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    Corporate Headquarters: Copyright © 2002. Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA Installation Note for th e Catalyst 4500 Series NetFlow Services Card Product number: WS-F4531(=) This publication co ntains the procedure for in stalling the Catalyst 4500 seri es NetFlo w Serv[...]

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    2 Overview 78-15214-01 Overview Overview The NetFlo w Services Card adds NetFlow accountin g to the Catalyst 4500 series. NetFlo w accounting collects statistics on a per-flo w basis. A flow is de f ined as a source IP address, desti nation IP address, IP protocol type , source Layer 4 p ort, and destinatio n Layer 4 port. W ithout the NetFlo w Ser[...]

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    3 Safety Overview 78-15214-01 Safety Overview War ni ng Before you install, o perate, or service the sy stem, read the Site Preparation and Safety Gu ide . This guide contains important safety in formation you should know before working with the sy stem. War ni ng Only trained and qualified pe rsonnel should be allowed to install or replace this eq[...]

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    4 Hardware and So ftware Requirements 78-15214-01 Hardware and Softw are Requirements Hardware and Software Requirements T o install and use the NetFlo w Serv ices Card, you need the following: • Catalyst 45 00 series switch (Cata lyst 4503, 4506, 45 07R, or Cataly st 4006) • Supervisor Engine IV or Supervi sor Engine V running Cisco IOS V er s[...]

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    5 Installing the NetF low Services Card 78-15214-01 Installing the NetFlow Services Card Figur e 1 Aligning the NetFlo w Services Card Step 5 Ensure that the connectors on the Net Flo w Services Card are aligned wi th the connectors on the supervisor engine, which sh ould happen automatically wh en the mounting holes are co rrectly aligned. Step 6 [...]

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    6 Related Docume ntation 78-15214-01 Related Documentation Related Documentation For additi onal information on Catalyst 4500 se ries switches and command-line interface (CLI) commands, refer to the follo wing publications: • Cisco IOS Softwar e Confi guration Guide for the Catalyst 4000 F amily Switch • Cisco IOS Command Refer ence for the Cat[...]

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    7 Documentation Feedback 78-15214-01 Obtaining Technical Assistance Documentation Feedback Y ou can submit comments el ectronically on Cisco. com. In the Cisco Documentation home page, click the Fax or Email option in the “Lea ve Feedback” se ction at the bottom of the page. Y ou can e-mail your comments to b ug-doc@cisco.com. Y ou can submit y[...]

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    8 Technical Assistance Ce nter 78-15214-01 Obtaining Technica l Assistance Cisco T AC in quiries are categor ized according to the u rgenc y of the issue: • Priority le vel 4 (P4)—Y ou need information or assistance co ncerning Cisco product capabilities, product installation, or b asic product conf iguration. • Priority le vel 3 (P3)—Y our[...]