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Installing CNS NetFlow Collection Engine
This chapter describes how to install Cisco CNS NetFlow Collection Engine.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Verifying System Requirements
CNS NetFlow Collection Engine, Release 5.0 has the following hardware requirements:
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The following operating systems and platforms are supported:
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Note that the CPU, RAM, and disk space recommendations above are minimum requirements, 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.
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To prevent NetFlow data export packet loss, the workstation should be dedicated to the CNS NetFlow
Collection Engine and should not be running other applications.
The CNS NetFlow Collection Engine generates output files containing aggregated data. The exact
amount of disk space the output files require depends on the flow arrival rate, collection interval, number
of aggregation schemes specified, use of compression or not, and data file retention policies.
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Uninstalling CNS NetFlow Collection Engine 5.0, page 2-10
Minimum of 1 GB RAM, 10K SCSI, 30 GB disk, single processor on an entry-level server.
Recommended: 4 GB RAM, 15K Ultra 320 SCSI, dual 70 GB disks, dual processors on an
entry-level server.
Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 on an entry-level server, such as the Sun Fire 280R with 1 GHz or greater
UltraSPARC III or IIIi processors.
HP-UX Version 11i for PA-RISC on an entry-level server, such as the rp2400 series.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3 ES on an entry-level server, such as an IBM x336 with 2.8 GHz
or greater Intel Xeon processors.
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