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Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

Finding Feature Information

Contents

Prerequisites for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Restrictions for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Information About IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Replicated Bytes/Packets Reporting

How to Configure IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Examples

Configuration Examples for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Example: Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

Where to Go Next

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

Technical Assistance

Feature Information for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support


Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

First Published: October 10, 2008
Last Updated: July 20, 2011

This document contains information about and instructions for configuring the Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature. Prior to the introduction of the Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature, Flexible NetFlow could analyze IPv4 multicast traffic, but could not report the number of replicated bytes or the number of replicated packets in multicast flows. The Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature adds the capability of reporting the number of replicated bytes and the number of replicated packets in multicast flows to Flexible NetFlow.

NetFlow is a Cisco IOS technology that provides statistics on packets flowing through a networking device. NetFlow is the standard for acquiring IP operational data from IP networks. NetFlow provides provides data to support network and security monitoring, network planning, traffic analysis, and IP accounting.

Flexible NetFlow improves on original NetFlow by adding the capability to customize the traffic analysis parameters for your specific requirements. Flexible NetFlow facilitates the creation of more complex configurations for traffic analysis and data export through the use of reusable configuration components.

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the "Feature Information for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support" section.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Contents

•Prerequisites for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•Restrictions for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•Information About IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•How to Configure IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

•Configuration Examples for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•Where to Go Next

•Additional References

•Feature Information for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Prerequisites for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•You are familiar with the information in the "Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Overview" module.

•You are familiar with the information in the "Customizing Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Flow Records and Flow Monitors" module.

•The networking device is running a Cisco IOS release that supports the Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature. See the "Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Features Roadmap" module for a list of Cisco IOS software releases that support the Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature.

•The networking device is configured for IPv4 unicast routing and IPv4 multicast routing.

•One of the following is enabled on your networking device and on any interfaces on which you want to enable Flexible NetFlow: Cisco Express Forwarding, distributed Cisco Express Forwarding.

Restrictions for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

IPv4 Traffic

•When the replication-factor field is used in a flow record, it will only have a nonzero value in the cache for ingress multicast traffic that is forwarded by the router. If the flow record is used with a flow monitor in output (egress) mode and to monitor unicast traffic, the cache data for the replication factor field is set to 0.

IPv6 Traffic

•Traffic monitoring for multicast statistics is not supported.

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SY

•Multicast replication factor is not supported.

Information About IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•Replicated Bytes/Packets Reporting

Replicated Bytes/Packets Reporting

The Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature adds the capability of reporting the number of replicated bytes and the number of replicated packets in multicast flows to Flexible NetFlow. You can capture the packet-replication factor for a specific flow and for each outgoing stream.

You can use the The Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature to identify and count multicast packets on the ingress side or the egress side (or both sides) of a networking device. Multicast ingress accounting provides information about the source and how many times the traffic was replicated. Multicast egress accounting monitors the destination of the traffic flow.

How to Configure IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

To configure the Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature, perform the following task:

•Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support (required)

Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

This task explains the steps that are used to configure multicast statistics support for IPv4 traffic.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. flow record flow-record-name

4. description description

5. match routing is-multicast

6. Add key fields for the record as required using other match commands.

7. collect counter {bytes | packets} replicated [long]

8. collect routing multicast replication-factor

9. Add nonkey fields for the record as required using other collect commands.

10. exit

11. flow monitor monitor-name

12. description description

13. record record-name

14. exit

15. interface type number

16. ip flow monitor monitor-name [multicast | unicast] {input | output}

17. Repeat Steps 15 and 16 to activate a flow monitor on any other interfaces in the networking device over which you want to monitor traffic.

18. end

19. show flow monitor [[name] monitor-name [cache [format {csv | record | table}]][statistics]]

DETAILED STEPS

 
Command or Action
Purpose

Step 1 

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

•Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2 

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3 

flow record flow-record-name

Example:

Router(config)# flow record FLOW-RECORD-2

Creates a flow record and enters Flexible NetFlow flow record configuration mode.

•This command also allows you to modify an existing flow record.

Step 4 

description description

Example:

Router(config-flow-record)# description Used for IPv4 multicast traffic analysis

(Optional) Creates a description for the flow record.

