Metadata NBAR Integration

The Metadata NBAR Integration feature integrates Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) with metadata so that NBAR is enabled as the source for metadata. The flow information gathered from NBAR is stored and propagated using metadata.

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Information About Reverse Flow Metadata Support

Benefits of Metadata NBAR Integration

The flow information from NBAR is generated only on the node on which NBAR is configured and is not available to the downstream devices. To gather flow information, NBAR must be enabled on all downstream devices. Enabling NBAR on all downstream devices may not be possible always because some nodes may be incapable of performing deep packet inspection (DPI). When NBAR is integrated with metadata, metadata information can be propagated to downstream nodes using Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), thereby substituting NBAR for DPI whenever DPI is not possible.

Metadata NBAR Integration

NBAR as a source for metadata is enabled by default when you create a class map with metadata-based filters, create a policy map that uses the class, and attach the policy map to the target.

You can disable NBAR as a source for metadata by using the no metadata nbar command.


Note

NBAR does not support the telepresence-data, vmware-view, webex-video, webex-voice, and wyze-zero-client application types.

How to Configure Reverse Flow Metadata Support

Integrating NBAR with Metadata

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    metadata flow

    4.    metadata flow transmit

    5.    class-map class-map-name

    6.    match application application-name

    7.    exit

    8.    policy-map policy-map-name

    9.    class class-map-name

    10.    exit

    11.    exit

    12.    interface type number

    13.    service-policy {input | output} policy-map-name

    14.    exit


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example: 
    Device> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2configure terminal


    Example: 
    Device# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3metadata flow


    Example: 
    Device(config)# metadata flow
     

    Enables metadata on a device.

     
    Step 4metadata flow transmit


    Example: 
    Device(config)# metadata flow transmit
     

    Enables RSVP transmission of information flows to downstream devices.

     
    Step 5class-map class-map-name


    Example: 
    Device(config)# class-map c1
     

    Creates a class map that is to be used for matching packets to a specified class, and enters QoS class-map configuration mode.

     
    Step 6match application application-name


    Example: 
    Device(config-cmap)# match application webex-meeting
     

    Classifies an application based on the specified application name.

     
    Step 7exit


    Example: 
    Device(config-cmap)# exit
     

    Exits QoS class-map configuration mode.

     
    Step 8policy-map policy-map-name


    Example: 
    Device(config)# policy-map p1
     

    Creates or modifies a policy map that can be attached to one or more interfaces to specify a service policy, and enters QoS policy-map configuration mode.

     
    Step 9class class-map-name


    Example: 
    Device(config-pmap)# class c1
     

    Specifies the name of the class whose policy you want to create or change, and enters QoS policy-map class configuration mode.

     
    Step 10exit


    Example: 
    Device(config-pmap-c)# exit
     

    Exits QoS policy-map class configuration mode and enters QoS policy-map configuration mode.

     
    Step 11exit


    Example: 
    Device(config-pmap)# exit
     

    Exits QoS policy-map configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 12interface type number


    Example: 
    Device(config)# interface gigabitethernet 0/0
     

    Specifies the interface type and number and enters interface configuration mode.

     
    Step 13service-policy {input | output} policy-map-name


    Example: 
    Device(config-if)# service-policy output p1
     

    Attaches a policy map to an input interface, a virtual circuit (VC), an output interface, or a VC that will be used as the service policy for the interface or VC.

     
    Step 14exit


    Example: 
    Device(config-if)# exit
     

    Exits interface configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode.

     

    Configuration Examples for Metadata NBAR Integration

    Example: Integrating NBAR with Metadata

    The following example shows how to create a class map with metadata-based filters, create a policy map that uses the class, and attach the policy map to a target, thereby enabling NBAR as a source for metadata: 

    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# metadata flow
Device(config)# metadata flow transmit
Device(config)# metadata flow reverse transmit
Device(config)# class-map c1
Device(config-cmap)# match application webex-meeting
Device(config-cmap)# exit
Device(config)# policy-map p1
Device(config-pmap)# class c1
Device(config-pmap-c)# exit
Device(config-pmap)# exit
Device(config)# interface gigabitethernet 0/0
Device(config-if)# service-policy output p1
Device(config-if)# exit

    Additional References

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    Feature Information for Metadata NBAR Integration

    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.

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    Table 1 Feature Information for Metadata NBAR Integration

    Feature Name

    Releases

    Feature Information

    Metadata NBAR Integration

    15.2(4)M

    The Metadata NBAR Integration feature provides integration of NBAR with metadata so that NBAR acts as the source for metadata, and the flow information gathered from NBAR is stored and propagated using metadata.

    The following commands were introduced or modified: debug metadata nbar, metadata flow transmit, metadata source nbar.