Cisco NCS 5500 Configuration

This document outlines the steps necessary for configuring Cisco 3650 IOS Switch for flow monitoring on the Cisco NCS 5500 platform.

Enter global configuration mode:

config t

Configure the flow exporter:

flow exporter-map MFEexporter
destination {MOTADATA_NETFLOW_SERVER_IP}
transport udp {MOTADATA_NETFLOW_SERVER_LISTENER_PORT}
source {LOOPBACK_INTERFACE_NAME}
version 9
template data timeout 60
template options timeout 60
option sampler-table timeout 60

Set up the sample map:

sample-map MFEsampler
random 1 out-of 100

Create the flow monitor:

flow monitor-map MFEmonitor
exporter MFEexporter
record ipv4
cache timeout active 60

Enable flow monitoring on each desired interface:

interface {INTERFACE_NAME}
flow ipv4 monitor MFEmonitor sampler MFEsampler ingress

After completing the configuration, navigate to Menu > Flow Explorer and select Explorer to view the active flow data.