Configuring NDE

This chapter describes how to configure NetFlow Data Export (NDE).

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see these publications:

•The Cisco IOS Master Command List, at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/netflow/command/reference/nf_book.html

•The Cisco IOS NetFlow Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX , which provides information about NetFlow version 9.

Tip For additional information about Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches (including configuration examples and troubleshooting information), see the documents listed on this page:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

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This chapter contains the following sections:

•Understanding NDE

•Default NDE Configuration

•NDE Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions

•Configuring NDE

Understanding NDE

These sections describe how NetFlow Data Export (NDE) works:

•NDE Overview

•NDE on the RP

NDE Overview

NetFlow collects traffic statistics by monitoring the packets that flow through the switch and storing the statistics in the NetFlow table. For more information about NetFlow, see Chapter 63 "Configuring NetFlow."

NetFlow Data Export (NDE) converts the NetFlow table statistics into records and exports the records to an external device, which is called a NetFlow collector.

In PFC3A mode, NDE exports statistics only for routed traffic. With modes other than PFC3A, you can configure NDE to export statistics for both routed and bridged traffic.

You can export IP unicast statistics using NDE record format versions 5, 7 or 9. Use NDE version 8 record format for NetFlow aggregation, and version 9 record format for IP multicast.

Exporting a large volume of statistics can significantly impact SP and RP CPU utilization. You can control the volume of records exported by configuring NDE flow filters to include or exclude flows from the NDE export. When you configure a filter, NDE exports only the flows that match the filter criteria.

You can configure up to two external data collector addresses. A second data collector improves the probability of receiving complete NetFlow data by providing redundant data streams.

NDE on the RP

The RP supports these features, which are documented in the Cisco IOS NetFlow Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX:

•NDE for flows routed in software

•NetFlow aggregation

•NetFlow ToS-based router aggregation

•NetFlow flow sampling

•NetFlow version 9 export

NDE on the PFC

NDE on the PFC exports statistics for flows routed or bridged in hardware. These sections describe NDE on the PFC in more detail:

•NDE Flow Mask

•NDE Versions

•Exporting NetFlow Data

•NetFlow Sampling

NDE Flow Mask

You can configure the minimum NetFlow flow mask for NDE. The NetFlow flow mask determines the granularity of the statistics gathered, which controls the volume of statistics for NDE to export.

For more details about flow masks, see Chapter 63 "Configuring NetFlow."

Additional NDE Fields

You can configure NDE to populate the following additional fields in the NDE packets:

•IP address of the next hop router

•Egress interface SNMP ifIndex

•BGP AS

These fields are populated by the software looking up the FIB table entry before sending out the NDE record to the collector. These fields are empty when you use the show command to display the hardware NetFlow table.

NDE Versions

•NetFlow version 9 is described in this publication:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/netflow/configuration/12-2sx/cfg-nflow-data-expt.html

•NDE exports statistics for NetFlow aggregation flows using NDE version 8. The following document describes the version 8 header format:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/netflow/configuration/12-2sx/ios-netflow-ov.html

•With 12.2SX releases, NDE exports IP unicast traffic using NDE versions 5, 7 and 9.

Some fields in the flow records might not have values, depending on the current flow mask. Unsupported fields contain a zero (0).

Note With the WCCP Layer 2 redirect, the nexthop field and the output field might not contain accurate information for all NetFlows. Therefore, the destination interface for traffic returned from the web server has a client interface instead of the cache interface or the ANCS interface.

The following tables describe the supported fields for NDE versions 5 and 7:

–Table 64-1—Version 5 header format

–Table 64-2—Version 7 header format

–Table 64-3—Version 5 flow record format

–Table 64-4—Version 7 flow record format

Table 64-1 NDE Version 5 Header Format 

Bytes
Content
Description

0-1

version

NetFlow export format version number

2-3

count

Number of flows exported in this packet (1-30)

