- Read Me First
- Flexible Netflow Overview
- Flexible NetFlow—IPv4 Unicast Flows
- Flexible NetFlow—IPv6 Unicast Flows
- Flexible NetFlow—MPLS Egress NetFlow
- Flexible NetFlow v9 Export Format
- Flexible NetFlow Output Features on Data Export
- Flexible NetFlow NetFlow V5 Export Protocol
- Using Flexible NetFlow Flow Sampling
- Flexible NetFlow - Layer 2 Fields
- Flexible Netflow - Ingress VRF Support
- Flexible NetFlow NBAR Application Recognition Overview
- Support for ISSU and SSO
- Flexible NetFlow IPFIX Export Format
- Flexible Netflow Export to an IPv6 Address
- Flexible Netflow—Egress VRF Support
- Flexible NetFlow - MPLS Support
- Flexible NetFlow—Prevent Export Storms
Flexible NetFlow Configuration Guide
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- September 15, 2017
Chapter: Flexible Netflow Overview
- Finding Feature Information
- Prerequisites for Flexible NetFlow
- Restrictions for Flexible Netflow
- Information About Flexible Netflow
- Flexible NetFlow Overview
- Typical Uses for NetFlow
- Use of Flows in Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Original NetFlow and Benefits of Flexible NetFlow
- Flexible NetFlow Components
- Security Monitoring with Flexible NetFlow
- Feature Comparison of Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
- Criteria for Identifying Traffic to Be Used in Analysis in Flexible NetFlow
- Benefit of Emulating Original NetFlow with Flexible NetFlow
- Flexible NetFlow Predefined Records
- Benefits of Flexible NetFlow Predefined Records
- NetFlow Original and NetFlow IPv4 Original Input Predefined Records
- NetFlow IPv4 Original Output Predefined Record
- NetFlow IPv6 Original Input Predefined Record
- NetFlow IPv6 Original Output Predefined Record
- Autonomous System Predefined Record
- Autonomous System ToS Predefined Record
- BGP Next-Hop Predefined Record
- BGP Next-Hop ToS Predefined Record
- Destination Prefix Predefined Record
- Destination Prefix ToS Predefined Record
- Prefix Predefined Record
- Prefix Port Predefined Record
- Prefix ToS Predefined Record
- Protocol Port Predefined Record
- Protocol Port ToS Predefined Record
- Source Prefix Predefined Record
- Source Prefix ToS Predefined Record
- Creating a Flow Record
- Displaying the Current Status of a Flow Record
- Verifying the Flow Record Configuration
- Configuring a Flow Monitor for IPv4 or IPv6 Traffic Using the Predefined Record
- Configuring a Flow Exporter for the Flow Monitor
- Creating a Flow Monitor
- Displaying the Current Status of a Flow Monitor
- Displaying the Data in the Flow Monitor Cache
- Verifying the Flow Monitor Configuration
- Applying a Flow Monitor to an Interface
- Verifying That Flexible NetFlow Is Enabled on an Interface
- Example: Configuring a Flexible NetFlow Predefined Record for IPv4 Traffic
- Example: Configuring a Flexible NetFlow Predefined Record for IPv6 Traffic
- Example: Configuring a Normal Flow Record Cache with a Limited Number of Flows
- Example: Configuring a Customized Flow Record Cache for Monitoring IPv6 Traffic
- Example: Configuring a Permanent Flow Record Cache with a Limited Number of Flows
- Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Egress Accounting for IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic
- Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Subinterface Support
- Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Multiple Export Destinations
Flexible Netflow Overview
NetFlow is a Cisco IOS technology that provides statistics on packets flowing through the router. NetFlow is the standard for acquiring IP operational data from IP networks. NetFlow provides data to enable 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
- Prerequisites for Flexible NetFlow
- Restrictions for Flexible Netflow
- Information About Flexible Netflow
- How to Configure Flexible Netflow
- Configuration Examples for Flexible Netflow
- Additional References
- Feature Information for Flexible NetFlow
Finding Feature Information
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats and feature information, see Bug Search Tool and 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 table.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Prerequisites for Flexible NetFlow
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You are familiar with the Flexible NetFlow key fields as they are defined in the following commands: -
You are familiar with the Flexible NetFlow nonkey fields as they are defined in the following commands: - collect counter
- collect flow
- collect interface
- collect{ipv4 | ipv6}
- collect routing
- collect timestamp sys-uptime
- collect transport
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The networking device must be running a Cisco release that supports Flexible NetFlow.
IPv4 Traffic
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The networking device must be configured for IPv4 routing.
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One of the following must be enabled on your device and on any interfaces on which you want to enable Flexible NetFlow: Cisco Express Forwarding or distributed Cisco Express Forwarding.
IPv6 Traffic
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The networking device must be configured for IPv6 routing.
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One of the following must be enabled on your device and on any interfaces on which you want to enable Flexible NetFlow: Cisco Express Forwarding IPv6 or distributed Cisco Express Forwarding.
Restrictions for Flexible Netflow
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It is recommended that the total dataplane memory consumed by Flexible Netflow or Original Netflow be limited to a maximum of 25% of the amount of data plane DRAM for an ESP/FP.
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Flexible Netflow export will not work over an IPSEC VPN tunnel if the source of the netflow data is the same router where the VPN tunnel is terminated unless you configure the output-features command under the flow exporter.
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Flexible NetFlow does not monitor PPPoE traffic flowing through a Catalyst 6500 Series switch with Supervisor Engine 2T.
Information About Flexible Netflow
Flexible NetFlow Overview
Flexible NetFlow facilitates the creation of more complex configurations for traffic analysis and data export through the use of reusable configuration components.
Typical Uses for NetFlow
NetFlow is typically used for several key customer applications, including the following:
Network monitoring. NetFlow data enables extensive near-real-time network monitoring capabilities. Flow-based analysis techniques are used by network operators to visualize traffic patterns associated with individual routers and switches and network-wide traffic patterns (providing aggregate traffic or application-based views) to provide proactive problem detection, efficient troubleshooting, and rapid problem resolution.
Application monitoring and profiling. NetFlow data enables network managers to gain a detailed time-based view of application usage over the network. This information is used to plan, understand new services, and allocate network and application resources (for example, web server sizing and VoIP deployment) to meet customer demands responsively.
User monitoring and profiling. NetFlow data enables network engineers to gain detailed understanding of customer and user use of network and application resources. This information may then be used to efficiently plan and allocate access, backbone, and application resources and to detect and resolve potential security and policy violations.
Network planning. NetFlow can be used to capture data over a long period of time, affording the opportunity to track and anticipate network growth and plan upgrades to increase the number of routing devices, ports, and higher-bandwidth interfaces. NetFlow services data optimizes network planning for peering, backbone upgrades, and routing policy. NetFlow helps to minimize the total cost of network operations while maximizing network performance, capacity, and reliability. NetFlow detects unwanted WAN traffic, validates bandwidth and quality of service (QoS), and allows the analysis of new network applications. NetFlow will give you valuable information to reduce the cost of operating your network.
Security analysis. NetFlow identifies and classifies distributed denial of service (dDoS) attacks, viruses, and worms in real time. Changes in network behavior indicate anomalies that are clearly demonstrated in Flexible NetFlow data. The data is also a valuable forensic tool to understand and replay the history of security incidents.
