Integrate On-Prem Analytics with NSM (On-Prem)
11/10/2023
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On-prem NSM integrates with SonicWall On-prem Analytics to provide integrated user interface to manage firewall policy and monitor network traffic. On-prem NSM can be integrated with SonicWall IPFIX or Syslog based analytics. After integration of on-prem NSM and on-prem analytics, data collected by the SonicWall analytics is available within NSM user interface. To integrate on-prem NSM and analytics requires specifying detail of analytics system in NSM, then enabling firewall to view analytic data and accessing firewall analytic data.
Note: Before proceeding with NSM integration please ensure desired SonicWall Analytics is working fine and firewall is configured to send data to analytics.
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Step1: Integrate SonicWall Analytics in NSM
To add On-Prem Analytics details in NSM:
Access NSM using IP address. Login with username and password.
Under System, navigate to Settings > Analytics Agent.
Click on Add.

Enter the Name of the analytics agent and select Type of Analytics Install from the drop down. You can select Flow Analytics for Analytics On-Prem IPFIX and Syslog Analytics for Analytics On-Prem Syslog.

Click on Save.
Step2: Enable Analytics while adding new device.
To add an analytics agent while adding a new device:
- Under Home, navigate to Firewalls |Inventory.
- Click on Add.
- Add the new device information.
- Under Reporting and Analytics, enable the Integrate External Analytics Agent for this device button.
- Select the added analytics agent from the dropdown of Analytics Agent field. You can also add a new agent here by clicking on
icon and selecting Add Analytics Agent in Analytics Agent. 
- Click Save.
Step3: Enable firewall to view Analytics data
To add an analytics agent for zero-touch enabled or already added device in NSM:
- Under Home, navigate to Firewalls| Inventory.
- Select the firewall on which Analytics is running and click on
icon below Action column and click on Edit Settings. 
- Under Reporting and Analytics, enable the Integrate External Analytics Agent for this device button.
- Select the added analytics agent from the dropdown of Analytics Agent field.
- Click Save.
Step4: Accessing the Analytics data:
To access analytics data in NSM:
- Under Home, navigate to Firewalls| Inventory.
- Click on the firewall which you have integrated with either IPFIX or Syslog to view that particular Firewall View.

- Navigate to the Monitor View to see the various analytics data as per the tabs on the left of the page
IPFIX:

Syslog:

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