Creating A Flow Exporter - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring NetFlow
Command
collect counter {bytes | packets} [long]
Example:
switch(config-flow-record)#
switch(config-flow-record)# collect counter packets
collect flow sampler id
Example:
switch(config-flow-record)# collect flow sampler
collect timestamp sys-uptime {first | last}
Example:
switch(config-flow-record)# collect timestamp
sys-uptime last
collect transport tcp flags
Example:
switch(config-flow-record)# collect transport tcp
flags
collect ip version
Example:
switch(config-flow-record)# collect ip version

Creating a Flow Exporter

The flow exporter configuration defines the export parameters for a flow and specifies reachability information
for remote NetFlow collector.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Command or Action
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
flow exportername
Example:
switch(config)# flow exporter
flow-exporter-one
destination { ipv4-address | ipv6-address}
[use-vrf name ]
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide
Creating a Flow Exporter
Purpose
Collects either packet-based or byte counters
from the flow. You can optionally specify
that 64-bit counters are used.
Collects the sampler identifier used for the
flow.
Collects the system up time for the first or
last packet in the flow.
Collects the TCP transport layer flags for the
packets in the flow.
Collects the IP version for the flow.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Creates a flow exporter and enters flow exporter
configuration mode. You can enter up to 63
alphanumeric characters for the flow exporter
name.
Sets the destination IPv4 or IPv6 address for this
flow exporter. You can optionally configure the
VRF to use to reach the NetFlow collector. You
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