Step 5 

match routing is-multicast

Example:

Router(config-flow-record)# match routing is-multicast

Configures IPv4 multicast destination addresses (indicating that the IPv4 traffic is multicast traffic) as a key field for the flow record.

Step 6 

Add key fields for the record as required using other match commands.

For information about the other match commands that are available to configure key fields, refer to the Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Command Reference.

Step 7 

collect counter {bytes replicated [long] | packets replicated [long]}

Example:

Router(config-flow-record)# collect counter packets replicated

Configures the number of bytes or packets multiplied by the multicast replication factor (number of interfaces the multicast traffic is forwarded over) as a nonkey field.

•Default: Uses a 32-bit counter. The long keyword configures a 64-bit counter.

Step 8 

collect routing multicast replication-factor

Example:

Router(config-flow-record)# collect routing multicast replication-factor

Configures the multicast replication factor (number of interfaces over which multicast traffic is forwarded) as a nonkey field.

Step 9 

Add nonkey fields for the record as required using other collect commands.

For information about the other collect commands that are available to configure nonkey fields, refer to the Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Command Reference.

Step 10 

exit

Example:

Router(config-flow-record)# exit

Exits Flexible NetFlow flow record configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode.

Step 11 

flow monitor monitor-name

Example:

Router(config)# flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2

Creates a flow monitor and enters Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode.

•This command also allows you to modify an existing flow monitor.

Step 12 

description description

Example:

Router(config-flow-monitor)# description Used for IPv4 multicast traffic analysis

(Optional) Creates a description for the flow monitor.

Step 13 

record record-name

Example:

Router(config-flow-monitor)# record FLOW-RECORD-2

Specifies the record for the flow monitor.

Step 14 

exit

Example:

Router(config-flow-record)# exit

Exits Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode.

Step 15 

interface type number

Example:

Router(config)# interface ethernet 0/0

Specifies an interface and enters interface configuration mode.

Step 16 

ip flow monitor monitor-name [multicast | unicast] {input | output}

Example:

Router(config-if)# ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 input

Activates the flow monitor that was created previously by assigning it to the interface to analyze traffic.

•To monitor only multicast traffic, use the multicast keyword.

•Default: Unicast traffic and multicast traffic are monitored.

Step 17 

Repeat Steps 15 and 16 to activate a flow monitor on any other interfaces in the networking device over which you want to monitor traffic.

—

Step 18 

end

Example:

Router(config-if)# end

Exits interface configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 19 

show flow monitor [[name] monitor-name [cache [format {csv | record | table}]][statistics]]

Example:

Router# show flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 cache

(Optional) Displays the status and statistics for a Flexible NetFlow flow monitor.

Examples

The following output from the show flow monitor command shows four multicast flows and three unicast flows: 

Router# show flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 cache 


Cache type:                            Normal

  Cache size:                              4096

  Current entries:                            8

  High Watermark:                             8


  Flows added:                             4074

  Flows aged:                              4066

    - Active timeout   (  1800 secs)         46

    - Inactive timeout (    15 secs)       4020

    - Event aged                              0

    - Watermark aged                          0

    - Emergency aged                          0


IP IS MULTICAST  IPV4 DST ADDR      pkts rep

===============  ===============  ==========

Yes              224.192.16.1          16642

Yes              224.192.65.1          16621

No               10.1.4.2                  0

No               10.1.2.2                  0

No               10.1.3.2                  0

Yes              224.0.0.13                0

No               255.255.255.255           0

Yes              224.0.0.1                 0

Configuration Examples for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

This section provides the following configuration example:

•Example: Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

Example: Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

This example shows how to configure the following:

•IPv4 multicast destination addresses (indicating that the IPv4 traffic is multicast traffic) as a key field.

•The destination IPv4 address as a key field.

•The replicated packet count as a nonkey field.

•The replication factor as a nonkey field.

•The flow monitor in order to monitor only multicast traffic.

This sample starts in global configuration mode: 

!

flow record FLOW-RECORD-2

 match routing is-multicast

 match ipv4 destination address

 collect counter packets replicated

 collect routing multicast replication-factor

 exit

!

flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2

 record FLOW-RECORD-2

 exit

!

interface Ethernet 0/0

 no shut

 ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0

 ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 multicast input

!

end

Where to Go Next

If you want to configure data export for Flexible NetFlow, refer to the "Configuring Data Export for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow with Flow Exporters" module.

