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Product Overview
The Cisco® NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3140 (Figure 1) redefines network visibility and establishes a new standard for high-performance, cost-effective solutions for flow visibility. It empowers network operations, engineering, and security teams with actionable insight into network traffic for the purpose of resource optimization, application performance improvement, traffic accounting, and security needs.
Figure 1. Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance 3140
The product introduces a cross-device approach to NetFlow analysis, facilitating correlated hop-by-hop flow visibility. Providing granular, end-to-end visibility into the network, it allows you to significantly improve operational efficiency and effectively reinforce network security.
Features and Benefits
Cisco NGA is a purpose-built, high-performance solution for flow visibility in high throughput Gigabit Ethernet networks typical in most data centers and campus core deployments. Simplifying operational manageability, the appliances can be deployed at key observation places such as the server access layer, fabric path domains, and Internet exchange points. The power of visibility is dramatically amplified when NGA is connected to multiple network devices to analyze flows hop by hop, essential for security, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
Designed for high performance and maximum deployment flexibility, the appliance gathers network data from platforms such as Cisco Nexus® 7000, Cisco Nexus 5000, Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches using Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and network taps. It implements a large active flow cache and can be configured to export NetFlow records (v5, v9, IPFIX) to multiple collectors. The NetFlow Data Export (NDE) records are exported in weighted round-robin fashion to achieve load balancing or flow replication across collectors. The exports can also be customized to meet specific management application needs using 10 filters per destination (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Cisco NGA Deployment Scenario
The key feature and benefits of Cisco NGA are described in Table 1.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Platform Support/Compatibility
Cisco NGA can be deployed with any Cisco network device that can be configured as a SPAN data source. To use the "managed device" feature supported with Cisco Nexus Series 7000 and Cisco Nexus Series 5000 Switches, supported Cisco Nexus OS versions on these platforms are indicated in Table 2.
Table 2. Platform Support for the Managed Device Feature
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Platform |
Cisco Nexus OS Version |
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Cisco Nexus Series 7000 |
5.2(1), 5.2(4), 6.0 and later |
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Cisco Nexus Series 5000 |
5.1(3)N2(1) and later |
Reporting and Management
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 upon 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.
Cisco Prime supports integrated lifecycle management of networks, services, and endpoints for Cisco Borderless Network, Data Center, and Collaboration architectures with end-to-end assurance. Relevant Cisco Prime management components are listed in Table 3.
Table 3. Cisco NGA Reporting and Management Options with Cisco Prime Products
Note that Cisco NGA supports standard NetFlow (v5, v9, IPFIX) exports. Any NetFlow collector supporting these formats can be used for visualizing NetFlow data exported by Cisco NGA.
Product Specifications
Table 4 lists the specifications of Cisco NGA 3140.
Table 4. Product Specifications
Regulatory Standards
Table 5 lists regulatory standards compliance information.
Table 5. Regulatory Standards Compliance: Safety and EMC
Warranty Information
You can find warranty information on Cisco.com at the Product Warranties page.
Ordering Information
To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering Homepage. To download software, visit the Cisco Software Center. See Table 6 for NGA ordering information.
Table 6. Cisco NGA Ordering Information
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Product Name |
Part Number |
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Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3140 |
NGA3140-K9 |
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NetFlow Generation Software Version 1.0 |
NGA-SW-NGA1.0-K9 |
For ordering convenience, the SFP part numbers (Table 7) are available on Cisco Ordering Homepage when ordering the Cisco NGA. Please refer to Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Modules Data Sheet for ordering information related to these Cisco SFP+ modules and related cables.
Table 7. SFP Ordering Information
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Product Name |
Part Number |
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10G base Short-Range SFP Module (Spare) |
SFP-10G-SR= |
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10G base Long-Range SFP Module (Spare) |
SFP-10G-LR= |
Cisco Services
Services from Cisco and Our Partners
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Table 8. Cisco Technical Services
Footnotes:
* Advance hardware replacement is available in various service-level combinations. For example, 8x5xNBD indicates that shipment will be initiated during the standard 8-hour business day, 5 days a week (the generally accepted business days within the relevant region), with next business day (NBD) delivery. Where NBD is not available, same day ship is provided. Restrictions apply; please review the appropriate service descriptions for details.
** Cisco operating system updates include maintenance releases, minor updates, and major updates within the licensed feature set.
For More Information
For more information about Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance (NGA), visit http://www.cisco.com/go/nga, contact your local account representative, or email the Cisco NGA product marketing group at nga-info@cisco.com.