Configuring Cisco Nexus 7k Series Devices

This document provides instructions for configuring Cisco Nexus 7k Series devices to support Motadata NetFlow export.

Enter configuration mode and enable MOTADATA_NETFLOW:

feature MOTADATA_NETFLOW

Configure flow timeouts:

flow timeout active 60
flow timeout inactive 15

Configure the flow exporter:

flow exporter MFEExporter
destination {MFE serverip Address}
transport udp 2055
source {Loopback interface or any L3 interface}
version 9
template data timeout 60
option exporter-stats timeout 60
option sampler-table timeout 60

Define the sampler:

sampler MFEsampler
mode 1 out-of 100

Create the flow monitor:

flow monitor MFEmonitor
record MOTADATA_NETFLOW-original
exporter MFEexporter

Apply the flow monitor command to all interfaces of the device:

ip flow monitor MFEmonitor input MFEsampler

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