4-7

SysUptime

Current time in milliseconds since router booted

8-11

unix_secs

Current seconds since 0000 UTC 1970

12-15

unix_nsecs

Residual nanoseconds since 0000 UTC 1970

16-19

flow_sequence

Sequence counter of total flows seen

20-21

engine_type

Type of flow switching engine

21-23

engine_id

Slot number of the flow switching engine


Table 64-2 NDE Version 7 Header Format 

Bytes
Content
Description

0-1

version

NetFlow export format version number

2-3

count

Number of flows exported in this packet (1-30)

4-7

SysUptime

Current time in milliseconds since router booted

8-11

unix_secs

Current seconds since 0000 UTC 1970

12-15

unix_nsecs

Residual nanoseconds since 0000 UTC 1970

16-19

flow_sequence

Sequence counter of total flows seen

20-23

reserved

Unused (zero) bytes


Table 64-3 NDE Version 5 Flow Record Format 

Bytes
Content
Description
Flow masks:
· X=Populated
· A=Additional field (see the "Populating Additional NDE Fields" section )
Source
Destination
Destination
Source
Destination
Source
Interface
Full
Full
Interface

0-3

srcaddr

Source IP address

X
0
X
X
X
X

4-7

dstaddr

Destination IP address

0
X
X
X
X
X

8-11

nexthop

Next hop router's IP address1

0
A 2
A
A
A
A

12-13

input

Ingress interface SNMP ifIndex

0
0
0
X
0
X

14-15

output

Egress interface SNMP ifIndex3

0
A 2
A
A
A
A

16-19

dPkts

Packets in the flow

X
X
X
X
X
X

20-23

dOctets

Octets (bytes) in the flow

X
X
X
X
X
X

24-27

first

SysUptime at start of the flow (milliseconds)

X
X
X
X
X
X

28-31

last

SysUptime at the time the last packet of the flow was received (milliseconds)

X
X
X
X
X
X

32-33

srcport

Layer 4 source port number or equivalent

0
0
0
0
X 4
X 4

34-35

dstport

Layer 4 destination port number or equivalent

0
0
0
0
X
X

36

pad1

Unused (zero) byte

0
0
0
0
0
0

37

tcp_flags

Cumulative OR of TCP flags5

0
0
0
0
0
0

38

prot

Layer 4 protocol (for example, 6=TCP, 17=UDP)

0
0
0
0
X
X

39

tos

IP type-of-service byte

X 6
X 6
X 6
X 6
X 6
X 6

40-41

src_as

Autonomous system number of the source, either origin or peer

X
0
X
X
X
X

42-43

dst_as

Autonomous system number of the destination, either origin or peer

0
X
X
X
X
X

44-45

src_mask

Source address prefix mask bits

X
0
X
X
X
X

46-47

dst_mask

Destination address prefix mask bits

0
X
X
X
X
X

48

pad2

Pad 2

0
0
0
0
0
0

1 Always zero when PBR, WCCP, or SLB is configured.

2 With the destination flow mask, the "Next hop router's IP address" field and the "Output interface's SNMP ifIndex" field might not contain information that is accurate for all flows.

3 Always zero when policy-based routing is configured.

4 Except in PFC3A mode, for ICMP traffic, contains the ICMP code and type values.

5 Always zero for hardware-switched flows.

6 Not populated in PFC3A mode.


Table 64-4 NDE Version 7 Flow Record Format 

Bytes
Content
Description
Flow masks:
· X=Populated
· A=Additional field (see the "Populating Additional NDE Fields" section )
Source
Destination
Destination
Source
Destination
Source
Interface
Full
Full
Interface

0-3

srcaddr

Source IP address

X
0
X
X
X
X

4-7

dstaddr

Destination IP address

0
X
X
X
X
X

8-11

nexthop

Next hop router's IP address1

0
A 2
A
A
A
A

12-13

input

Ingress interface SNMP ifIndex

0
0
0
X
0
X

14-15

output

Egress interface SNMP ifIndex3

0
A 2
A
A
A
A

16-19

dPkts

Packets in the flow

X
X
X
X
X
X

20-23

dOctets

Octets (bytes) in the flow

X
X
X
X
X
X

24-27

First

SysUptime at start of the flow (milliseconds)

X
X
X
X
X
X

28-31

Last

SysUptime at the time the last packet of the flow was received (milliseconds)

