You can configure NetFlow Collector to collect data from various data sources.
To configure NetFlow Collector, navigate to Administration > Configuration > Data Collector > Collector Store and select network-traffic-flows.
The external system to configure NetFlow data to the Domain Manager IP address (where the collector manager is running). And the Port number: 2055 from the collector configuration.
After the NetFlow Collector is deployed, you can edit the NetFlow Collector configuration. The Node IP field displays the IP address of the node where the NetFlow collection is running on. The Node IP field is a read-only field in the NetFlow Collector configuration page.
Note: The
Node IP parameter appears only in the edit mode.
The following table lists the parameters to configure the NetFlow Collector.
| Input Parameter | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| Name of the collector | Collector instance name | NA |
| Type | Collector can listen to the following IP Flows type:
|
NetFlow/IPFix |
| Node IP | The Node IP text box displays the IP address of the node, where the NetFlow collection is running on.
Note: The Node IP text box is a read-only in the NetFlow Collector configuration page.
|
NA |
| Port | The port number to listen for IP Flows. example flow ports = 2055,4739,9996,6343,9001 |
2055 |
| Threads | Number of threads to run for processing flows. It must be equivalent to number of CPU’s available for processing in Node. Value is in range of 1 to 8. | 1 |
| Kafka Topic name to publish Collected Data. | Kafka topic name used by collector to write received flow data in a particular format. | vsa_metrics |