Billing and accounting. NetFlow data provides fine-grained metering (for instance, flow data includes details such as IP addresses, packet and byte counts, time stamps, type of service (ToS), and application ports) for highly flexible and detailed resource utilization accounting. Service providers may use the information for billing based on time of day, bandwidth usage, application usage, quality of service, and so on. Enterprise customers may use the information for departmental charge back or cost allocation for resource utilization.
NetFlow data warehousing and data mining. NetFlow data (or derived information) can be warehoused for later retrieval and analysis in support of proactive marketing and customer service programs (for example, discovering which applications and services are being used by internal and external users and targeting them for improved service, advertising, and so on). In addition, Flexible NetFlow data gives market researchers access to the "who," "what," "where," and "how long" information relevant to enterprises and service providers.
Use of Flows in Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow both use the concept of flows. A flow is defined as a stream of packets between a given source and a given destination.
Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow both use the values in key fields in IP datagrams, such as the IP source or destination address and the source or destination transport protocol port, as the criteria for determining when a new flow must be created in the cache while network traffic is being monitored. When the value of the data in the key field of a datagram is unique with respect to the flows that already exist, a new flow is created.
Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow both use nonkey fields as the criteria for identifying fields from which data is captured from the flows. The flows are populated with data that is captured from the values in the nonkey fields.
The figure below is an example of the process for inspecting packets and creating flow records in the cache. In this example, two unique flows are created in the cache because different values are in the source and destination IP address key fields.
Original NetFlow and Benefits of Flexible NetFlow
Flexible NetFlow allows the flow to be user defined. The benefits of Flexible NetFlow include:
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High-capacity flow recognition, including scalability and aggregation of flow information.
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Enhanced flow infrastructure for security monitoring and dDoS detection and identification.
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New information from packets to adapt flow information to a particular service or operation in the network. The flow information available will be customizable by Flexible NetFlow users.
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Extensive use of Cisco’s flexible and extensible NetFlow Version 9.
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A comprehensive IP accounting feature that can be used to replace many accounting features, such as IP accounting, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Policy Accounting, and persistent caches.
Flexible NetFlow allows you to understand network behavior with more efficiency, with specific flow information tailored for various services used in the network. The following are some example applications for a Flexible NetFlow feature:
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Flexible NetFlow enhances Cisco NetFlow as a security monitoring tool. For instance, new flow keys can be defined for packet length or MAC address, allowing users to search for a specific type of attack in the network.
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Flexible NetFlow allows you to quickly identify how much application traffic is being sent between hosts by specifically tracking TCP or UDP applications by the class of service (CoS) in the packets.
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The accounting of traffic entering a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) or IP core network and its destination for each next hop per class of service. This capability allows the building of an edge-to-edge traffic matrix.
The figure below is an example of how Flexible NetFlow might be deployed in a network.
Flexible NetFlow Components
Flexible NetFlow consists of components that can be used together in several variations to perform traffic analysis and data export. The user-defined flow records and the component structure of Flexible NetFlow facilitates the creation of various configurations for traffic analysis and data export on a networking device with a minimum number of configuration commands. Each flow monitor can have a unique combination of flow record, flow exporter, and cache type. If you change a parameter such as the destination IP address for a flow exporter, it is automatically changed for all the flow monitors that use the flow exporter. The same flow monitor can be used in conjunction with different flow samplers to sample the same type of network traffic at different rates on different interfaces. The following sections provide more information on Flexible NetFlow components:
Flow Records
In Flexible NetFlow a combination of key and non-key fields is called a flow record. Flexible NetFlow records are assigned to Flexible NetFlow flow monitors to define the cache that is used for storing flow data. Flexible NetFlow includes several predefined records that can help you get started using Flexible NetFlow.
To use Flexible NetFlow to its fullest potential, you need to create your own customized records, as described in the following section(s):
NetFlow Predefined Records
Flexible NetFlow includes several predefined records that you can use to start monitoring traffic in your network. The predefined records are available to help you quickly deploy Flexible NetFlow and are easier to use than user-defined flow records. You can choose from a list of already defined records that may meet the needs for network monitoring. As Flexible NetFlow evolves, popular user-defined flow records will be made available as predefined records to make them easier to implement.
The predefined records ensure backward compatibility with your existing NetFlow collector configurations for the data that is exported. Each of the predefined records has a unique combination of key and nonkey fields that offer you the built-in ability to monitor various types of traffic in your network without customizing Flexible NetFlow on your router.
Two of the predefined records (NetFlow original and NetFlow IPv4/IPv6 original output), which are functionally equivalent, emulate original (ingress) NetFlow and the Egress NetFlow Accounting feature in original NetFlow, respectively. Some of the other Flexible NetFlow predefined records are based on the aggregation cache schemes available in original NetFlow. The Flexible NetFlow predefined records that are based on the aggregation cache schemes available in original NetFlow do not perform aggregation. Instead each flow is tracked separately by the predefined records.
User-Defined Records
Flexible NetFlow enables you to define your own records for a Flexible NetFlow flow monitor cache by specifying the key and nonkey fields to customize the data collection to your specific requirements. When you define your own records for a Flexible NetFlow flow monitor cache, they are referred to as user-defined records. The values in nonkey fields are added to flows to provide additional information about the traffic in the flows. A change in the value of a nonkey field does not create a new flow. In most cases the values for nonkey fields are taken from only the first packet in the flow. Flexible NetFlow enables you to capture counter values such as the number of bytes and packets in a flow as nonkey fields.
Flexible NetFlow adds a new Version 9 export format field type for the header and packet section types. Flexible NetFlow will communicate to the NetFlow collector the configured section sizes in the corresponding Version 9 export template fields. The payload sections will have a corresponding length field that can be used to collect the actual size of the collected section.
Flow Monitors
Flow monitors are the Flexible NetFlow component that is applied to interfaces to perform network traffic monitoring.
Flow data is collected from the network traffic and added to the flow monitor cache during the monitoring process based on the key and nonkey fields in the flow record.
Flexible NetFlow can be used to perform different types of analysis on the same traffic. In the figure below, packet 1 is analyzed using a record designed for standard traffic analysis on the input interface and a record designed for security analysis on the output interface.
The figure below shows a more complex example of how you can apply different types of flow monitors with custom records.
Normal
The default cache type is “normal”. In this mode, the entries in the cache are aged out according to the timeout active and timeout inactive settings. When a cache entry is aged out, it is removed from the cache and exported via any exporters configured.
Flow Exporters
Flow exporters export the data in the flow monitor cache to a remote system, such as a server running NetFlow collector, for analysis and storage. Flow exporters are created as separate entities in the configuration. Flow exporters are assigned to flow monitors to provide data export capability for the flow monitors. You can create several flow exporters and assign them to one or more flow monitors to provide several export destinations. You can create one flow exporter and apply it to several flow monitors.
NetFlow Data Export Format Version 9
The basic output of NetFlow is a flow record. Several different formats for flow records have evolved as NetFlow has matured. The most recent evolution of the NetFlow export format is known as Version 9. The distinguishing feature of the NetFlow Version 9 export format is that it is template-based. Templates provide an extensible design to the record format, a feature that should allow future enhancements to NetFlow services without requiring concurrent changes to the basic flow-record format. Using templates provides several key benefits:
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Third-party business partners who produce applications that provide collector or display services for NetFlow do not have to recompile their applications each time a new NetFlow feature is added. Instead, they should be able to use an external data file that documents the known template formats.
