SAM - System Architecture Mapper

SAM is a tool designed to map a network based on the data log of a router. It runs as a local python-based server and displays the a map and statistics on the browser.

Check out the website for details about the project and a demo!

Prerequisites

MySQL - SAM will support other databases in the future:

apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev

Python - python-dev is needed to build the MySQLdb package

apt-get install python
apt-get install python-dev

Pip - for installing python packages

apt-get install python-pip

nfdump - optional, for importing Cisco binary NetFlow dumps

apt-get install nfdump

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Run pip install -r requirements.txt from within the directory to install necessary packages.
3. Duplicate dbconfig.py as dbconfig_local.py and fill out database credentials

Usage

1. Import log files into database by any combination of the following methods:

   1. Palo Alto logs: import_paloalto.py <file>. The paloalto syslog format is expected.
   2. nfdumps: import_nfdump.py <file> Binary files from nfcapd are expected. nfdump must be installed.

   Import from all files before going to step 2

2. Run the preprocessing script python preprocess.py to analyze and organize the data

3. Start the server locally by running: python server.py

4. Navigate your browser to localhost:8080 and use your mouse to explore the network map