Network Instruments Gigastor Portable
Collect and store hours to weeks of packet-level data for decode, analysis and display

Network Instruments GigaStor Portable Overview
In an enterprise, seconds of network downtime can quickly result in a substantial loss of time and money. Keeping key applications running smoothly 24/7/365 is a matter of business survival, and every second counts and because the stakes are so high, your IT team shouldn't have to waste time duplicating problems that users report "in the wild" or responding to uninformed finger-pointing.

GigaStor Portable is the first self-contained mobile forensics system for troubleshooting intermittent network and application problems wherever they occur. GigaStor Portable ends the hours of problem replication and finger-pointing by providing engineers with a detailed packet-level view before, during, and after problems occur.

The GigaStor Portable forensics unit collects and stores hours to weeks of packet-level data, which it can decode, analyse, and display.

24x7 Network Visibility for:

• Troubleshooting intermittent performance issues
• Investigating government compliance issues and violations
• Providing high network availability to improve business functions
• Ensuring successful rollout of new applications, such as VoIP
• Enforcing internal HR policies
• Tracking security breaches

GigaStor Portable Advantages

• Self-contained appliance for performing in-the-field network forensics
• Capture hours and days worth of packet-level data
• Isolate network issues quickly with a unique time-based navigation utility
• Reconstruct data-streams to review web pages visited, VoIP conversations, instant messages, and e-mails
• Includes in-depth VoIP analysis with over 70 metrics to track call quality

Built for Mobile Network Analysis

• Available for all common network topologies, including gigabit, 10 Gb, WAN, and Fibre Channel
• 2 TB total storage
• With ATA hard-sided case, the GigaStor Portable weighs 22.7 kg

Quick Problem Resolution with Observer® Expert

• Nanosecond resolution for enterprise-level networks
• Graphical filter rule editor for easily creating complex filters
• Over 550 protocols and countless sub-protocols decoded
• Over 570 Expert events to speed troubleshooting
• Triggers and Alarms for immediate alerts on activities or errors
• Application Analysis statistics, including response time and total/failed transactions for common applications such as SQL, MS Exchange, Oracle, Citrix, VoIP, and DNS

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