Stealthwatch Enterprise Deployment Considerations
Note the following:
l If you configure a Flow Collector for for use with a Data Store, the Appliance
Administration interface (Appliance Admin) hides certain functionality. Use Central
Management to perform Flow Collector configuration and other related tasks. If
you want to monitor storage statistics, download the Report Builder app to your
SMC.
l Use the Stealthwatch Web App to monitor and configure your Stealthwatch
installation if you deploy a Data Store. The Stealthwatch Desktop Client is
incompatible with a Data Store.
l If you configure your SMCfor use with a Data Store, you cannot use the
ETACryptographic Audit or Host Classifier apps.
l Because of the Data Store architecture, the SMCand all Flow Collectors must
communicate with the Data Store, and must be configured during deployment to
work with the Data Store. You cannot configure some Flow Collectors to work
without a Data Store, and other Flow Collectors to work with a Data Store.
l You can deploy a hardware Data Store (DS 6200) with 3 hardware Data Nodes
alongside a hardware SMC and hardware Flow Collectors. You cannot deploy a
hardware Data Store with virtual appliances, nor can you deploy a virtual Data Store
with hardware appliances.
Stealthwatch Data Store Architecture
Each Data Store is comprised of 3 or more Data Nodes. Each hardware Data Node is its
own chassis. When you purchase a hardware Data Store, you receive multiple Data
Node hardware chassis, corresponding to the number of nodes indicated by that Data
Store model. For example, a DS 6200 Data Store provides 3 Data Node hardware
chassis.
You can purchase more than one Data Store for your deployment. The Data Nodes can
be clustered as part of your Data Store in mulitples of 3, from a minimum of 3 to a
maximum of 36.
Cisco recommends that you configure your Data Nodes so that adjacent-
numbered Data Nodes are powered with separate, redundant power supplies.
This configuration improves data redundancy and overall Data Store uptime.
See Data Store Deployment Requirements and Considerations for more
information.
To deploy a Data Store, you must assign the following for each Data Node:
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