X
X
X
X
X
X

32-33

srcport

Layer 4 source port number or equivalent

0
0
0
0
X 4
X 4

34-35

dstport

Layer 4 destination port number or equivalent

0
0
0
0
X
X

36

flags

Flow mask in use

X
X
X
X
X
X

37

tcp_flags

Cumulative OR of TCP flags5

0
0
0
0
0
0

38

prot

Layer 4 protocol (for example, 6=TCP, 17=UDP)

0
0
0
0
X
X

39

tos

IP type-of-service byte

X 6
X 6
X 6
X 6
X 6
X 6

40-41

src_as

Autonomous system number of the source, either origin or peer

X
0
X
X
X
X

42-43

dst_as

Autonomous system number of the destination, either origin or peer

0
X
X
X
X
X

44

src_mask

Source address prefix mask bits

X
0
X
X
X
X

45

dst_mask

Destination address prefix mask bits

0
X
X
X
X
X

46-47

pad2

Pad 2

0
0
0
0
0
0

48-51

MLS RP

IP address of MLS router

0
X
X
X
X
X

1 Always zero when PBR, WCCP, or SLB is configured.

2 With the destination flow mask, the "Next hop router's IP address" field and the "Output interface's SNMP ifIndex" field might not contain information that is accurate for all flows.

3 Always zero when policy-based routing is configured.

4 Except in PFC3A mode, for ICMP traffic, contains the ICMP code and type values.

5 Always zero for hardware-switched flows.

6 Not populated in PFC3A mode.


Exporting NetFlow Data

NetFlow maintains traffic statistics for each active flow in the NetFlow table and increments the statistics when packets within each flow are switched.

Periodically, NDE exports summarized traffic statistics for all expired flows, which the external data collector receives and processes.

Exported NetFlow data contains statistics for the flow entries in the NetFlow table that have expired since the last export. Flow entries in the NetFlow table expire and are flushed from the NetFlow table when one of the following conditions occurs:

•The entry ages out.

•The entry is cleared by the user.

•An interface goes down.

•Route flaps occur.

To ensure periodic reporting of continuously active flows, entries for continuously active flows expire at the end of the interval configured with the mls aging long command (default 32 minutes).

NDE packets go to the external data collector either when the number of recently expired flows reaches a predetermined maximum or after:

•30 seconds for version 5 export.

•10 seconds for version 9 export.

By default, all expired flows are exported unless they are filtered. If you configure a filter, NDE only exports expired and purged flows that match the filter criteria. NDE flow filters are stored in NVRAM and are not cleared when NDE is disabled. See the "Configuring NDE Flow Filters" section for NDE filter configuration procedures.

NetFlow Sampling

NetFlow sampling is used when you want to report statistics for a subset of the traffic flowing through your network. The Netflow statistics can be exported to an external collector for further analysis.

There are two types of NetFlow sampling: NetFlow traffic sampling and NetFlow flow sampling. The configuration steps for configuring MSFC-based NetFlow traffic sampling for traffic switched in the software path and PFC/DFC-based NetFlow flow sampling for traffic switched in the hardware path on a Cisco 6500 series switch use different commands because they are mutually independent features.

The following sections provide additional information on the two types of NetFlow sampling supported by Cisco 6500 series switches:

•NetFlow Traffic Sampling

•NetFlow Flow Sampling

NetFlow Traffic Sampling

NetFlow traffic sampling provides NetFlow data for a subset of traffic forwarded by a Cisco router or switch by analyzing only one randomly selected packet out of n sequential packets (n is a user-configurable parameter) from the traffic that is processed by the router or switch. NetFlow traffic sampling is used on platforms that perform software-based NetFlow accounting, such as Cisco 7200 series routers and Cisco 6500 series MSFCs, to reduce the CPU overhead of running NetFlow by reducing the number of packets that are analyzed (sampled) by NetFlow. The reduction in the number of packets sampled by NetFlow on platforms that perform software based NetFlow accounting also reduces the number of packets that need to be exported to an external collector. Reducing the number of packets that need to be exported to an external collector by reducing the number of packets that are analyzed is useful when the volume of exported traffic created by analyzing every packet will overwhelm the collector, or result in an over-subscription of an outbound interface.

