About This Manual

This chapter describes the audience for and organization of this manual. It also lists related documents and the document conventions used in the manual.

Audience

This manual is written for network administrators, operators, and managers installing the NetFlow FlowAnalyzer application.

Document Organization

This manual provides task-based instructions for installing and using the NetFlow FlowAnalyzer application to display data collected from Cisco 7000 series routers. The manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1: NetFlow FlowAnalyzer Overview--Describes the NetFlow FlowAnalyzer application and its features.

• Chapter 2: Installing and Setting Up the NetFlow FlowAnalyzer--Provides steps for installing the NetFlow FlowAnalyzer application and setting up the server and the user interface for displaying collected data from routers.

• Chapter 3: Using the NetFlow FlowAnalyzer Display--Provides procedures for displaying collected data in a graphical format on a browser-based user interface.

Related Publications

For additional information, refer to

• NetFlow FlowCollector Installation and User Guide

• Cisco IOS configuration guides and command references

Document Conventions

The conventions listed here are used in this document.

Convention	Purpose	Example
Bold screen literal type	Represents user input.	$ date
Screen literal type	Represents system output.	Wed May 7 17:01:03 EDT 1997
Boldface type	Denotes names of commands, command arguments, and switches. Command names are case sensitive; enter them exactly as they appear in the text or examples.	Issue the clear command.
Italic type	Used for titles of documents.	NetFlow FlowAnalyzer Installation and User Guide
Angle brackets <>	Indicate user-specified parameters or classes of user responses. When you see this notation in command syntax, make the substitution enclosed within the brackets, but do not type the angle brackets.	If you see <parameter_keyword> <new_value> you might type MaxMB 288
Square brackets [ ]	Indicate optional arguments or parameters for commands. You can omit optional arguments and parameters in any command.	> help [<topic>]
Caret symbol ^	When the caret symbol precedes a character, it refers to the control key.	^X (the same as Control X)
Curly braces{ }	Indicate a choice of argument or parameters for commands. Arguments or parameters are separated by a vertical line{|}, and you must select one.	cli> set cli traplevel {off|info|oper|trace|debug}