If you want to configure flow sampling to reduce the CPU overhead of analyzing traffic, refer to the "Using Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Flow Sampling to Reduce the CPU Overhead of Analyzing Traffic" module.

If you want to configure any of the predefined records for Flexible NetFlow, refer to the "Configuring Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow with Predefined Records" module.

Additional References

Related Documents

Related Topic
Document Title

Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

Overview of Flexible NetFlow

"Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Overview"

Flexible NetFlow Feature Roadmap

"Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Features Roadmap"

Emulating original NetFlow with Flexible NetFlow

"Getting Started with Configuring Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow"

Configuring flow exporters to export Flexible NetFlow data

"Configuring Data Export for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow with Flow Exporters"

Configuring flow sampling to reduce the overhead of monitoring traffic with Flexible NetFlow

"Using Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Flow Sampling to Reduce the CPU Overhead of Analyzing Traffic"

Configuring Flexible NetFlow using predefined records

"Configuring Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow with Predefined Records"

Using Flexible NetFlow Top N Talkers to analyze network traffic

"Using Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Top N Talkers to Analyze Network Traffic"

Configuration commands for Flexible NetFlow

Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Command Reference


Standards

Standard
Title

None

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MIBs

MIB
MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs


RFCs

RFC
Title

RFC 3954

Cisco Systems NetFlow Services Export Version 9


Technical Assistance

Description
Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website provides online resources to download documentation, software, and tools. Use these resources to install and configure the software and to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. Access to most tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html


Feature Information for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

Table 1 lists the release history for this feature.

Only features that were introduced or modified in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1) or Cisco IOS Releases 12.2(1) or 12.0(3)S or a later release appear in the table.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Note Table 1 lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Table 1 Feature Information for Flexible NetFlow —IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support 

Feature Name
Releases
Feature Information

Flexible NetFlow

12.2(33)SRC12.2(50)SY 12.4(9)T

Flexible NetFlow is introduced.

Support for this feature was added for Cisco 7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRC.

Information about the Flexible NetFlow feature is included in the following section:

•How to Configure IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

The following commands were introduced or modified: cache (Flexible NetFlow), clear flow exporter, clear flow monitor, clear sampler, collect counter, collect flow, collect interface, collect ipv4, collect ipv4 destination, collect ipv4 fragmentation, collect ipv4 section, collect ipv4 source, collect ipv4 total-length, collect ipv4 ttl, collect routing, collect timestamp sys-uptime, collect transport, collect transport icmp ipv4, collect transport tcp, collect transport udp, debug flow exporter, debug flow monitor, debug flow record, debug sampler, description (Flexible NetFlow), destination, dscp (Flexible NetFlow), exporter, flow exporter, flow monitor, flow platform, flow record, ip flow monitor, match flow, match interface (Flexible NetFlow), match ipv4, match ipv4 destination, match ipv4 fragmentation, match ipv4 section, match ipv4 source, match ipv4 total-length, match ipv4 ttl, match routing, match transport, match transport icmp ipv4, match transport tcp, match transport udp, mode (Flexible NetFlow), option (Flexible NetFlow), record, sampler, show flow exporter, show flow interface, show flow monitor, show flow record, show sampler, source (Flexible NetFlow), statistics packet, template data timeout, transport (Flexible NetFlow).

Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

12.2(33)SRE12.2(50)SY 12.4(22)T

The Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support feature adds the capability of reporting the number of replicated bytes and the number of replicated packets in multicast flows to Flexible NetFlow.

Support for this feature was added for Cisco 7200 and 7300 Network Processing Engine (NPE) series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRE.

The following sections provide information about this feature:

•Prerequisites for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•Restrictions for Configuring IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•Information About IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

•How to Configure IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support for Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow

•Configuration Examples for IPv4 Multicast Statistics Support

The following commands were introduced or modified: collect counter, collect routing is-multicast, collect routing multicast replication-factor, match routing is-multicast, match routing multicast replication-factor, ip flow monitor, ipv6 flow monitor.


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