NetFlow traffic sampling and export for software-based NetFlow accounting behaves in the following manner:

•The flows are populated with statistics from a subset of the traffic that is seen by the router.

•The flows are expired.

•The statistics are exported.

On Cisco 6500 series switches, NetFlow traffic sampling is supported only on the MSFC for software switched packets. For more information on configuring NetFlow traffic sampling, see the Cisco IOS NetFlow Configuration Guide.

NetFlow Flow Sampling

NetFlow flow sampling does not limit the number of packets that are analyzed by NetFlow. NetFlow flow sampling is used to select a subset of the flows processed by the router for export. NetFlow flow sampling is not a solution to reduce oversubscribed CPUs or oversubscribed hardware NetFlow table usage. NetFlow flow sampling can help reduce CPU usage by reducing the amount of data that is exported. Using NetFlow flow sampling to reduce the number of packets that need to be exported to an external collector by reporting statistics on only a subset of the flows is useful when the volume of exported traffic created by reporting statistics for all of the flows will overwhelm the collector, or result in an over-subscription of an outbound interface.

NetFlow flow sampling is available on Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches for hardware-based NetFlow accounting on the PFCs and DFCs installed in the router.

NetFlow flow sampling and export for hardware-based NetFlow accounting behaves in the following manner:

•Packets arrive at the switch and flows are created/updated to reflect the traffic seen.

•The flows are expired.

•The flows are sampled to select a subset of flows for exporting.

•The statistics for the subset of flows that have been selected by the NetFlow flow sampler are exported.

Note When NetFlow flow sampling is enabled, aging schemes such as fast, normal, long aging are disabled.

You can configure NetFlow flow sampling to use time-based sampling or packet-based sampling. With either the full-interface or destination-source-interface flow masks, you can enable or disable NetFlow Flow Sampling on each Layer 3 interface.

Packet-based NetFlow Flow Sampling

Packet-based NetFlow flow sampling uses a sampling-rate in packets and an interval in milliseconds to select a subset (sample) of flows from the total number of flows processed by the router. The values for the sampling-rate are: 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192. The interval is a user-configurable value in the range 8000-16000 milliseconds. The default for the interval is 16000 milliseconds. The interval value replaces the aging schemes such as fast, normal, long aging for expiring flows from the cache. The command syntax for configuring packet-based NetFlow flow sampling is: mls sampling packet-based rate [interval].

Packet-based NetFlow flow sampling uses one of these two methods to select flows for sampling and export:

•The number of packets in the expired flow exceeds the sampling rate: If in a interval of X - where X is a value in the range of 8000-16000 (inclusive), a flow has a greater number of packets than the value configured for the sampling-rate, the flow is sampled (selected) and then exported.

•The number of packets in the expired flow is less than the sampling rate: If in a interval of X - where X is a value in the range of 8000-16000 (inclusive), a flow has a smaller number of packets than the value configured for the sampling-rate, the packet count for the flow is added to one of eight buckets based on the number of packets in the flow. The eight bucket sizes are 1/8th increments of the sampling rate. The packet count for a flow that contains a quantity of packets that is 0-1/8th of the sampling rate is assigned to the first bucket. The packet count for a flow that contains a quantity of packets that is 1/8th-2/8th of the sampling rate is assigned to the second bucket. And so on. When adding the packet count for a flow to a bucket causes the counter for the bucket to exceed the sampling rate, the last flow for which the counters were added to the bucket is sampled and exported. The bucket counter is changed to 0 and the process of increasing the bucket counter is started over. This method ensures that some flows for which the packet count never exceeds the sampling rate are selected for sampling and export.

Time-based Netflow Flow Sampling

Time-based Netflow flow sampling samples flows created in the first sampling time (in milliseconds) of the export interval time (in milliseconds). Each of the sampling rates that you can configure with the mls sampling time-based rate command has fixed values for the sampling time and export interval used by time-based NetFlow flow sampling. For example:

•If you configure a sampling rate of 64, NefFlow flow sampling selects flows created within the first 64 milliseconds (sampling time) of every 4096 millisecond export interval.

