この記事では、ハイブリッドなエンタープライズ環境全体にわたる詳細なパケットレベルの可視性を提供し、NetOpsおよびSecOpsチームがアプリケーション、ネットワーク、セキュリティインシデントの調査を行うのを支援する、パケットキャプチャおよびネットワークフォレンジックプラットフォーム「BlueCat LiveWire GEN3」について解説しています。 この記事では、支店、WANエッジ、データセンターなどのさまざまなネットワーク環境に対応した導入オプション(物理、仮想、クラウド、および小型フォームファクタのLiveWire Edge)について解説し、ポート、メモリ、ストレージ、LiveFlowエクスポート、フォレンジックキャプチャレート、フォームファクタを含むGEN3デバイスの仕様(Edge、Core、PowerCore、Virtual)を紹介しています。 その結果、組織の規模や可視性の要件に合わせてデバイスのパフォーマンスとフォームファクタを最適化することで、トラブルシューティングの迅速化と運用効率の向上が実現されます。
What deployment options are available for BlueCat LiveWire GEN3 and when should each be used?
BlueCat LiveWire GEN3 offers physical appliances, virtual images, cloud deployments, and a small-form factor LiveWire Edge. Physical appliances (Core, PowerCore) are suitable for large branches, data centers, or WAN edge locations requiring high scalability and throughput. Virtual and cloud offerings provide flexibility and scale for elastic or software-defined environments. LiveWire Edge is a compact, no-moving-parts appliance intended for small or remote offices and organizations with many branch locations (e.g., banks, retailers) or limited IT staff, where ease of installation and management is critical.
How do the GEN3 device specifications differ across Edge, Core, PowerCore, and Virtual models?
The GEN3 models differ in port density, memory, storage, export throughput, and capture capability. Edge targets small sites with 4x1G plus a pass-through, 32 GB memory, 1 TB SSD raw storage and up to 1 Gbps LiveFlow export and capture-to-disk. Core offers larger port options (including 10G), 128 TB configurable memory, 24 TB raw and 72 TB effective storage, up to 15 Gbps LiveFlow export and up to 40 Gbps capture. PowerCore supports very high throughput (10/25/40/100G ports), 256 TB memory, 240 TB raw and 720 TB effective storage, up to 75 Gbps LiveFlow export and up to 96 Gbps capture. Virtual devices support all-network use cases with a minimum of 8 GB memory and LiveFlow export up to 4 Gbps, with capture capacity dependent on hardware.
What operational benefits does LiveWire GEN3 provide for NetOps and SecOps teams?
LiveWire GEN3 delivers deep packet-level visibility and forensic capture-to-disk capabilities that enable NetOps and SecOps teams to investigate application, network, and security issues using packet-level evidence. This visibility accelerates troubleshooting by providing precise, evidence-based insights into incidents across hybrid environments (branch, data center, cloud), improving mean time to resolution and operational efficiency. Additionally, LiveWire’s range of form factors and scalable throughput lets organizations align monitoring capacity to business scale and resource constraints, reducing deployment complexity and management overhead.