Operations Center Requirements

NetMRI appliances are offered in several models:

• NetMRI-1102-A (Discontinued–appliances in the field may operate as Collectors only).
  NetMRI-1102-A appliances are equipped with two Ethernet ports, labeled MGMT and SCAN. The MGMT port may be used singly as a dedicated management port for the appliance or may operate as the only active port, carrying both management and network monitoring traffic. By default, the appliance is configured to use the MGMT port for both system administration and network analysis functions.
• NetMRI NT-4000
  NT-4000 appliances are a next-generation 2U appliance that supports a larger CPU, memory, and storage configuration, along with field-replaceable power supplies and disk drives in a RAID-10 array. The NT-4000 appliance may operate as an Operations Center and as a Collector appliance. It is equipped with two Ethernet ports, labeled LAN1 and LAN2. LAN1 connects the NT-4000 appliance to the management network and is used for managing the appliance. LAN1 may operate as the only active port, carrying both management and network monitoring traffic. If activated, LAN2 connects the appliance to the network. LAN2 is used for network analysis, connecting to the networks that the appliance will scan and analyze.
• NetMRI NT-1400
  The NetMRI NT-1400 is designed for smaller enterprise deployments and for use as a Collector for Operations Center deployments.
• NetMRI NT-2200
  The NetMRI NT-2200 appliances may operate as both Operations Center appliances and as Collectors.
• NetMRI VM
  A virtual machine version is installed on a VMware ESXi server to provide greater flexibility for network monitoring and analysis. VMs are often used as collectors for an Operations Center deployment. A NetMRI VM also can operate as an Operations Center.

In this guide, both hardware models are treated generically and referred to as a “NetMRI appliance.” Either model can operate as a NetMRI Operations Center central node.
Infoblox NetMRI appliances should always be supported by an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to avoid data corruption problems in case of a power outage.