•If you configure a sampling rate of 2048, NefFlow flow sampling selects flows created within the first 4 milliseconds (sampling time) of every 8192 millisecond export interval.

Table 64-5 lists the sampling rates and export intervals for time-based NetFlow flow sampling.

Table 64-5 Time-Based Sampling Rates, Sampling Times, and Export Intervals

Sampling Rate
(Configurable)
Sampling Time in Milliseconds
(Not Configurable)
Export Interval Milliseconds
(Not Configurable)

1 in 64

64

4096

1 in 128

32

4096

1 in 256

16

4096

1 in 512

8

4096

1 in 1024

4

4096

1 in 2048

4

8192

1 in 4096

4

16384

1 in 8192

4

32768


Default NDE Configuration

Table 64-6 shows the default NDE configuration.

Table 64-6 Default NDE Configuration

Feature
Default Value

NDE

Disabled

NDE of ingress bridged IP traffic

Disabled

NDE source addresses

None

NDE data collector address and UDP port

None

NDE filters

None

Populating additional NDE fields

Enabled


NDE Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions

When configuring NDE, follow these guidelines and restrictions:

•You must enable NetFlow on the PFC to export data for packets forwarded in hardware.

•When you configure NAT and NDE on an interface, the PFC sends all fragmented packets to the RP to be processed in software. (CSCdz51590)

•NDE supports IP multicast traffic only with NetFlow version 9.

•NetFlow aggregation must use NDE version 8 or version 9.

•Except in PFC3A mode, NDE supports bridged IP traffic. PFC3A mode does not support NDE for bridged IP traffic.

•NDE does not support Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) traffic or any other non-IP protocol.

The following IPv4 Netflow and NDE options are not available for IPv6 flows:

•Aggregation support (ip flow-aggregation cache command)

•Export of Layer 2 switched IPv6 flows

•Netflow and NDE sampling

•NDE filter support

Configuring NDE

These sections describe how to configure NDE:

•Configuring NDE on the PFC

•Configuring NDE on the RP

•Enabling NDE for Ingress-Bridged IP Traffic

•Displaying the NDE Address and Port Configuration

•Configuring NDE Flow Filters

•Displaying the NDE Configuration

Configuring NDE on the PFC

These sections describe how to configure NDE on the PFC:

•Enabling NDE From the PFC

•Populating Additional NDE Fields

•Configuring NetFlow Flow Sampling

Enabling NDE From the PFC

To enable NDE from the PFC, perform this task:

Command
Purpose

Router(config)# mls nde sender [version {5 | 7}]

Enables NDE from the PFC using version 7 records or version 5 records.

If you enter the mls nde sender command without using the version {5 | 7} keywords version 7 records are enabled by default.

Note If you are using NDE for direct export with WS-X6708-10GE, WS-X6716-10GE, or WS-X6716-10T ports, enter the mls nde sender version 5 command.

Router(config)# ip flow-export version 9

(Optional) Enables the use of version 9 records1 .

If you want to enable the use of version 9 records for NDE, you must enter the mls nde sender command first.

Note Enabling the use of version 9 records overrides the use of either version 5 records or version 7 records.

1 The ip flow-export version 9 command was integrated into 12.2(18)SXF.


Note•NDE from the PFC uses the source interface configured for the RP (see the "Configuring the RP NDE Source Layer 3 Interface" section).

•NetFlow version 9 is described at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/netflow/configuration/12-2sx/cfg-nflow-data-expt.html

This example shows how to enable NDE from the PFC: 

Router(config)# mls nde sender 

 
   
 
    
   
 This example shows how to enable NDE from the PFC and configure NDE version 5: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# mls nde sender version 5 

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Populating Additional NDE Fields 
 
    
   
 You can configure NDE to populate the following additional fields in the NDE packets: 
 
    
   
 •IP address of the next hop router 
 
    
   
 •Egress interface SNMP ifIndex 
 
    
   
 •BGP AS 
 
    
   
 Not all of the additional fields are populated with all flow masks. See the "NDE Versions" section for additional information. 
 
