration of the Aternity SaaS Data Source, refer to Enable and Configure the Aternity Data Source.