Specifications

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Requirements
NAM-1, NAM-2 Host Platform Hardware/Software Details
Requirements
NAM-1, NAM-2 Host Platform Hardware/Software Details
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers
Release 12.1(13)E or later
Release 12.2(14)SX1 or later
Release 12.2(18)SXF or later
Cisco IOS
Supervisor Engine 2 with an MSFC2
WS-SUP720
WS-SUP32
HardwareSoftware Version
* Refer to notes for specific IOS requirements for the Virtual SPAN and ERSPAN features
Release 7.3(1) or later
Release 8.2(1) or later
Catalyst OS
Supervisor Engine 2
HardwareSoftware Version
WS-SUP720
NAM-1, NAM-2 Host Hardware and Software Requirement Details
The charts indicates the correct Cisco Catalyst operating system software version and Supervisor Engine
combination for using either the NAM-1 or NAM-2.
The Network Analysis Module can be installed in the Catalyst 6500 series and Cisco 7600 series family
chassis. The hosting device must have the specified hardware and software version as illustrated above
The Cisco CatOS Switch requires no additional configuration in order to host the NAM other than the
hardware and software requirements just discussed. However, every Cisco Cisco Catalyst switch is capable
of gathering a subset of Remote Monitoring (RMON) statistics on a per-port basis—known as mini-RMON
(Layer 2 statistics, history of those statistics, alarms, and events). Typically, these statistics are used to
provide general port status and health. To utilize this capability, you must define the switch Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) community strings to enable data collection by the NAM (and/or a third-party
management application).
Remember, if you need more data than mini-RMON offers in order to resolve a problem, you can also SPAN
the traffic on any port to the NAM monitor port for full RMON analysis.
Note(s):
• Cisco IP Phone firmware 6.0 and above is required for SIP voice packet quality monitoring
• IOS 12.2(18)SXD or CatOS 8.5, at minimum, are required to support the Virtual SPAN feature.
• IOS 12.2(18)SXE4, at minimum, is required to support the ERSPAN feature
• You should always
consult the Release Notes included with the product for the most up-to-date
hardware and software requirements.