    
   
 To populate the additional fields in NDE packets, perform this task: 
 
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
        
        

          Command 
        
 		 
        
        

          Purpose 
        
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
Router(config)# mls nde interface 
 
       
 Populates additional fields in NDE packets. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to populate the additional fields in NDE packets: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# mls nde interface 

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring NetFlow Flow Sampling 
 
    
   
 These sections describe how to configure NetFlow flow sampling on the PFC: 
 
    
   
 •Configuring NetFlow Flow Sampling Globally 
 
    
   
 •Configuring NetFlow Flow Sampling on a Layer 3 Interface 
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring NetFlow Flow Sampling Globally 
 
    
   
 To configure NetFlow flow sampling globally, perform this task: 
 
    
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
         
        
        

          Command 
        
 		 
        
        

          Purpose 
        
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
 Step 1  
 		 
       
Router(config)# mls sampling {time-based rate | packet-based rate [interval]} 
 
       
 Enables NetFlow flow sampling and configures the rate. For packet-based sampling, optionally configures the export interval. 
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
 Step 2  
 		 
       
Router(config)# end 
 
       
 Exits configuration mode. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 When you configure NetFlow flow sampling globally, note the following information: 
 
    
   
 •The valid values for rate are 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, and 8192. 
 
    
   
 •The valid values for the packet-based export interval are from 8,000 through 16,000. 
 
    
   
 •To export any data, you must also configure NetFlow flow sampling on a Layer 3 interface. 
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring NetFlow Flow Sampling on a Layer 3 Interface 
 
   
 
     
   
 
   
 
    
   
 Note•With the full-interface or destination-source-interface flow masks, you can enable or disable NetFlow flow sampling on individual Layer 3 interfaces. With all other flow masks, NetFlow flow sampling is enabled or disabled globally. 
 
    
   
 •The Layer 3 interface must be configured with an IP address. 
 
   
 
    
    
   
 To configure NetFlow flow sampling on a Layer 3 interface, perform this task: 
 
    
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
         
        
        

          Command 
        
 		 
        
        

          Purpose 
        
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
 Step 1  
 		 
       
Router(config)# interface {vlan vlan_ID | type slot/port} 
 
       
 Selects a Layer 3 interface to configure. 
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
 Step 2  
 		 
       
Router(config-if)# mls netflow sampling 
 
       
 Enables NetFlow flow sampling on the Layer 3 interface. 
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
 Step 3  
 		 
       
Router(config)# end 
 
       
 Exits configuration mode. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to enable NetFlow flow sampling on Fast Ethernet port 5/12: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router# configure terminal 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# interface fastethernet 5/12 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config-if)# mls netflow sampling 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# end 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router#

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring NDE on the RP 
 
    
   
 These sections describe how to configure NDE on the RP: 
 
    
   
 •Configuring the RP NDE Source Layer 3 Interface 
 
    
   
 •Configuring the NDE Destination 
 
    
   
 •Configuring NetFlow Sampling 
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring the RP NDE Source Layer 3 Interface 
 
    
   
 To configure the Layer 3 interface used as the source of the NDE packets containing statistics from the RP, perform this task: 
 
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
        
        

          Command 
        
 		 
        
        

          Purpose 
        
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
Router(config)# ip flow-export source {{vlan vlan_ID} | {type slot/port} | {port-channel number} | {loopback number}} 
 
       
 Configures the interface used as the source of the NDE packets containing statistics from the RP. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 When configuring the RP NDE source Layer 3 interface, note the following information: 
 
    
   
 •You must select an interface configured with an IP address. 
 
    
   
 •You can use a loopback interface. 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to configure a loopback interface as the NDE flow source: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# ip flow-export source loopback 0 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)#

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring the NDE Destination 
 
    
   
 To configure the destination IP address and UDP port to receive the NDE statistics, perform this task: 
 
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
        
        

          Command 
        
 		 
        
        

          Purpose 
        
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
Router(config)# ip flow-export destination ip_address udp_port_number [vrf vrf_name] 
 
       
 Configures the NDE destination IP address and UDP port. 
 
