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Solera Overview

Capture Appliances

The DS series of appliances offer the best deep packet capture and stream-to-storage of any product in the industry. Solera products are simply better, cheaper, faster and more open than all the available alternatives. With a Solera DS appliance, you can capture, store, regenerate and filter live network traffic to optimize the effectiveness of any network analysis application. You can choose any commercial, custom or open source application so you aren't tied to a particular proprietary solution.

Software Products

It's all about the software - whether it's the elegant system software behind Solera Networks' kernel module, state machine, custom drivers, and proprietary file system that enable the unmatched performance of the device, the Virtual Appliance, Virtual (V2P) Tap, or the well designed graphical control center that makes it so easy to use.

Pilot (included with all Solera DS capture appliances) is a powerful tool to help you gain full visibility into your network through comprehensive analysis of a complete historical record captured with Solera DS capture appliances. Pilot is fully integrated with Wireshark and helps you leverage the many benefits of Solera Networks’ amazing capture and stream-to-storage technology.

Solera DeepSee lets IT or business professionals locate and reconstruct specific communication flows or network activities from within a complete historical record of all network traffic that crosses their organization. Unlike complex analysis and forensic tools that require extensive knowledge of networking protocols and packet analysis methods, Solera DeepSee provides Googleâ„¢ - like simplicity so anyone can search, locate and view actual network communications in the way they were originally delivered, eliminating the need for IT intervention.

Solera Networks' Software Update subscription service will assure you access to updates and enhancements on an annual basis.

Network Forensics Software

The Solera DeepSee™ Forensics Suite is the key to unlocking captured network traffic to find real answers. The suite of forensics software lets you search through your traffic like you search the web and navigate through it the same way you would navigate through the files on your computer. DeepSee has the ability to index, search, and reconstruct all network traffic into meaningful flows, including network artifacts. In-depth packet analysis skills are not needed to uncover and replay meaningful network activities. The forensics software suite also lets you see who or what is using the most bandwidth on the network or pinpoint any anomaly. DeepSee Forensics suite includes:

DeepSee Reports

DeepSee Reports provide an easy way to identify what data is being captured by the Solera DS appliance, what looks suspicious, and what might require further investigation

Reports include: Top Applications, Top Conversations, IP Discovery, Bit/Byte Rate, and Packet Size Distribution

DeepSee Search

DeepSee Search provides simple web-like search capabilities so anyone can search, locate, and view actual network communications in the way they were originally delivered, eliminating the need for IT intervention. IT and business users alike can search for email threads, IM dialogue, Microsoft Word documents, browser sessions, keywords, VPN sessions, etc. and reconstruct these specific communication flows or network activities from within a complete historical record of network traffic. Results are delivered in their native format for easy recognition.

DeepSee Sonar

DeepSee Sonar™ provides file-system navigation of all captured data, allowing automated folder-based filtering and instant PCAP generation. Sonar allows you to drill down into captured traffic by any parameter and is endlessly recursive. Browse by IPV4/IPV6 traffic, source/destination IPs, protocols, ports, etc.

Other Software

Solera Virtual Appliance

Leverage existing physical environment security and analysis tools to protect virtual networks

Pilot

Pilot provides configurable statistical reporting on applications, conversations, packet distribution, data rates and discovered nodes.

Software Update

Solera Networks' Software Update subscription service will ensure access to updates and enhancements on an annual basis.

Network Forensics Appliance

The Solera DS Series network forensics appliance is a revolutionary advance that gives you visibility into all of the data that crosses your network.

The Solera DS series is a product line of network forensics appliances that capture and record at full-line rates, even on 10Gb networks. Using groundbreaking technology, Solera Networks' devices capture, archive, filter and regenerate network traffic data at unprecedented rates. Solera DS Appliances store critical data into a scalable, infinite, caching and storage system, giving you a complete and accurate picture of network activity and performance. And, acting as a large "network buffer," the DS Series integrates seamlessly with existing network applications, providing network managers a complete and accurate picture of network activity and performance.


DS 5150

The flagship capture appliance complete with 10 GB Intel fiber capture card and 16 TB of storage DS 5150 Data capture device

The DS 5150 is our enterprise solution for organizations who demand the performance of a 10 Gigabit capture card and large storage capacity. Solera Networks offers the only capture appliance available that can sustain total packet capture and stream-to-storage at the bandwidth generated by a 10 Gig capture card.

