Verifying That Cns Netflow Collection Engine Is Running; Netflow Collection Engine Configuration Files - Cisco OL-6900-01 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Configuring CNS NetFlow Collection Engine

Verifying That CNS NetFlow Collection Engine Is Running

To verify that CNS NetFlow Collection Engine is running properly, perform the following steps.
To display a table of CNS NetFlow Collection Engine statistics, use the web-based user interface as
Step 1
described in the "Status" section of the CNS NetFlow Collection Engine User Guide.
Verify that the UDP ports that are expected to receive export data are receiving data. The status page of
Step 2
the web UI should indicate that flows are being received.
Check log files in NFC_DIR/logs for error messages.
Step 3
If you are receiving data on the CNS NetFlow Collection Engine UDP port and there are no error
messages in the log files, CNS NetFlow Collection Engine is running properly.
You should periodically monitor the log files for error and warning messages.

NetFlow Collection Engine Configuration Files

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Table 3-1
File
nfcmem
nfc-config.xml
nfc-config-predefined.xml
nfcbgp.xml
nfcre.xml
nfcpw.xml
nfcifname.xml
dnslookup.conf
nfc-log4j.properties
nfcweb-log4j.properties
nfcpw-log4j.properties
nfcre-log4j.properties
nfcxml-log4j.properties
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displays all of the configuration files used by CNS NetFlow Collection Engine.
CNS NetFlow Collection engine Configuration Files
Directory
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
/opt/CSCOnfc/config
Cisco CNS NetFlow Collection Engine Installation and Configuration Guide, 5.0.2

Verifying That CNS NetFlow Collection Engine Is Running

Description
Memory limits for each collector process.
Collector configuration file for the
user-specific configuration.
Collector configuration file of predefined
configuration. You should never modify
this file.
BGP peer configuration file.
Report generator configuration file.
Process watcher configuration file.
SNMP interface name mapping
configuration file.
DNS mapping configuration file.
Logging properties file for collector.
Logging properties file for the web-based
UI.
Logging properties file for the process
watcher.
Logging properties file for the report
generator.
Logging properties file for the CNS/XML
interface.
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