In this blog, we’ll cover the NetFlow configuration for Nexus 5600 switches. To configure NetFlow, ensure you have a VRF (virtual routing and forwarding) instance configured first, as it doesn’t work if applied under a VLAN interface or physical interface as a source when we configure the flow exporter.
Today, I will be talking about Cisco UCS NetFlow configuration via GUI, including its limitations and differences compared to the configuration via CLI. I will also walk you through the configuration steps, showing how to turn NetFlow on and start getting visibility into your UCS traffic!
Cisco Nexus 9000 NetFlow Configuration Recently I’ve received numerous request for a sample on the Cisco Nexus 9000 NetFlow configuration. This device has a slightly different approach to configuring NetFlow. What we’re used to seeing from Cisco is a 4-step process of defining your NetFlow record, defining your NetFlow exporter, creating your monitor and applying …
Juniper MX5 NetFlow Configuration Recently while looking at my router’s NetFlow reporting, I came across an issue regarding the Juniper MX5 router’s NetFlow configuration. I had a customer recently with two Juniper MX5 routers; both running the same configuration, but one had newer firmware, Junos version 14.2R2.8. We found was both devices were actively exporting …
EDIT 5/30/18: There is a newer version of this article available. In order to configure Cisco ISE NetFlow, we’re going to take advantage of Scrutinizer’s API (Application Program Interface) by enabling ERS (External RESTful Services), on the ISE appliance. You probably already know about Cisco ISE (Identity Service Engine) profiling using the NetFlow Probe. However, …
We’ve been discussing Cisco AVC NetFlow reporting a lot lately, but what if you’re not yet at the latest Cisco IOS revisions? If you have IOS 15.1(3), but not 15.1(4), no worries, Cisco Performance Monitoring NetFlow reporting can still provide some valuable performance metrics reporting for you.
Talari NetFlow Support has been available since their APN 2.5 release through their current release of APN 4.0 (May 2014). Recently, a customer I was working with had questions on the Talari device and how well it supported NetFlow. This peaked my interest as this was the first time seeing Talari NetFlow in the field! …
I recently discovered that the Ecessa appliance has the ability to send NetFlow v5 or IPFIX information to a NetFlow/IPFIX collector. In this blog, I am going to explain how to configure NetFlow with Ecessa appliances.
Catalyst 6509 NetFlow support is essential, especially when the switch is set up as a core network device; this blog should help you get started with NetFlow traffic monitoring on 6500 series switches. Enabling NetFlow on a 6509 is slightly different from the traditional IOS NetFlow setup. Here you need to keep in mind that …
Palo Alto Networks NetFlow support is now available and with the latest version of our NetFlow monitoring solution you can get NAT and also application reporting for this firewall. Today I’ll be providing step by step instructions on how to configure NetFlow for this device, and also show an example of the extended NetFlow reporting available.