You can use VMware Aria Operations for Networks to analyze flows in your datacenter.

Prerequisites

  • Add VMware vCenter Server as a datasource in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. For more information, see Add VMware vCenter Server.
  • Allow at least two hours of data collection before starting the flow analysis.

Procedure

  1. Specify the scope of the analysis. For example, if you are interested in flows of all virtual machines in a Cluster, select Cluster from the dropdown menu. You can alternately select all virtual machines connected to a VLAN or VXLAN.
  2. Select the entity name for which you want to analyze the flows.
  3. Select the duration and click Analyze.