Cisco Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3140 Guía De Información
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Reporting and Management
Q. What reporting applications does Cisco NGA support?
A. Cisco NGA exports standard NetFlow (v5, v9, IPFIX). Any NetFlow collector supporting these formats can be
used for visualizing NetFlow data exported by Cisco NGA. To expose the source device interface index in the
NetFlow exports, the traffic source device must be configured as the “managed device” in Cisco NGA.
Q. Can Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module be used for collecting NDE from Cisco NGA?
A. Cisco Prime NAM can be used for collecting NDE from Cisco NGA. Note that Cisco Prime NAM uses NetFlow
primarily for troubleshooting, traffic trend, and optimization analysis. It does not retain raw NetFlow records
and aggregated NetFlow statistics for historical reporting.
Q. What are the benefits of using Cisco Prime Assurance Manager (AM) with Cisco NGA?
A. Cisco Prime AM provides end-to-end visibility for service-aware networking and assurance for applications,
services, and end users. In addition, it integrates with network service lifecycle management, providing
visibility across various phases, namely design, deploy, operate, and optimize. Deployed in conjunction with
Cisco NGA, Cisco Prime AM offers customizable prepackaged dashboards for NetFlow analysis, along with
the ability to retain raw NetFlow records and aggregated NetFlow statistics for historical reporting.
Q. What is Cisco Prime for Enterprise?
A. Cisco Prime for Enterprise is an innovative strategy and portfolio of management products that empower IT
departments to more effectively manage their networks and the services they deliver. Cisco Prime is built on a
network services management foundation and a set of common attributes. It delivers an intuitive workflow-
oriented user experience across Cisco architectures, technologies, and networks. Cisco Prime simplifies
network management, improves operations efficiency, reduces errors, and makes the delivery of network
services more predictable.
Q. Is Cisco Prime a product?
A. Cisco Prime is a portfolio of integrated management products that are each licensed separately. The portfolio
includes three solution families and their associated products:
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Cisco Prime Infrastructure includes Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS) and Cisco Prime LAN
Management Solution (LMS)
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Cisco Prime Assurance includes Cisco Prime Assurance Manager and Cisco Prime Network Analysis
Module
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Cisco Prime Collaboration includes Cisco Prime Collaboration Manager (CM) and Cisco Prime Unified
Communications Management Suite
Q. Can I manage Cisco NGA with Cisco Prime LMS solution?
A. Cisco Prime LMS supports management functions, namely, inventory, configuration, and image and fault
management.
Q. If I already have a NetFlow reporting solution from a Cisco partner, can I use it for Cisco NGA reporting?
A. Yes, any NetFlow reporting application that supports NetFlow v5, v9, and IPFIX can be used to visualize
NetFlow data exported by Cisco NGA. As mentioned above, to expose the source device interface in the
NetFlow reports, the source device must be configured as the “managed device” in Cisco NGA.