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New features can be added to NetFlow quickly without breaking current implementations.
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NetFlow is “future-proofed” against new or developing protocols because the Version 9 format can be adapted to provide support for them.
The Version 9 export format consists of a packet header followed by one or more template flow or data flow sets. A template flow set provides a description of the fields that will be present in future data flow sets. These data flow sets may occur later within the same export packet or in subsequent export packets. Template flow and data flow sets can be intermingled within a single export packet, as illustrated in the figure below.
NetFlow Version 9 will periodically export the template data so the NetFlow collector will understand what data is to be sent and also export the data flow set for the template. The key advantage to Flexible NetFlow is that the user configures a flow record, which is effectively converted to a Version 9 template and then forwarded to the collector. The figure below is a detailed example of the NetFlow Version 9 export format, including the header, template flow, and data flow sets.
For more information on the Version 9 export format, refer to the white paper titled Cisco IOS NetFlow Version 9 Flow-Record Format, available at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_white_paper09186a00800a3db9.shtml.
Flow Samplers
Flow samplers are created as separate components in a router’s configuration. Flow samplers are used to reduce the load on the device that is running by limiting the number of packets that are selected for analysis.
Flow sampling exchanges monitoring accuracy for router performance. When you apply a sampler to a flow monitor, the overhead load on the router of running the flow monitor is reduced because the number of packets that the flow monitor must analyze is reduced. The reduction in the number of packets that are analyzed by the flow monitor causes a corresponding reduction in the accuracy of the information stored in the flow monitor’s cache.
Samplers are combined with flow monitors when they are applied to an interface with the ip flow monitor command.
Security Monitoring with Flexible NetFlow
Flexible NetFlow can be used as a network attack detection tool with capabilities to track all parts of the IP header and even packet sections and characterize this information into flows. Security monitoring systems can analyze Flexible NetFlow data, and upon finding an issue in the network, create a virtual bucket or virtual cache that will be configured to track specific information and identify details about the attack pattern or worm propagation. The capability to create caches dynamically with specific information combined with input filtering (for example, filtering all flows to a specific destination) makes Flexible NetFlow a powerful security monitoring tool.
One common type of attack occurs when TCP flags are used to flood open TCP requests to a destination server (for example, a SYN flood attack). The attacking device sends a stream of TCP SYNs to a given destination address but never sends the ACK in response to the servers SYN-ACK as part of the TCP three-way handshake. The flow information needed for a security detection server requires the tracking of three key fields: destination address or subnet, TCP flags, and packet count. The security detection server may be monitoring general Flexible NetFlow information, and this data may trigger a detailed view of this particular attack by the Flexible NetFlow dynamically creating a new flow monitor in the router’s configuration. The new flow monitor might include input filtering to limit what traffic is visible in the Flexible NetFlow cache along with the tracking of the specific information to diagnose the TCP-based attack. In this case the user may want to filter all flow information to the server destination address or subnet to limit the amount of information the security detection server needs to evaluate. If the security detection server decided it understood this attack, it might then program another flow monitor to collect and export payload information or sections of packets to take a deeper look at a signature within the packet. This example is just one of many possible ways that Flexible NetFlow can be used to detect security incidents.
Feature Comparison of Original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
The table below provides a feature-by-feature comparison of original NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow.
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Feature |
Original NetFlow |
Flexible NetFlow |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
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NetFlow Data Capture |
Supported |
Supported |
Data capture is available with the predefined and user-defined records in Flexible NetFlow. Flexible NetFlow has several predefined keys that emulate the traffic analysis capabilities of original NetFlow. |
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NetFlow Data Export |
Supported |
Supported |
Flow exporters export data from the Flexible NetFlow flow monitor caches to remote systems. |
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NetFlow for IPv6 |
Supported |
Supported |
IPv6 support was removed from original NetFlow in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(20)T. The Flexible NetFlow--IPv6 Unicast Flows feature implemented IPv6 support for Flexible NetFlow in Cisco IOS Release 12.4(20)T. |
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NetFlow BGP Next Hop Support |
Supported |
Supported |
Available in the predefined and user-defined keys in Flexible NetFlow records. |
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Random Packet Sampled NetFlow |
Supported |
Supported |
Available with Flexible NetFlow sampling. |
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NetFlow v9 Export Format |
Supported |
Supported |
Available with Flexible NetFlow exporters. |
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NetFlow Subinterface Support |
Supported |
Supported |
Flexible NetFlow monitors can be assigned to subinterfaces. |
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NetFlow Multiple Export Destinations |
Supported |
Supported |
Available with Flexible NetFlow exporters. |
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NetFlow ToS-Based Router Aggregation |
Supported |
Supported |
Available in the predefined and user-defined records in Flexible NetFlow records. |
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NetFlow Minimum Prefix Mask for Router-Based Aggregation |
Supported |
Supported |
Available in the predefined and user-defined records. |
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NetFlow Input Filters |
Supported |
Not supported |
-- |
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NetFlow MIB |
Supported |
Not supported |
-- |
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Egress NetFlow Accounting |
Supported |
Supported |
Flexible NetFlow monitors can be used to monitor egress traffic on interfaces and subinterfaces. |
Criteria for Identifying Traffic to Be Used in Analysis in Flexible NetFlow
If the predefined Flexible NetFlow records are not suitable for your traffic requirements, you can create a user-defined (custom) record using the Flexible NetFlow collect and match commands. Before you can create a customized record, you must decide the criteria that you are going to use for the key and nonkey fields.
If you want to create a customized record for detecting network attacks, you must include the appropriate key and nonkey fields in the record to ensure that the router creates the flows and captures the data that you need to analyze the attack and respond to it. For example, SYN flood attacks are a common denial of service (DoS) attack in which TCP flags are used to flood open TCP requests to a destination host. When a normal TCP connection starts, a destination host receives a SYN (synchronize/start) packet from a source host and sends back a SYN ACK (synchronize acknowledge). The destination host must then hear an ACK (acknowledge) of the SYN ACK before the connection is established. This is referred to as the "TCP three-way handshake While the destination host waits for the ACK to the SYN ACK, a connection queue of finite size on the destination host keeps track of connections waiting to be completed. This queue typically empties quickly because the ACK is expected to arrive a few milliseconds after the SYN ACK. The TCP SYN attack exploits this design by having an attacking source host generate TCP SYN packets with random source addresses toward a victim host. The victim destination host sends a SYN ACK back to the random source address and adds an entry to the connection queue. Because the SYN ACK is destined for an incorrect or nonexistent host, the last part of the TCP three-way handshake is never completed and the entry remains in the connection queue until a timer expires, typically for about one minute. When the source host rapidly generates TCP SYN packets from random IP addresses, the connection queue can be filled and TCP services (such as e-mail, file transfer, or WWW) can be denied to legitimate users.
The information needed for a security monitoring record for this type of DoS attack might include the following key and nonkey fields:
Key fields: - Destination IP address or destination IP subnet
- TCP flags
- Packet count
Nonkey fields - Destination IP address
- Source IP address
- Interface input and output
 Tip | Many users configure a general Flexible NetFlow monitor that triggers a more detailed Flexible NetFlow view of a DoS attack using these key and nonkey fields. |
Benefit of Emulating Original NetFlow with Flexible NetFlow
Emulating original NetFlow with Flexible NetFlow enables to you to deploy Flexible NetFlow quickly because you can use a predefined record instead of designing and configuring a custom user-defined record. You need only configure a flow monitor and apply it to an interface for Flexible NetFlow to start working like original NetFlow. You can add an optional exporter if you want to analyze the data that you collect with an application such as NetFlow collector.
