Unable to get Distributed (DFW) flows from the NSX Manager

Not able to enable IPFIX after activating the VMware Aria Operations for Networks from the VMC Console. As a result, VMware Aria Operations for Networks unable to collect DFW flows for the NSX Manager.

Problem

VMware Aria Operations for Networks is unable to collect DFW IPFIX flows from the NSX Manager. You see the following error message:

Operations for Networks IPFIX Collector configuration is absent on NSX Manager.

Cause

VMware Aria Operations for Networks unable to collect DFW IPFIX flows from the NSX Manager because the VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector IP address and port details are not available in the DFW IPFIX collector profile.

Solution

To resolve this problem, you must delete an unused DFW profile from the NSX Manager or the Policy Manager. If the problem persists after removing an unused DFW profile, contact VMware Support.