How To Configure Flexible Netflow; Creating A Flow Record - Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Flexible NetFlow

How to Configure Flexible NetFlow

To configure Flexible NetFlow, follow these general steps:
1 Create a flow record by specifying keys and non-key fields to the flow.
2 Create an optional flow exporter by specifying the protocol and transport destination port, destination,
and other parameters.
3 Create a flow monitor based on the flow record and flow exporter.
4 Create a sampler.
5 Apply the flow monitor to a Layer 2 port, Layer 3 port, or VLAN.
6 If applicable to your configuration, configure a WLAN to apply a flow monitor to.

Creating a Flow Record

You can create a flow record and add keys to match on and fields to collect in the flow.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. flow record name
3. description string
4. match type
5. collect type
6. end
7. show flow record [name record-name]
8. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2 flow record name
Example:
Switch(config)# flow record test
Switch(config-flow-record)#
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Cisco Flexible NetFlow Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3SE (Catalyst 3850 Switches)
How to Configure Flexible NetFlow
Purpose
Enters the global configuration mode.
Creates a flow record and enters flow record
configuration mode.
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