How long does the Solera DS appliance store the network packets it captures?
The DS appliance uses a least-recently-used (LRU) storage scheme. In other words, when the storage of the DS appliance is full, space is made for new packets by deleting or removing the least-recently-used packets. In this way you get a “window” of time for packet storage. The amount of network traffic you can store depends on the volume of your network traffic, how much of your traffic you decide to capture (you may filter and capture only a portion of your traffic), and the amount of available storage. You may capture a few hours of traffic if you have an entry-level Solera Networks appliance with storage of 1.5 TB. You may capture month’s worth of traffic if you chose to capture only a portion of your traffic and have more storage capacity on your appliance. The Solera DS 5150 has 16TB of storage. If you choose to store your traffic history on external storage, you are only limited by the amount of storage you have. View examples of storage windows for DS Appliances at various stora
The DS Appliance uses a least-recently-used (LRU) storage method. In other words, when the storage of the DS Appliance is full, space is made for new packets by deleting or removing the least-recently-used packets. In this way you get a “window” of captured network traffic. The amount of network traffic you can store depends on the volume or speed of your network traffic, how much of your traffic you decide to capture (you may filter and capture only a portion of your traffic), and the amount of available storage. You may capture a few hours of traffic if you have an entry-level Solera Networks appliance with storage of 3TB. You may capture month’s worth of traffic if you chose to capture only a portion of your traffic and have more storage capacity on your appliance. The Solera DS 5200 has 16TB of on-board storage dedicated to capture. If you choose to add additional external storage, you are only limited by the amount of storage you have available.
