Cisco Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3240 Installation Guide

This guide explains how to quickly set up and configure the Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance using 
the graphical user interface (GUI). The Quick Start section summarizes the steps you need to perform 
and references detailed instructions, if you require them, on how to prepare your site for installation, 
install the appliance hardware in an equipment rack, install and configure a single monitor instance, and 
troubleshoot the appliance.

Warranty, service, and support information is located in the Cisco Information Packet that is shipped 
with your appliance.

This guide contains the following sections:

If you want to configure the Cisco NGA using the CLI, see the 

 on Cisco.com.

This section provides an introduction to the Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance and describes the 
appliance hardware and major components. 

The Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance 3240 comes preloaded with Cisco NetFlow Generation 1.0 
software. The software generates NetFlow records where native NetFlow generation capability is 
missing or is limited due to performance impact to your switches.