• Network Security Manager On-Premises
• Overview
  • About NSM
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
    • UI Conventions
    • Guide Conventions
• Before Starting
  • Installation Quick Start
  • Prerequisites
  • Supported Firewalls
  • System Requirements
    • Capacity Requirements
    • Scaling Up
    • Licensing Model
  • Creating an MSW Account
  • Obtaining the Image
    • Obtaining a New Licensed Image
    • Obtaining a Trial Version
    • Downloading NSM for an Existing Instance
• Installing NSM on ESXi Server
  • Installing on ESXi Server
  • Connecting to the Console from ESXI
• Installing NSM on Hyper-V
  • Preparing the Windows Server System
  • Installing NSM On-Premises on Hyper-V
  • Connecting to the Console from Hyper-V
• Installing NSM on KVM
  • Preparing the KVM Server
  • Installing KVM
  • Deploying NSM on KVM
• Installing NSM on Azure
• NSM Settings and Registration
  • Configuring NSM Network Settings
  • Registering NSM
  • Associating Firewalls on MSW
  • Unregistering NSM
• Console Operations
  • Management Console Operations
  • NSM Management Console Menu
  • Using SafeMode on the Management Console
    • Enabling SafeMode
    • Disabling SafeMode
    • Configuring Network Interfaces in SafeMode
      • Configuring Interface Settings
      • Disabling an Interface
    • Installing a Software Upgrade in SafeMode
    • Downloading Logs in SafeMode
• Using NSM
  • Interface Overview
  • Dashboard
  • Creating a Tenant
  • Creating a New User
  • Adding a Device
• Integrate On-Prem Analytics with NSM
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade Using Management Console
  • Upgrading SonicOS Firmware
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Integrate On-Prem Analytics with NSM

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

Before proceeding with NSM integration please ensure desired SonicWall Analytics is working fine and firewall is configured to send data to analytics.

• Integrate SonicWall Analytics in NSM

• Enable Analytics While Adding a New Device

• Enable Firewall to View Analytics Data

• Accessing Analytics Data

Integrate SonicWall Analytics in NSM

To add On-Prem Analytics details in NSM:

1. Access NSM using IP address. Login with username and password.

2. Under System, navigate to Settings > Analytics Agent.

3. Click on Add.

   

4. 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.

5. Enter the login details of the analytics agent.

   

6. Click Save.

Enable Analytics While Adding a New Device

To add an analytics agent while adding a new device:

1. Under Home, navigate to Firewalls > Inventory.

2. Click on Add.

3. Add the new device information.

4. Under Reporting and Analytics, enable the Integrate External Analytics Agent for this device button.

5. 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 field.

   

6. Click Save.

Enable Firewall to View Analytics Data

To add an analytics agent for zero-touch enabled or already added device in NSM:

1. Under Home, navigate to Firewalls > Inventory.

2. Select the firewall on which Analytics is running and click on icon below Action column and click on Edit Settings.

   

3. Under Reporting and Analytics, enable the Integrate External Analytics Agent for this device button.

4. Select the added analytics agent from the dropdown of Analytics Agent field.

5. Click Save.

Accessing Analytics Data

To access analytics data in NSM:

1. Under Home, navigate to Firewalls > Inventory.

2. Click on the firewall which you have integrated with either IPFIX or Syslog to view that particular Firewall View.

   

3. Navigate to the Monitor View to see the various analytics data as per the tabs on the left of the page.

   • IPFIX

     

   • Syslog