Each flow monitor has a separate cache assigned to it. Each flow monitor requires a record to define the contents and layout of its cache entries. The record format can be one of the predefined record formats, or an advanced user may create his or her own record format using the collect and matchcommands in Flexible NetFlow flow record configuration mode.
Flow exporters are used to send the data that you collect with Flexible NetFlow to a remote system such as a NetFlow Collection Engine. Exporters use UDP as the transport protocol and use the Version 9 export format.
If you are familiar with original NetFlow, you already understand the format and content of the data that you collect and export with Flexible NetFlow when you emulate original NetFlow. You will be able to use the same techniques for analyzing the data.
Flexible NetFlow Predefined Records
Flexible NetFlow predefined records are based on the original NetFlow ingress and egress caches and the aggregation caches. The difference between the original NetFlow aggregation caches and the corresponding predefined Flexible NetFlow records is that the predefined records do not perform aggregation. Flexible NetFlow predefined records are associated with a Flexible NetFlow flow monitor the same way that you associate a user-defined (custom) record.
- Benefits of Flexible NetFlow Predefined Records
- NetFlow Original and NetFlow IPv4 Original Input Predefined Records
- NetFlow IPv4 Original Output Predefined Record
- NetFlow IPv6 Original Input Predefined Record
- NetFlow IPv6 Original Output Predefined Record
- Autonomous System Predefined Record
- Autonomous System ToS Predefined Record
- BGP Next-Hop Predefined Record
- BGP Next-Hop ToS Predefined Record
- Destination Prefix Predefined Record
- Destination Prefix ToS Predefined Record
- Prefix Predefined Record
- Prefix Port Predefined Record
- Prefix ToS Predefined Record
- Protocol Port Predefined Record
- Protocol Port ToS Predefined Record
- Source Prefix Predefined Record
- Source Prefix ToS Predefined Record
Benefits of Flexible NetFlow Predefined Records
If you have been using original NetFlow or original NetFlow with aggregation caches you can continue to capture the same traffic data for analysis when you migrate to Flexible NetFlow by using the predefined records available with Flexible NetFlow. Many users will find that the preexisting Flexible NetFlow records are suitable for the majority of their traffic analysis requirements.
NetFlow Original and NetFlow IPv4 Original Input Predefined Records
The Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow original" and "NetFlow IPv4 original input" predefined records can be used interchangeably because they have the same key and nonkey fields. The key and nonkey fields and the counters for the Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow original" and "NetFlow IPv4 original input" predefined records are shown in the table below.
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Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
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IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the type of service (ToS) field. |
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IP Protocol |
Key |
Value in the IP protocol field. |
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IP Source Address |
Key |
IP source address. |
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IP Destination Address |
Key |
IP destination address. |
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Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer source port field. |
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Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer destination port field. |
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Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
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Flow Sampler ID |
Key |
ID number of the flow sampler (if flow sampling is enabled). |
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IP Source AS |
Nonkey |
Source autonomous system number. |
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IP Destination AS |
Nonkey |
Destination autonomous system number. |
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IP Next Hop Address |
Nonkey |
IP address of the next hop. |
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IP Source Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP source address. |
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IP Destination Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP destination address. |
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TCP Flags |
Nonkey |
Value in the TCP flag field. |
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Interface Output |
Nonkey |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
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Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
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Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
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Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
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Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
NetFlow IPv4 Original Output Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow IPv4 original output" predefined record is used to emulate the original NetFlow Egress NetFlow Accounting feature that was released in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T. The key and nonkey fields and the counters for the Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow IPv4 original output" predefined record are shown in the table below.
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Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
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IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
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IP Protocol |
Key |
Value in the IP protocol field. |
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IP Source Address |
Key |
IP source address. |
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IP Destination Address |
Key |
IP destination address. |
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Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer source port field. |
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Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer destination port field. |
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Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
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Flow Sampler ID |
Key |
ID number of the flow sampler (if flow sampling is enabled). |
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IP Source AS |
Nonkey |
Source autonomous system number. |
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IP Destination AS |
Nonkey |
Destination autonomous system number. |
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IP Next Hop Address |
Nonkey |
IP address of the next hop. |
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IP Source Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP source address. |
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IP Destination Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP destination address. |
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TCP Flags |
Nonkey |
Value in the TCP flag field. |
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Interface Input |
Nonkey |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
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Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
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Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
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Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
The configuration in the Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Egress Accounting for IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic uses the predefined Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow original output" record.
NetFlow IPv6 Original Input Predefined Record
The key and nonkey fields and the counters for the Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow IPv6 original input" predefined record are shown in the table below.
|
Field |
Key or NonKey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
Traffic Class |
Key |
Value in the traffic class field. |
|
Flow Label |
Key |
Flow label. |
|
Protocol |
Key |
Value in the protocol field. |
|
Extension Map |
Key |
Value in the extension map bitmap. |
|
IP Source Address |
Key |
IP source address. |
|
IP Destination Address |
Key |
IP destination address. |
|
Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer source port field. |
|
Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer destination port field. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
The direction of the flow. |
|
Flow Sampler |
Key |
ID number of the flow sampler (if flow sampling is enabled). |
|
Routing Source AS |
Nonkey |
Source autonomous system number. |
|
Routing Destination AS |
Nonkey |
Destination autonomous system number. |
|
Routing Next-hop Address |
Nonkey |
IP address of the next hop. |
|
IP Source Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP source address. |
|
IP Destination Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP destination address. |
|
Transport TCP Flags |
Nonkey |
Value in the TCP flag field. |
|
Interface Output |
Nonkey |
Interface over which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
NetFlow IPv6 Original Output Predefined Record
The key and nonkey fields and the counters for the Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow IPv6 original output" predefined record are shown in the table below.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
Traffic Class |
Key |
Value in the traffic class field. |
|
Flow Label |
Key |
The flow label. |
|
Protocol |
Key |
Value in the protocol field. |
|
Extension Map |
Key |
Value in the extension map bitmap. |
|
IP Source Address |
Key |
IP source address. |
|
IP Destination Address |
Key |
IP destination address. |
|
Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer source port field. |
|
Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value of the transport layer destination port field. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface over which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
The direction of the flow. |
|
Flow Sampler |
Key |
ID number of the flow sampler (if flow sampling is enabled). |
|
Routing Source AS |
Nonkey |
Source autonomous system number. |
|
Routing Destination AS |
Nonkey |
Destination autonomous system number. |
|
Routing Next-hop Address |
Nonkey |
IP address of the next hop. |
|
IP Source Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP source address. |
|
IP Destination Mask |
Nonkey |
Mask for the IP destination address. |
|
Transport TCP Flags |
Nonkey |
Value in the TCP flag field. |
|
Interface Input |
Nonkey |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Autonomous System Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "autonomous system" predefined record creates flows based on autonomous system-to-autonomous system traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "autonomous system" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "autonomous system" aggregation cache.
 Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "autonomous system" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP Source AS |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IP Destination AS |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Autonomous System ToS Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "autonomous system ToS" predefined record creates flows based on autonomous system-to-autonomous system and type of service (ToS) traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "autonomous system ToS" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "autonomous system ToS" aggregation cache.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
Tip | This predefined record is particularly useful for generating autonomous system-to-autonomous system traffic flow data. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "autonomous system ToS" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Source autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IP Destination autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
BGP Next-Hop Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "BGP next-hop" predefined record creates flows based on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) traffic flow data.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv6 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "BGP next-hop" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
Routing Source AS |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address. |
|
Routing Destination AS |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address. |
|
Routing Next-hop Address IPv6 BGP |
Key |
IPv6 address of the BGP next hop. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Timestamp Sys-uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Timestamp Sys-uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
BGP Next-Hop ToS Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "BGP next-hop ToS" predefined record creates flows based on BGP and ToS traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "BGP next-hop ToS" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "BGP next-hop ToS" aggregation cache.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the "BGP next-hop ToS" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Source autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IP Destination autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 Next Hop Address BGP |
Key |
IPv4 address of the BGP next hop. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Destination Prefix Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "destination prefix" predefined record creates flows based on destination prefix traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "destination prefix" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "destination prefix" aggregation cache.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "destination prefix" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP Destination autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Destination Prefix |
Key |
Destination IP address ANDed with the destination prefix mask. |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Destination Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the destination prefix. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Destination Prefix ToS Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "destination prefix ToS" predefined record creates flows based on destination prefix and ToS traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "destination prefix ToS" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "destination prefix ToS" aggregation cache.
This predefined record is particularly useful for capturing data with which you can examine the destinations of network traffic passing through a NetFlow-enabled device.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "destination prefix ToS" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Destination autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 Destination Prefix |
Key |
Destination IP address ANDed with the destination prefix mask. |
|
IPv4 Destination Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the destination prefix. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Prefix Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "prefix" predefined record creates flows based on the source and destination prefixes in the traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "prefix" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "prefix" aggregation cache.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. For IPv6 traffic, a minimum prefix mask length of 0 bits is assumed. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "prefix" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP Source autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IP Destination autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Source Prefix |
Key |
Source IP address ANDed with the source prefix mask, or the prefix to which the source IP address of the aggregated flows belongs. |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Source Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the source prefix. |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Destination Prefix |
Key |
Destination IP address ANDed with the destination prefix mask. |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Destination Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the destination prefix. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Prefix Port Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "prefix port" predefined record creates flows based on source and destination prefixes and ports in the traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "prefix port" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "prefix port" aggregation cache.
This predefined record is particularly useful for capturing data with which you can examine the sources and destinations of network traffic passing through a NetFlow-enabled device.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the destination Flexible NetFlow "prefix port" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Protocol |
Key |
Value in the IP protocol field. |
|
IPv4 Source Prefix |
Key |
Source IP address ANDed with the source prefix mask, or the prefix to which the source IP address of the aggregated flows belongs. |
|
IPv4 Source Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the source prefix. |
|
IPv4 Destination Prefix |
Key |
Destination IP address ANDed with the destination prefix mask. |
|
IPv4 Destination Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the destination prefix. |
|
Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value in the transport layer source port field. |
|
Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value in the transport layer destination port field. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Prefix ToS Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "prefix ToS" predefined record creates flows based on source and destination prefixes and ToS traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "prefix ToS" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "destination prefix ToS" aggregation cache.
This predefined record is particularly useful for capturing data with which you can examine the sources and destinations of network traffic passing through a NetFlow-enabled device.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "prefix ToS" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Source autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IP Destination autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the destination IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 Source Prefix |
Key |
Source IP address ANDed with the source prefix mask, or the prefix to which the source IP address of the aggregated flows belongs. |
|
IPv4 Source Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the source prefix. |
|
IPv4 Destination Prefix |
Key |
Destination IP address ANDed with the destination prefix mask. |
|
IPv4 Destination Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the destination prefix. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Interface Output |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is transmitted. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Protocol Port Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "protocol port" predefined record creates flows based on protocols and ports in the traffic flow data. The Flexible NetFlow "protocol port" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "protocol port" aggregation cache.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "protocol port" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP Protocol |
Key |
Value in the IP protocol field. |
|
Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value in the transport layer source port field. |
|
Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value in the transport layer destination port field. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Protocol Port ToS Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "protocol port ToS" predefined record creates flows based on the protocol, port, and ToS value in the traffic data. The Flexible NetFlow "protocol port ToS" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "protocol port ToS" aggregation cache.
This predefined record is particularly useful for capturing data with which you can examine network usage by type of traffic.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "protocol port ToS" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Protocol |
Key |
Value in the IP protocol field. |
|
Transport Source Port |
Key |
Value in the transport layer source port field. |
|
Transport Destination Port |
Key |
Value in the transport layer destination port field. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Source Prefix Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "source prefix" predefined record creates flows based on source prefixes in the network traffic. The Flexible NetFlow "source prefix" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "source prefix" aggregation cache.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "source prefix" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP Source autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Source Prefix |
Key |
Source IP address ANDed with the source prefix mask, or the prefix to which the source IP address of the aggregated flows belongs. |
|
IPv4 or IPv6 Source Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the source prefix. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
Source Prefix ToS Predefined Record
The Flexible NetFlow "source prefix ToS" predefined record creates flows based on source prefixes and ToS values in the network traffic. The Flexible NetFlow "source prefix ToS" predefined record uses the same key and nonkey fields as the original NetFlow "source prefix ToS" aggregation cache.
This predefined record is particularly useful for capturing data with which you can examine the sources of network traffic passing through a NetFlow-enabled device.
Note | This predefined record can be used to analyze only IPv4 traffic. |
The table below lists the key and nonkey fields used in the Flexible NetFlow "source prefix ToS" predefined record.
|
Field |
Key or Nonkey Field |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
|
IP ToS |
Key |
Value in the ToS field. |
|
IP Source autonomous system |
Key |
Autonomous system of the source IP address (peer or origin). |
|
IPv4 Source Prefix |
Key |
Source IP address ANDed with the source prefix mask, or the prefix to which the source IP address of the aggregated flows belongs. |
|
IPv4 Source Mask |
Key |
Number of bits in the source prefix. |
|
Interface Input |
Key |
Interface on which the traffic is received. |
|
Flow Direction |
Key |
Direction in which the flow is being monitored. |
|
Counter Bytes |
Nonkey |
Number of bytes seen in the flow. |
|
Counter Packets |
Nonkey |
Number of packets seen in the flow. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime First |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the first packet was switched. |
|
Time Stamp System Uptime Last |
Nonkey |
System uptime (time, in milliseconds, since this device was first booted) when the last packet was switched. |
How to Configure Flexible Netflow
Creating a Flow Record
Perform this task to configure a customized flow record.
Customized flow records are used to analyze traffic data for a specific purpose. A customized flow record must have at least one match criterion for use as the key field and typically has at least one collect criterion for use as a nonkey field.
There are hundreds of possible permutations of customized flow records. This task shows the steps that are used to create one of the possible permutations. Modify the steps in this task as appropriate to create a customized flow record for your requirements.
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
flow
record
record-name
4.
description
description
5.
match
{ip |
ipv6} {destination |
source}
address
6. Repeat Step 5 as required to configure additional key fields for the record.
7.
