Cisco Cisco NetFlow Collector 6.0 Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Health monitor
Monitors and provides visibility into the health of Cisco NFC by observing
resource utilization within the server and application.
resource utilization within the server and application.
Performance enhancement
Cisco NFC 6.0 provides a significant boost in performance.
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Flexible NetFlow (FNF)
Cisco NFC supports Flexible NetFlow. FNF is the next generation in flow
technology. FNF offers flexibility and scalability of flow data beyond traditional
NetFlow. It supports configurable flow information to perform customized traffic
identification.
technology. FNF offers flexibility and scalability of flow data beyond traditional
NetFlow. It supports configurable flow information to perform customized traffic
identification.
Cisco Multi-NFC (MNFC) 6.0
NF-Egress: Packets lost and site in-out
traffic summary
traffic summary
Cisco MNFC monitors packets lost from IP-IP flows. Customers can use this
feature to monitor the point of failure of each link in the network.
feature to monitor the point of failure of each link in the network.
PE-PE, PE-CE, CE-PE, and CE-CE traffic
reports
reports
Provides traffic statistics between two IP networks and sites. Cisco MNFC is the
first in the market to provide CE-CE monitoring for enterprise customers.
first in the market to provide CE-CE monitoring for enterprise customers.
Correlation traffic summary VPN/VRF,
VPN/non-VPN
VPN/non-VPN
Cisco MNFC provides a view of traffic statistics on a per VPN-site basis. Users
can classify and report site to site and perform VPN traffic summarization.
can classify and report site to site and perform VPN traffic summarization.
Embedded database
Cisco MNFC contains an Informix database to store files from multiple
distributed NetFlow collectors.
distributed NetFlow collectors.
End-to-end and summarized views
Cisco MNFC provides graphical historical and trending reports. Since Cisco
MNFC imports the data from multiple Cisco NFC servers, it provides a
centralized, end-to-end view. Traffic summarization is also performed.
MNFC imports the data from multiple Cisco NFC servers, it provides a
centralized, end-to-end view. Traffic summarization is also performed.
Product Specifications
Table 2.
Product Specifications
Product Name
OS Support
Hardware Recommendation
Cisco NetFlow Collector 6.0
Solaris versions 8, 9, and 10
RHEL version 2.1, 3.0, and 4.0 (ES and
AS)
AS)
Cisco NetFlow Collector, version 6.0 has
the following hardware requirements:
the following hardware requirements:
Minimum requirement:
●
2 GB RAM, 73 GB disk, dual
processor on an entry-level server.
●
Recommended: 4 to 8 GB RAM, two
or more 15K SAS 146 GB or greater
disks, dual 3 GHz dual-core (5160)
processor entry-level server.
disks, dual 3 GHz dual-core (5160)
processor entry-level server.
The following operating systems and
platforms are supported:
platforms are supported:
●
Solaris 8, 9, or 10 on an entry-level
server with dual 1 GHz or greater
SPARC processors, such as a Sun
Fire V240.
SPARC processors, such as a Sun
Fire V240.
●
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4
on an entry-level server, such as an
IBM x3550 or x3650 with dual 2.8
GHz or greater Intel Xeon single-core
processor or dual 3 GHz dual-core
(5160) processors.
IBM x3550 or x3650 with dual 2.8
GHz or greater Intel Xeon single-core
processor or dual 3 GHz dual-core
(5160) processors.
Note that the CPU, RAM, and disk space
recommendations above are suggested,
and that actual requirements are
determined by your configuration and by
the volume and uniqueness of NetFlow
data that is received. Actual resource
usage can vary greatly depending on
these factors.
recommendations above are suggested,
and that actual requirements are
determined by your configuration and by
the volume and uniqueness of NetFlow
data that is received. Actual resource
usage can vary greatly depending on
these factors.
Cisco Multi-NFC 6.0
Solaris versions 8, 9, and 10
RHEL version 2.1, 3.0, and 4.0 (ES and
AS)
AS)
Cisco Multi-NFC, version 6.0 has the
following hardware requirements:
following hardware requirements:
●
IBM346: IBM x346: Single dual-core
Intel Xeon 3.8 GHz CPU, 16 GB
Memory, 280 GB Ultra320 SCSI hard
disk. OS-RHEL AS 464-bit.
Memory, 280 GB Ultra320 SCSI hard
disk. OS-RHEL AS 464-bit.
●
SolarisV490: Sun Fire V490: Quad
UltraSPARC-IV+1.5 GHz CPUs, 16
GB Memory, 292 GB FC-AL Hard
disk. OS – Solaris 10.
GB Memory, 292 GB FC-AL Hard
disk. OS – Solaris 10.