 (Optional) Specify a VPN routing/forwarding table name. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
     
   
 
   
 
    
    
    
   
 Note NetFlow Multiple Export Destinations—To configure redundant NDE data streams, which improves the probability of receiving complete NetFlow data, you can enter the ip flow-export destination command twice and configure a different destination IP address in each command. Configuring two destinations increases the RP CPU utilization, as you are exporting the data records twice. 
 
   
 
    
   
 This example shows how to configure the NDE flow destination IP address and UDP port: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# ip flow-export destination 172.20.52.37 200 

 
   
 
   
 
     
   
 
   
 
    
   
 Note The destination address and UDP port number are saved in NVRAM and are preserved if NDE is disabled and reenabled or if the switch is power cycled. If you are using the NetFlow FlowCollector application for data collection, verify that the UDP port number you configure is the same port number shown in the FlowCollector's /opt/csconfc/config/nfconfig.file file. 
 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring NetFlow Sampling 
 
    
   
 The RP supports NetFlow sampling for software-routed traffic. 
 
    
   
 For additional information, see the Cisco IOS NetFlow Configuration Guide. 
 
     
    
    
   
 Enabling NDE for Ingress-Bridged IP Traffic 
 
    
   
 Except in PFC3A mode, NDE supports ingress-bridged IP traffic. PFC3A mode does not support NDE for bridged IP traffic. 
 
    
   
 NDE is enabled by default when you enable NetFlow on the VLAN. For additional information, see "Configuring NetFlow on Layer 3 Interfaces" section. 
 
    
   
 To disable NDE for ingress-bridged IP traffic in VLANs, perform this task: 
 
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
        
        

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Router(config)# ip flow export layer2-switched vlan vlan_ID[-vlan_ID] [, vlan_ID[-vlan_ID]] 
 
       
 Enables NDE for ingress-bridged IP traffic in the specified VLANs (enabled by default when you enter the ip flow ingress layer2-switched vlan command). 
 
 Note NDE for ingress-bridged IP traffic in a VLAN requires that NDE on the PFC be enabled with the mls nde sender command. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to enable NDE for ingress bridged IP traffic in VLAN 200: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router# configure terminal 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# ip flow export layer2-switched vlan 200 

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Displaying the NDE Address and Port Configuration 
 
    
   
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Router# show mls nde 
 
       
 Displays NDE information for hardware flows including the NDE export flow IP address, UDP port, and the NDE source interface configuration. 
 		 
      
 
      
 
       
Router# show ip flow export 
 
       
 Displays NDE information for software flows including the NDE export flow IP address, UDP port, and the NDE source interface configuration. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to display the NDE export flow source IP address and UDP port configuration: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router# show mls nde 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Netflow Data Export enabled

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Exporting flows to  10.34.12.245 (9999)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Exporting flows from 10.6.58.7 (55425)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Version: 7

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Include Filter not configured

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Exclude Filter is:

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
   source:  ip address 11.1.1.0, mask 255.255.255.0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Total Netflow Data Export Packets are:

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
    49 packets, 0 no packets, 247 records

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Total Netflow Data Export Send Errors:

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_NO_FIB = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_ADJ_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_PROCESS = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_ENQUEUE_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_IPC_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_OUTPUT_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_MTU_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_ENCAPFIX_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Netflow Aggregation Enabled

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
   source-prefix aggregation export is disabled

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
   destination-prefix aggregation exporting flows to 10.34.12.245 (9999)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
10.34.12.246 (9909)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
      exported 84 packets, 94 records

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
   prefix aggregation export is disabled

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router# 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 
   
 
    
   
 This example shows how to display the NDE export flow IP address, UDP port, and the NDE source interface configuration: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router# show ip flow export 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Flow export is enabled

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  Exporting flows to 172.20.52.37 (200)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  Exporting using source interface FastEthernet5/8

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  Version 1 flow records

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  0 flows exported in 0 udp datagrams

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  0 flows failed due to lack of export packet

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  0 export packets were sent up to process level

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  0 export packets were dropped due to no fib

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
  0 export packets were dropped due to adjacency issues

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router# 

 
   
 
     
    
    
   
 Configuring NDE Flow Filters 
 
    
   
 These sections describe NDE flow filters: 
 
    
   
 •NDE Flow Filter Overview 
 
    
   
 •Configuring a Port Flow Filter 
 
    
   
 •Configuring a Host and Port Filter 
 
    
   
 •Configuring a Host Flow Filter 
 
    
   
 •Configuring a Protocol Flow Filter 
 
     
    
    
   
 NDE Flow Filter Overview 
 
    
   
 By default, all expired flows are exported until you configure a filter. After you configure a filter, only expired and purged flows matching the specified filter criteria are exported. Filter values are stored in NVRAM and are not cleared when NDE is disabled. 
 