8. Repeat the above step as required to configure additional nonkey fields for the record.
9.
end
10.
show
flow
record
record-name
11.
show
running-config
flow
record
record-name
DETAILED STEPS
Displaying the Current Status of a Flow Record
Perform this optional task to display the current status of a flow record.
1.
enable
2.
show
flow
record
DETAILED STEPS
| Step 1 |
enable
The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode (enter the password if prompted). Example: Device> enable Device# |
| Step 2 |
show
flow
record
The show flow record command shows the current status of the flow monitor that you specify. Example:
Device# show flow record
flow record FLOW-RECORD-2:
Description: Used for basic IPv6 traffic analysis
No. of users: 1
Total field space: 53 bytes
Fields:
match ipv6 destination address
collect counter bytes
collect counter packets
flow record FLOW-RECORD-1:
Description: Used for basic IPv4 traffic analysis
No. of users: 1
Total field space: 29 bytes
Fields:
match ipv4 destination address
collect counter bytes
collect counter packets
|
Verifying the Flow Record Configuration
Perform this optional task to verify the configuration commands that you entered.
1.
enable
2.
show
running-config
flow
record
DETAILED STEPS
| Step 1 |
enable
The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode (enter the password if prompted). Example: Device> enable Device# |
| Step 2 |
show
running-config
flow
record
The show running-config flow record command shows the configuration commands of the flow monitor that you specify. Example: Device# show running-config flow record Current configuration: ! flow record FLOW-RECORD-2 description Used for basic IPv6 traffic analysis match ipv6 destination address collect counter bytes collect counter packets ! flow record FLOW-RECORD-1 description Used for basic IPv4 traffic analysis match ipv4 destination address collect counter bytes collect counter packets ! |
Configuring a Flow Monitor for IPv4 or IPv6 Traffic Using the Predefined Record
To configure a flow monitor for IPv4/IPv6 traffic using the Flexible NetFlow "NetFlow IPv4/IPv6 original input" predefined record for the flow monitor, perform the following required task.
Each flow monitor has a separate cache assigned to it. Each flow monitor requires a record to define the contents and layout of its cache entries. The record format can be one of the predefined record formats, or an advanced user may create his or her own record format using the collect and matchcommands in Flexible NetFlow flow record configuration mode.
Note | You must remove a flow monitor from all of the interfaces to which you have applied it before you can modify the record format of the flow monitor. |
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
flow
monitor
monitor-name
4.
description
description
5.
record
netflow
{ipv4
|
ipv6}
original-input
6.
end
7.
show
flow
monitor
[[name]
monitor-name [cache [format {csv |
record |
table}]][statistics]]
8.
show
running-config
flow
monitor
monitor-name
DETAILED STEPS
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 |
enable
Example: Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
|
| Step 2 |
configure
terminal
Example: Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
| Step 3 |
flow
monitor
monitor-name
Example: Device(config)# flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 |
Creates a flow monitor and enters Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode.
|
| Step 4 |
description
description
Example: Device(config-flow-monitor)# description Used for monitoring IPv4 traffic |
(Optional) Creates a description for the flow monitor. |
| Step 5 |
record
netflow
{ipv4
|
ipv6}
original-input
Example: Device(config-flow-monitor)# record netflow ipv4 original-input |
Specifies the record for the flow monitor. |
| Step 6 |
end
Example: Device(config-flow-monitor)# end |
Exits Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
| Step 7 |
show
flow
monitor
[[name]
monitor-name [cache [format {csv |
record |
table}]][statistics]]
Example: Device# show flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 cache |
(Optional) Displays the status and statistics for a Flexible NetFlow flow monitor. |
| Step 8 |
show
running-config
flow
monitor
monitor-name
Example: Device# show flow monitor FLOW_MONITOR-1 |
(Optional) Displays the configuration of the specified flow monitor. |
Configuring a Flow Exporter for the Flow Monitor
Perform this optional task to configure a flow exporter for the flow monitor in order to export the data that is collected by Flexible NetFlow to a remote system for further analysis and storage.
Flow exporters are used to send the data that you collect with Flexible NetFlow to a remote system such as a NetFlow Collection Engine. Exporters use UDP as the transport protocol and use the Version 9 export format.
Note | Each flow exporter supports only one destination. If you want to export the data to multiple destinations, you must configure multiple flow exporters and assign them to the flow monitor. You can export to a destination using either an IPv4 or IPv6 address. |
Note | When you configure an exporter, configure the exporter in such a way that the source interface is defined as a WAN interface. This configuration helps you prevent any unpredictable behavior because the NAT is not applied on the packets. |
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
flow
exporter
exporter-name
4.
description
description
5.
destination
{hostname |
ip-address}
[vrf
vrf-name]
6.
export-protocol
{netflow-v5 |
netflow-v9 |
ipfix}
7.
transport
udp
udp-port
8.
exit
9.
flow
monitor
flow-monitor-name
10.
exporter
exporter-name
11.
end
12.
show
flow
exporter
exporter-name
13.
show
running-config
flow
exporter
exporter-name
DETAILED STEPS
| Command or Action | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 |
enable
Example: Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. | ||
| Step 2 |
configure
terminal
Example: Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. | ||
| Step 3 |
flow
exporter
exporter-name
Example: Device(config)# flow exporter EXPORTER-1 |
Creates a flow exporter and enters Flexible NetFlow flow exporter configuration mode. | ||
| Step 4 |
description
description
Example: Device(config-flow-exporter)# description Exports to datacenter |
(Optional) Creates a description for the flow exporter. | ||
| Step 5 |
destination
{hostname |
ip-address}
[vrf
vrf-name]
Example: Device(config-flow-exporter)# destination 172.16.10.2 |
Specifies the hostname or IP address of the system to which the exporter sends data.
| ||
| Step 6 |
export-protocol
{netflow-v5 |
netflow-v9 |
ipfix}
Example: Device(config-flow-exporter)# export-protocol netflow-v9 |
Specifies the version of the NetFlow export protocol used by the exporter. | ||
| Step 7 |
transport
udp
udp-port
Example: Device(config-flow-exporter)# transport udp 65 |
Configures UDP as the transport protocol and specifies the UDP port on which the destination system is listening for exported Flexible NetFlow traffic. | ||
| Step 8 |
exit
Example: Device(config-flow-exporter)# exit |
Exits Flexible NetFlow flow exporter configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode. | ||
| Step 9 |
flow
monitor
flow-monitor-name
Example: Device(config)# flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 |
Enters Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode for the flow monitor that you created previously. | ||
| Step 10 |
exporter
exporter-name
Example: Device(config-flow-monitor)# exporter EXPORTER-1 |
Specifies the name of an exporter that you created previously. | ||
| Step 11 |
end
Example: Device(config-flow-monitor)# end |
Exits Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. | ||
| Step 12 |
show
flow
exporter
exporter-name
Example: Device# show flow exporter FLOW_EXPORTER-1 |
(Optional) Displays the current status of the specified flow exporter. | ||
| Step 13 |
show
running-config
flow
exporter
exporter-name
Example: Device<# show running-config flow exporter FLOW_EXPORTER-1 |
(Optional) Displays the configuration of the specified flow exporter. |
Creating a Flow Monitor
Perform this required task to create a customized flow monitor.
Each flow monitor has a separate cache assigned to it. Each flow monitor requires a record to define the contents and layout of its cache entries. These record formats can be a user-defined format. An advanced user can create a customized format using the flow record command.
