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SonicWALL Scrutinizer 9.0.1 Release Notes
P/N 232-000861-00 Rev A
Scrutinizer Product Overview
SonicWALL Scrutinizer is a network traffic monitoring, analysis and reporting tool. Scrutinizer is a mature and
feature rich flow analytic platform.
Scrutinizer is used to monitor the overall health of the network, troubleshoot irregular network traffic patterns and
optimize network performance. The Scrutinizer application is run on a Windows server and accessible through a
web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). IT administrators use SonicWALL Scrutinizer to collect, monitor, and
analyze data on user and application usage across the network. Scrutinizer provides administrators with great
insight into how the network is being used through the use of highly customized granular reporting. Administrators
can be alerted based upon a set threshold or on a pre-determined schedule.
Scrutinizer supports a wide variety of flow protocols allowing compatibility with virtually every collector available in
the market today. In addition to SonicWALL’s pioneering IPFIX implementation in SonicOS 5.8+, Scrutinizer also
supports Cisco’s Flexible NetFlow. Customers utilizing Scrutinizer receive even greater value for their investment as
the software can be utilized to monitor an ever increasing number of switches and routers, due to support for
numerous additional industry standards such as NetFlow v5, NetFlow v9, sFlow and J-Flow. Additional supported
hardware vendors include Enterasys, Foundry, Juniper, Riverbed, VMware, Citrix, ADTRAN, Nortel and many
others.
Supporting a broad range of network devices, flow protocols, and application types, Scrutinizer is flexible enough to
be utilized on virtually any network. Administrators are able to leverage reports to reach a level of visibility
previously not possible. The network mapping feature allows administrators visibility into almost every link on the
network greatly enhancing troubleshooting efforts. Scrutinizer’s powerful analytics engine provides users with in-
depth traffic analysis which was previously only available through packet-based instrumentation. Advanced
analysis algorithms and premier industry usage of IPFIX and NBAR
based technologies are at the core of
Scrutinizer’s impressive set of application level reporting and alerting capabilities.
Scrutinizer is a free tool for download by any IT professional. Three of the main limitations of the free product are
that it:
• only stores a maximum of 24 hours of data
• does not include most SonicWALL specific reports
• can only support up to five devices
For the first 30 days after installation, the free Scrutinizer product includes the Flow Analytics Module. To make use
of the features available in the Flow Analytics Module beyond the first 30 days, you have to purchase and activate a
Flow Analytics Module license.
There are five optional add-on modules for Scrutinizer which are sold separately: the Flow Analytics Module, the
Service Provider Module, the Cisco Advanced Reporting Module, the Citrix Advanced Reporting Module, and the
Cross Check Module.