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CSDS Groups Overview

CSDS groups provide real-time network topology visualization and performance metrics tracking. You can improve network visibility and retain data for trend analysis, ensuring optimal system performance.

Juniper Security Director offers advanced monitoring capabilities for the devices in the Connected Security Distributed Services (CSDS) architecture through CSDS groups. You need to deploy CSDS solution outside of Juniper Security Director and provide the necessary details when you create CSDS groups. You can add devices to the CSDS groups and view the CSDS groups topology that displays the connectivity and status of security devices. The topology also provides the details for critical metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, and packet statistics. The graphical representations of health, traffic, and service metrics help you to understand your network's performance at a glance. The CSDS groups help you to efficiently compare and monitor the system performance and security statistics of your SRX Series Firewalls.

Figure 1: CSDS Groups Workflow CSDS Groups Workflow

Use the CSDS Groups page to create and manage the CSDS groups in Juniper Security Director and add devices to each group.

Benefits

  • Network visibility—Offers real-time topological views to quickly understand the status of your devices in CSDS architecture, enhancing network visibility

  • Performance insights—Provides detailed health and performance KPIs to help identify and resolve issues rapidly, maintaining optimal system performance.

  • Efficient troubleshooting—Aggregates performance metrics at the group level, allowing for comparative analysis of individual devices within CSDS groups, making troubleshooting more efficient.

Before You Begin

On your first visit to the CSDS Groups page, you will see a blank page, as shown in Figure 2. Click Create a CSDS Group to create your CSDS group and add devices. For more information about creating CSDS groups, see Create and Manage CSDS Groups.

Figure 2: CSDS Groups Page CSDS Groups Page

If the CSDS groups are already created, you can view the following details on the CSDS Groups page:

Table 1: CSDS Groups Page Details
Column Description
CSDS Group Name If you expand the CSDS group name, you can view the list of devices added to the CSDS group.
MX Devices

Number of MX Series routers added to the group
SRX Devices

  • Number of SRX Series Firewalls added to the group

  • If you expand the CSDS group name, you can view the list of SRX Series Firewalls and their status. If a green dot is displayed next to the device hostname, the device status is up. If a red dot is displayed next to the device hostname, the device has an issue that needs to be analyzed and the device hostname is displayed at the top.
Switch

  • If a switch is added to the group, Yes is displayed in the Switch column

  • If a switch is not added to the group, No is displayed in the Switch column.
Links to Pages

  • View Topology

  • Monitor

  • Set Threshold

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