If you want to use a customized record, you must create the customized record before you can perform this task. If you want to add a flow exporter to the flow monitor for data export, you must create the exporter before you can complete this task.
Note | You must use the no ip flow monitor command to remove a flow monitor from all of the interfaces to which you have applied it before you can modify the parameters for the record command on the flow monitor. |
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
flow
monitor
monitor-name
4.
description
description
5.
record {record-name}
6.
cache {timeout {active} seconds | {
normal
}
7. Repeat Step 6 as required to finish modifying the cache parameters for this flow monitor.
8.
exporter
exporter-name
9.
end
10.
show
flow
monitor
[[name]
monitor-name
[cache [format {csv |
record |
table}]]
]
11.
show
running-config
flow
monitor
monitor-name
DETAILED STEPS
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 |
enable
Example: > enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. |
| Step 2 |
configure
terminal
Example: # configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
| Step 3 |
flow
monitor
monitor-name
Example: (config)# flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 |
Creates a flow monitor and enters Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode. |
| Step 4 |
description
description
Example: (config-flow-monitor)# description Used for basic ipv4 traffic analysis |
(Optional) Creates a description for the flow monitor. |
| Step 5 |
record {record-name} Example: (config-flow-monitor)# record FLOW-RECORD-1 |
Specifies the record for the flow monitor. |
| Step 6 |
cache {timeout {active} seconds | {
normal
} Example: |
|
| Step 7 | Repeat Step 6 as required to finish modifying the cache parameters for this flow monitor. |
— |
| Step 8 |
exporter
exporter-name
Example: (config-flow-monitor)# exporter EXPORTER-1 |
(Optional) Specifies the name of an exporter that was created previously. |
| Step 9 |
end
Example: (config-flow-monitor)# end |
Exits Flexible NetFlow flow monitor configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
| Step 10 |
show
flow
monitor
[[name]
monitor-name
[cache [format {csv |
record |
table}]]
]
Example: # show flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 cache |
(Optional) Displays the status for a Flexible NetFlow flow monitor. |
| Step 11 |
show
running-config
flow
monitor
monitor-name
Example: # show running-config flow monitor FLOW_MONITOR-1 |
(Optional) Displays the configuration of the specified flow monitor. |
Displaying the Current Status of a Flow Monitor
Perform this optional task to display the current status of a flow monitor.
1.
enable
2.
show
flow
monitor
monitor-name
DETAILED STEPS
| Step 1 |
enable
The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode (enter the password if prompted). Example: Device> enable Device# |
| Step 2 |
show
flow
monitor
monitor-name
The show flow monitor command shows the current status of the flow monitor that you specify. Example:
Device# show flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1
Flow Monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1:
Description: Used for basic ipv4 traffic analysis
Flow Record: FLOW-RECORD-1
Flow Exporter: EXPORTER-1
Cache:
Type: normal
Status: allocated
Inactive Timeout: 15 secs
Active Timeout: 1800 secs
Update Timeout: 1800 secs
|
Displaying the Data in the Flow Monitor Cache
Perform this optional task to display the data in the flow monitor cache.
The interface on which you applied the input flow monitor must be receiving traffic that meets the criteria defined by the NetFlow original record before you can display the flows in the flow monitor cache.
1.
enable
2.
show
flow
monitor
name
monitor-name
cache
format
record
DETAILED STEPS
| Step 1 |
enable
The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode (enter the password if prompted). Example: Device> enable Device# |
| Step 2 |
show
flow
monitor
name
monitor-name
cache
format
record
The show flow monitor name monitor-name cache format record command string displays the status, statistics, and flow data in the cache for a flow monitor. Example:
Device# show flow monitor name FLOW-MONITOR-1 cache format record
Cache type: Normal
Current entries: 4
High Watermark: 4
Flows added: 101
Flows aged: 97
- Active timeout ( 1800 secs) 3
- Inactive timeout ( 15 secs) 94
- Event aged 0
- Watermark aged 0
- Emergency aged 0
IPV4 DESTINATION ADDRESS: 172.16.10.5
ipv4 source address: 10.10.11.1
trns source port: 25
trns destination port: 25
counter bytes: 72840
counter packets: 1821
IPV4 DESTINATION ADDRESS: 172.16.10.2
ipv4 source address: 10.10.10.2
trns source port: 20
trns destination port: 20
counter bytes: 3913860
counter packets: 7326
IPV4 DESTINATION ADDRESS: 172.16.10.200
ipv4 source address: 192.168.67.6
trns source port: 0
trns destination port: 3073
counter bytes: 51072
counter packets: 1824
Device# show flow monitor name FLOW-MONITOR-2 cache format record
Cache type: Normal
Current entries: 2
High Watermark: 3
Flows added: 95
Flows aged: 93
- Active timeout ( 1800 secs) 0
- Inactive timeout ( 15 secs) 93
- Event aged 0
- Watermark aged 0
- Emergency aged 0
IPV6 DESTINATION ADDRESS: 2001:DB8:4:ABCD::2
ipv6 source address: 2001:DB8:1:ABCD::1
trns source port: 33572
trns destination port: 23
counter bytes: 19140
counter packets: 349
IPV6 DESTINATION ADDRESS: FF02::9
ipv6 source address: FE80::A8AA:BBFF:FEBB:CC03
trns source port: 521
trns destination port: 521
counter bytes: 92
counter packets: 1
|
Verifying the Flow Monitor Configuration
Perform this optional task to verify the configuration commands that you entered.
1.
enable
2.
show
running-config
flow
monitor
DETAILED STEPS
| Step 1 |
enable
The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode (enter the password if prompted). Example: Device> enable Device# |
| Step 2 |
show
running-config
flow
monitor
The show running-config flow monitor command shows the configuration commands of the flow monitor that you specify. Example: Device# show running-config flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 Current configuration: ! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 description Used for basic ipv4 traffic analysis record FLOW-RECORD-1 exporter EXPORTER-1 ! |
Applying a Flow Monitor to an Interface
Before it can be activated, a flow monitor must be applied to at least one interface. Perform this required task to activate a flow monitor.
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
interface
type
number
4. {ip | ipv6} flow monitor monitor-name {input | output}
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to activate a flow monitor on any other interfaces in the device over which you want to monitor traffic.
6.
end
7.
show
flow
interface
type
number
8.
show
flow
monitor
name
monitor-name
cache
format
record
DETAILED STEPS
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 |
enable
Example: Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
|
| Step 2 |
configure
terminal
Example: Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
| Step 3 |
interface
type
number
Example: Device(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0 |
Specifies an interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
| Step 4 | {ip |
ipv6}
flow
monitor
monitor-name {input |
output}
Example: Device(config-if)# ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 input |
Activates a flow monitor that was created previously by assigning it to the interface to analyze traffic. |
| Step 5 | Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to activate a flow monitor on any other interfaces in the device over which you want to monitor traffic. |
— |
| Step 6 |
end
Example: Device(config-if)# end |
Exits interface configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
| Step 7 |
show
flow
interface
type
number
Example: Device# show flow interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0 |
Displays the status of Flexible NetFlow (enabled or disabled) on the specified interface. |
| Step 8 |
show
flow
monitor
name
monitor-name
cache
format
record
Example: Device# show flow monitor name FLOW_MONITOR-1 cache format record |
Displays the status, statistics, and flow data in the cache for the specified flow monitor. |
Verifying That Flexible NetFlow Is Enabled on an Interface
Perform this optional task to verify that Flexible NetFlow is enabled on an interface.
