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

    .

    .

    end