Cisco Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3240 Installation Guide
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Quick Start Guide for Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance
Quick Start Guide for Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3240
Requirements and Restrictions
You can direct packets to the Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance using either or both of the following
methods:
methods:
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A Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session (also known as port mirroring) from the Cisco Nexus or
Catalyst device to Cisco NGA using the Nexus supervisor command line interface. Port mirroring
selects network traffic for analysis by a network analyzer.
Catalyst device to Cisco NGA using the Nexus supervisor command line interface. Port mirroring
selects network traffic for analysis by a network analyzer.
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A network tap. A network tap is a hardware device which provides a copy of the data that flows
across a network link.
across a network link.
See your router or switch device documentation for details on how to set up these monitoring
configurations.The SPAN function or a hardware network tap from any Ethernet link can support
multiple network devices.
configurations.The SPAN function or a hardware network tap from any Ethernet link can support
multiple network devices.
The appliance includes an embedded, web-based GUI that provides quick access to the configuration
menus and presents easy-to-access administrative information about your appliance.
menus and presents easy-to-access administrative information about your appliance.
For detailed product specifications, see the
Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance Data Sheet
on
Cisco.com.
Requirements and Restrictions
This section contains the requirements that are necessary for the product to run successfully:
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For physical, environmental, and power requirements, see
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The Cisco NGA supports:
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Cisco SFP+ Short Range transceiver, 10 Gb 850 nm
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Cisco SFP+ Long Range transceiver, 10 Gb 1310 nm
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Cisco SFP+ Copper (Twinax) cables
Cisco.com
at the following
URLs:
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Browser support includes the following tested browsers:
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Mozilla Firefox 9 and 10
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9
Enable popup windows in your browser if they are disabled. You can complete the configuration
tasks only if popup windows are enabled.
tasks only if popup windows are enabled.
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If you are using a static IP address for your Cisco NGA (recommended), obtain the following
information:
information:
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IP address and subnet mask to assign to the Cisco NGA appliance.
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IP addresses of the default network gateway as well as the primary DNS server.
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Device support includes:
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Nexus 7000 Series switch with F- and M-Series modules. Software image version NX-OS
5.2(1) or later.)
5.2(1) or later.)
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Nexus 5000 Series switches. Software image version NX-OS 5.1.3N1(1) or later.