10 Common Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes...Between 500 and 1,000 users Netwrix Auditor...

10 Common Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Welcome

Email: mason.takacs@netwrix.com

Mason TakacsSystems Engineer

Agenda

Typical Mistakes

Product Misconfiguration Consequences

Best Practices to Fine-tune Netwrix Auditor

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Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Installing Netwrix Auditor not to

a dedicated server

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Not meeting system requirements

Sizing recommendations

General guidelines for installations

Less than 500 users

Between 500 and 1,000 users

Between 1,000 and 20,000 users

More than 20,000 users

Less than 500 users

Netwrix Auditor and SQL Server EXPRESS

Processor – 2 Cores

RAM – 4 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 100 GB on system drive

• 100 GB on data drive (required for SQL Server and Long-Term Archive)

Between 500 and 1,000 users

Netwrix Auditor

Processor - 2 Cores

RAM – 8 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 100 GB on system drive

• 100-200 GB on data drive

(required for Long-Term Archive)

SQL Server EXPRESS

Processor – 2 Cores

RAM – 8 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 100 GB on system drive

• 100-200 GB on data drive

(required for SQL Server)

Between 1,000 and 20,000 users

Netwrix Auditor

Processor – 2-4 Cores

RAM – 8-16 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 200 GB on system drive

• 200-400 GB on data drive

(required for Long-Term Archive)

SQL Server Standard/Enterprise

Processor – 2-4 Cores

RAM – 16-32 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 100 GB on system drive

• 200-400 GB on data drive

(required for SQL Server)

More than 20,000 users

Netwrix Auditor

Processor – 4 Cores

RAM – 32 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 300 GB on system drive

• 1 TB on data drive (required for

Long-Term Archive)

SQL Server Standard/Enterprise

Processor – 4 Cores

RAM – 32-64 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 100 GB on system drive

• 1TB on data drive

(required for SQL Server)

SQL reporting Services

Processor – 4 Cores

RAM – 32 GB RAM

Disk Space

• 100 GB on system drive

Not meeting system requirements – SQL

Using SQL Server Express in big environments

Storing SQL databases on the system drive of

the Netwrix Server

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Adding all data sources to the

same monitoring plan

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Using the same database for

different monitoring plans

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Adding a data source

without understanding what it does

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Excessive usage of the product features

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Not maintaining Netwrix server –

ignoring health status / summary emails

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

No control over the quality of

collected data – not checking reports

No control over the quality of collected data

No Data Check Reports

Incorrect Data –System Values

Check health log, or contact Support team

Noisy data Omit Lists

Useful links: https://www.netwrix.com/knowledge_base.htmlhttps://helpcenter.netwrix.com/Omit_lists/Exclude_Objects_from_Auditing_Scope.html

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Not configuring recipients for daily summary emails

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Not setting “Password never expires”

for DPA

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Not setting “Password never expires”

for DPA

Netwrix Auditor Configuration Mistakes

Utilizing Real User Profile for DPA

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