    
   
 To display the configuration of the NDE flow filters you configure, use the show mls nde command described in the "Displaying the NDE Configuration" section. 
 
     
    
    
    
    
    
   
 Configuring a Port Flow Filter 
 
    
   
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Router(config)# mls nde flow {exclude | include} {dest-port number | src-port number} 
 
       
 Configures a port flow filter for an NDE flow. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to configure a port flow filter so that only expired flows to destination port 23 are exported (assuming the flow mask is set to full): 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# mls nde flow include dest-port 23 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)#

 
   
 
     
    
    
    
    
    
   
 Configuring a Host and Port Filter 
 
    
   
 To configure a host and TCP/UDP port flow filter, perform this task: 
 
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
        
        

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Router(config)# mls nde flow {exclude | include} {destination ip_address mask | source ip_address mask {dest-port number | src-port number}} 
 
       
 Configures a host and port flow filter for an NDE flow. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to configure a source host and destination TCP/UDP port flow filter so that only expired flows from host 171.69.194.140 to destination port 23 are exported (assuming the flow mask is set to ip-flow): 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# mls nde flow include source 171.69.194.140 255.255.255.255 dest-port 23 

 
   
 
     
    
    
    
    
    
   
 Configuring a Host Flow Filter 
 
    
   
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Router(config)# mls nde flow {exclude | include} {destination ip_address mask | source ip_address mask | protocol {tcp {dest-port number | src-port number} | udp {dest-port number | src-port number}} 
 
       
 Configures a host flow filter for an NDE flow. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to configure a host flow filter to export only flows to destination host 172.20.52.37: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# mls nde flow include destination 172.20.52.37 255.255.255.225 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# 

 
   
 
     
    
    
    
    
    
   
 Configuring a Protocol Flow Filter 
 
    
   
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Router(config)# mls nde flow {exclude | include} protocol {tcp {dest-port number | src-port number} | udp {dest-port number | src-port number}} 
 
       
 Configures a protocol flow filter for an NDE flow. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
 This example shows how to configure a TCP protocol flow filter so that only expired flows from destination port 35 are exported: 
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)# mls nde flow include protocol tcp dest-port 35 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router(config)#

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 
   
 
    
   
 To display the status of the NDE flow filters, use the show mls nde command described in the "Displaying the NDE Configuration" section. 
 
     
    
    
    
    
    
   
 Displaying the NDE Configuration 
 
    
   
 To display the NDE configuration, perform this task: 
 
    
    
   
 
 
   
 
    
 
      
      
      
 
        
        

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Router# show mls nde 
 
       
 Displays the NDE configuration. 
 		 
      
 
      
    
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
    
   
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Router# show mls nde 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Netflow Data Export enabled

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Exporting flows to  10.34.12.245 (9988)  10.34.12.245 (9999)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Exporting flows from 10.6.58.7 (57673)

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Version: 7

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Include Filter not configured

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Exclude Filter not configured

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Total Netflow Data Export Packets are:

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
    508 packets, 0 no packets, 3985 records

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Total Netflow Data Export Send Errors:

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_NO_FIB = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_ADJ_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_PROCESS = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_ENQUEUE_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_IPC_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_OUTPUT_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_MTU_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
        IPWRITE_ENCAPFIX_FAILED = 0

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
 Netflow Aggregation Enabled 

 
   
 
    
   
 
    
Router# 

 
   
 
   
 
     
   
 
   
 
    
   
 Tip For additional information about Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches (including configuration examples and troubleshooting information), see the documents listed on this page: 
 
    
   
 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/tsd_products_support_series_home.html 
 
    
   
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