Chapter 2
Installing CNS NetFlow Collection Engine
You are asked whether CNS Netflow Collection Engine should be started automatically when the system
Step 11
initializes:
Would you like NFC to be started when the system initializes? (y/n) y
If you respond y, the following rc scripts are created for autostarting CNS Netflow Collection Engine
when the system initializes:
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On Solaris, rcdir is /etc; on HP-UX it is /sbin.
The record of this installation session is saved in /opt/CSCOnfc/logs/nfc_install.log.
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Installing on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Platform
When reinstalling the same or an earlier version of CNS Netflow Collection Engine than is currently
Note
installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform, you must first remove the currently-installed package
by running rpm -e CSCOnfc.
To install CNS NetFlow Collection Engine Release 5.0 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform, perform
the following steps:
Note
During an upgrade installation, existing configuration files and data files are detected and moved to the
directories NFC_DIR/config/old and NFC_DIR/logs/old, respectively.
Log into the host as root.
Step 1
Perform one of the following:
Step 2
a.
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rcdir/init.d/csco_nfcd
rcdir/rc3.d/S999csco_nfcd (symbolic link to ../init.d/csco_nfcd)
rcdir/rc2.d/K999csco_nfcd (symbolic link to ../init.d/csco_nfcd)
When CNS Netflow Collection Engine is uninstalled from the system, you must remove these
files yourself after the uninstall completes.
If installing from CD-ROM, run setup.sh in the CD-ROM base directory.
Cisco CNS NetFlow Collection Engine Installation and Configuration Guide, 5.0.2
Installing on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Platform
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