The DS 5150 can be coupled with the Solera DS Storage to extend the capacity to over 576 terabytes. Or, leverage your existing storage environment for virtually unlimited capacity.

  • Product: DS 5150
  • Onboard Storage Capacity: 16 TB (how much storage do you need?)
  • External Storage Support: Optional Fiber Channel/DS Storage
  • Network adapters: 2-port 10Gb Fiber Card and 4-port copper GigE 10/100/1000 or 4-port 1000 Base SX
  • System Memory: 16 GB Memory @ 400 MHz
  • Power Supply: Redundant power supplies (3)
  • Appliance Size: 3U
  • Capture Rate: 10.0 Gb/sec
  • Regeneration: Yes
  • 10 Gb Capture card: Yes
  • Fiber Channel Enabled: Optional
  • Attached Storage: Optional

DS 3150

The DS 3150 is ideal for large enterprises DS 3150 Data capture device

The DS 3150 is a full-feature capture and stream-to-storage appliance. Capable of sustaining capture and stream-to-storage rates of 5.0Gb/sec, the DS 3150 defines a whole new standard for deep packet capture and network analysis appliances. The DS 3150 comes with 12TB of onboard storage. The DS 3150 provides eight capture interfaces with the option for either copper or fiber.

Add up to 576 TB of additional storage through the Solera DS Storage or tap into your existing external storage environment for virtually unlimited capacity.

  • Product: DS 3150
  • Onboard Storage Capacity: 12 TB (how much storage do you need?)
  • External Storage Support: Optional Fiber Channel/DS Storage
  • Network adapters: Two 4-port 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet controller or two 4-port 1000 Base SX System Memory: 16 GB memory @ 400 MHz
  • Power Supply: Redundant power supplies (3)
  • Appliance Size: 3U
  • Capture Rate: 5.0 Gb/sec
  • Regeneration: Yes
  • 10 Gb Capture card: Not supported

DS 1150

Deep Packet Capture and Stream-to-Storage for small and medium-sized enterprises

The DS 1150 is a 1U appliance, designed to work on its own in smaller environments or in conjunction with any other Solera DS capture appliance. The DS 1150 is a perfect fit for a branch or remote satellite office that needs the security, tracking, and management of a dedicated capture appliance

  • Product: DS 1150
  • Onboard Storage Capacity: 3 TB (how much storage do you need?)
  • External Storage Support: Not supported
  • Network adapters: 4-port 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet controller or 4-port 1000 Base SX
  • System Memory: 8 GB Memory @ 400 MHz
  • Power Supply: Single
  • Appliance Size: 1U
  • Capture Rate: 2.0 Gb/sec
  • Regeneration: Yes
  • 10 Gb Capture card: Not supported

CALEA Appliance

CALEA Deep Packet Capture and Stream-to-Storage appliance for ISPs and VoIP service providers

The Solera CALEA Appliance is designed to provide a low-cost packet capture solution for ISPs and VoIP service providers who must comply with CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act). The Solera CALEA Appliance not only provides an easy, low-cost solution that ensures compliance, it performs the dual role of capturing, recording and streaming-to-disk regular network traffic to optimize performance, ensure security improve customer satisfaction. Only the Solera CALEA Appliance provides a positive ROI while ensuring CALEA compliance.

  • Product: CALEA Appliance
  • Onboard Storage Capacity: 1 TB (how much storage do you need?)
  • External Storage Support: Not supported
  • Network adapters: 2-port Gb Ethernet controller
  • System Memory: 2 GB Memory @ 400 MHz
  • Power Supply: Single
  • Appliance Size: 1U
  • Capture Rate: 1.0 Gb/sec
  • Regeneration: No 10 Gb
  • Capture card: Not supported

DS Storage

The fastest storage capture appliance on the planet

Solera Networks' unique file system enables you to combine DS Storage appliances, each with 24 TB of storage. This scalable approach can accommodate up to 24 units or a total of 576 terabytes of storage. The DS Storage supports the DS 3150 or DS 5150 capture appliances, after required Fibre Channel upgrades.

  • Product: DS Storage
  • Storage Capacity: 24 TB (how much storage do you need?)
  • External Storage Support: Up to 24 units or 576 TB
  • System Memory: 8 GB Memory @ 400 MHz
  • CD-ROM: Slim CD-ROM
  • Power Supply: Redundant power supplies (3)
  • Appliance Size: 4U
  • Fiber Channel Enabled: Fiber Channel to connect to DS 3150 or 5150
  • Attached Storage: Up to 24 NAS units