Configuring a Netflow Collector for Cisco Nexus 1000v Switches

In vRealize Network Insight, you can configure a netflow collector for Cisco Nexus 1000v switches.

1. To configure timeouts

   configure terminal

   Active timeout 60

   Inactive timeout 15

   end

2. To configure the exporter

   configure terminal

   flow exporter <EXPORTER_NAME>

   destination <PROXY_IP>

   transport udp 2055

   source <VSM_IP_OR_SUBNET>

   end

3. To configure the flow monitor for each interface:

   configure terminal

   flow monitor <MONITOR_NAME>

   record netflow-original

   exporter <EXPORTER_NAME>

   end

4. To configure the flow monitor for each interface on the ingress mode and the egress mode or at least the ingress mode.

   configure terminal

   port-profile type vethernet <IF_NAME>

   ip flow monitor <MONITOR_NAME> input

   ip flow monitor <MONITOR_NAME> output

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   end