Gigamon has a web interface called GigaSMART that it uses to configure NetFlow on Gigamon devices. But GigaSMART can be limiting; through working with many Gigamon and Scrutinizer users, I’ve found that most users are far more comfortable configuring NetFlow through the command line. This blog will explain how to configure NetFlow for H Series …
In Part 3 of the NetFlow Overview series, I will be discussing the NetFlow Template Flowset. In Part 1 I covered NetFlow basics, and then Scott addressed NetFlow Packet headers in Part 2 of this series. The following definitions are taken from Cisco’s NetFlow Version 9 Flow-Record Format whitepaper.
Welcome to the first installment of our NetFlow v9 Overview, beginning (of course!) with NetFlow basics. What is NetFlow? A network flow is defined as a unidirectional sequence of packets between given source and destination endpoints. Traditional NetFlow uses a 7-tuple of source and destination IP address, transport layer port numbers, IP Protocol, Type of …
If you are looking for an agentless performance monitoring solution for Citrix Desktop Virtualization, consider using AppFlow or IPFIX exports from your Citrix NetScaler. AppFlow is the Citrix IPFIX export which is basically the proposed standard for NetFlow v9. Through IPFIX, Citrix is now exporting details on Applications, URLS, browser types, user details and more.
Do you need an Enterasys NetFlow Collector? Well, if you have Enterasys S-Series switches exporting Hi-Fidelity NetFlow, adding advanced NetFlow analysis to your network management tool set increases the value of that investment.