1.
enable
2.
show
flow
interface
type
number
DETAILED STEPS
| Step 1 |
enable
The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode (enter the password if prompted). Example: Device> enable Device# |
| Step 2 |
show
flow
interface
type
number
The show flow interface command verifies that Flexible NetFlow is enabled on an interface. Example:
Device# show flow interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0
Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0
FNF: monitor: FLOW-MONITOR-1
direction: Input
traffic(ip): on
FNF: monitor: FLOW-MONITOR-2
direction: Input
traffic(ipv6): on
Device# show flow interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/0
Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/0
FNF: monitor: FLOW-MONITOR-1
direction: Output
traffic(ip): on
FNF: monitor: FLOW-MONITOR-2
direction: Input
traffic(ipv6): on
|
Configuration Examples for Flexible Netflow
Example: Configuring a Flexible NetFlow Predefined Record for IPv4 Traffic
The following example shows how to configure a flow monitor using the Flexible NetFlow "BGP ToS next-hop" predefined record to monitor IPv4 traffic.
This sample starts in global configuration mode:
! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 record netflow ipv4 bgp-nexthop-tos exit ! ip cef ! interface Ethernet 0/0 ip address 172.16.6.2 255.255.255.0 ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 input !
Example: Configuring a Flexible NetFlow Predefined Record for IPv6 Traffic
The following example shows how to configure a flow monitor using the Flexible NetFlow "source prefix" predefined record to monitor IPv6 traffic.
This sample starts in global configuration mode:
! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 record netflow ipv6 source-prefix exit ip cef ipv6 cef ! interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0 ipv6 address 2001:DB8:2:ABCD::2/48 ipv6 flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 input !
Example: Configuring a Normal Flow Record Cache with a Limited Number of Flows
The following example is designed to monitor the type of service (ToS) field usage on all interfaces in the router. An exporter is not configured because this example is intended to be used to capture additional data for analysis on the router using the show flow monitor command.
This example starts in global configuration mode.
! flow record QOS_RECORD description UD: Flow Record to monitor the use of TOS within this router/network match interface input match interface output match ipv4 tos collect counter packets collect counter bytes exit ! flow monitor QOS_MONITOR description UD: Flow Monitor which watches the limited combinations of interface and TOS record QOS_RECORD cache type normal cache entries 8192 ! 2^5 (combos of interfaces) * 256 (values of TOS) exit ! interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2/0 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit !
The display from the show flow monitor command shows the current status of the cache.
Router# show flow monitor QOS_MONITOR cache Cache type: Normal Cache size: 8192 Current entries: 2 High Watermark: 2 Flows added: 2 Updates sent ( 1800 secs) 0
Example: Configuring a Customized Flow Record Cache for Monitoring IPv6 Traffic
The following example creates a customized flow record cache for monitoring IPv6 traffic.
This example starts in global configuration mode.
Example: Configuring a Permanent Flow Record Cache with a Limited Number of Flows
The following example is designed to monitor the type of service (ToS) field usage on all interfaces in the router. An exporter is not configured because this example is intended to be used to capture additional data for analysis on the router using the show flow monitorcommand.
This example starts in global configuration mode.
! ip cef ! flow record QOS_RECORD description UD: Flow Record to monitor the use of TOS within this router/network match interface input match interface output match ipv4 tos collect counter packets collect counter bytes exit ! flow monitor QOS_MONITOR description UD: Flow Monitor which watches the limited combinations of interface and TOS record QOS_RECORD cache type permanent cache entries 8192 ! 2^5 (combos of interfaces) * 256 (values of TOS) exit ! interface ethernet0/0 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit ! interface ethernet0/1 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit ! interface ethernet0/2 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit ! interface serial2/0 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input exit ! interface serial2/1 ip flow monitor QOS_MONITOR input !
The display from the show flow monitor command shows the current status of the cache.
Router# show flow monitor QOS_MONITOR cache Cache type: Permanent Cache size: 8192 Current entries: 2 High Watermark: 2 Flows added: 2 Updates sent ( 1800 secs) 0
Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Egress Accounting for IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic
The following example shows how to configure Flexible NetFlow egress accounting for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
This example starts in global configuration mode.
! flow record v4_r1 match ipv4 tos match ipv4 protocol match ipv4 source address match ipv4 destination address match transport source-port match transport destination-port collect counter bytes long collect counter packets long ! flow record v6_r1 match ipv6 traffic-class match ipv6 protocol match ipv6 source address match ipv6 destination address match transport source-port match transport destination-port collect counter bytes long collect counter packets long ! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 record v4_r1 exit ! ! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 record v6_r1 exit ! ip cef ipv6 cef ! interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0 ip address 172.16.6.2 255.255.255.0 ipv6 address 2001:DB8:2:ABCD::2/48 ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 output ipv6 flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 output !
Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Subinterface Support
The following example shows how to configure Flexible NetFlow subinterface support for IPv4 traffic.
This example starts in global configuration mode.
! flow record v4_r1 match ipv4 tos match ipv4 protocol match ipv4 source address match ipv4 destination address match transport source-port match transport destination-port collect counter bytes long collect counter packets long ! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 record v4_r1 exit ! ip cef ! interface Ethernet0/0.1 ip address 172.16.6.2 255.255.255.0 ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 input !
The following example shows how to configure Flexible NetFlow to emulate NetFlow subinterface support for IPv6 traffic.
This sample starts in global configuration mode:
! flow record v6_r1 match ipv6 protocol match ipv6 source address match ipv6 destination address match transport source-port match transport destination-port collect counter bytes long collect counter packets long ! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 record v6_r1 exit ! ip cef ipv6 cef ! interface Ethernet0/0.1 ipv6 address 2001:DB8:2:ABCD::2/48 ipv6 flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-2 input !
Example: Configuring Flexible NetFlow Multiple Export Destinations
The following example shows how to configure Flexible NetFlow multiple export destinations.
This example starts in global configuration mode.
! flow exporter EXPORTER-1 destination 172.16.10.2 transport udp 90 exit ! flow exporter EXPORTER-2 destination 172.16.10.3 transport udp 90 exit ! flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 record netflow-original exporter EXPORTER-2 exporter EXPORTER-1 exit ! ip cef ! interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0 ip address 172.16.6.2 255.255.255.0 ip flow monitor FLOW-MONITOR-1 input !
Additional References
Related Documents
|
Related Topic |
Document Title |
|---|---|
|
Cisco IOS commands |
|
|
Flexible NetFlow conceptual information and configuration tasks |
Flexible NetFlow Configuration Guide |
|
Flexible NetFlow commands |
Cisco IOS Flexible NetFlow Command Reference |
Standards/RFCs
|
Standard |
Title |
|---|---|
|
No new or modified standards/RFCs are supported by this feature. |
— |
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: |
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. |
Feature Information for Flexible NetFlow
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table 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.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.|
Feature Name |
Releases |
Feature Information |
|---|---|---|
|
Flexible NetFlow |
12.2(33)SRC 12.2(50)SY 12.4(9)T 15.0(1)SY 15.0(1)SY1 Cisco IOS XE Release 3.1S |
Flexible NetFlow is introduced. Support for this feature was added for Cisco 7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRC. 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). |
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