Datasheet

Network Analysis Module (NM-NAM)

How to Configure and Manage the Network Analysis Module (NM-NAM)

Cisco IOS Release: Multiple releases (see the Feature History Table)

Troubleshooting Tips

If you have trouble opening a NAM console session from the router, make sure that the NAM console

line is clear by entering the service-module analysis-module slot/0 session clear command in

privileged EXEC mode.

What to Do Next

Verify that the default root password of “root” is accepted by performing Step 1 through Step 5 in the

“Opening and Closing a NAM Console Session from the Router” section on page 18.

To change the NAM root password, see the “Changing the NAM Root Password” section on page 32.

Opening and Closing a Telnet or SSH Session to the NAM

This section describes how to open and close a Telnet or SSH session to the NAM. This task is not

commonly performed, because you would typically use the NAM Traffic Analyzer (web GUI) to monitor

and maintain the NAM. If, however, you cannot access the NAM Traffic Analyzer, then you might want

to use Telnet or SSH to troubleshoot from the NAM CLI.

If your NM-NAM is not properly configured for Telnet or SSH access (see the following Prerequisites

section), then you can open a Telnet session to the router in which the NM-NAM is installed, and then

open a NAM console session from the router. See the “Opening and Closing a NAM Console Session

from the Router” section on page 18.

Prerequisites

• Configure the NAM system IP address. Optionally, set the NAM system hostname. See the

“Configuring the NM-NAM” section on page 22.

• Verify NAM network connectivity by performing one of the following ping tests:

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From a host beyond the gateway, ping the NAM system IP address.

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From the NAM CLI, ping the NAM system default gateway.

Telnet Prerequisites

• Enter the exsession on NAM CLI command. See Step 5 of the “Configuring the NM-NAM” section

on page 22.

SSH Prerequisites

• Install the NAM software K9 crypto patch, which you can download from Cisco.com.

• Enter the exsession on ssh NAM CLI command. See Step 5 of the “Configuring the NM-NAM”

section on page 22.