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YAF Flow Probe Configuration

This document outlines the steps to configure YAF Flow Probe for IPFIX flow export with ObserveOps Flow Explorer.

Configuration Steps​

Run the YAF flow probe with the following command, targeting the Motadata ObserveOps server:

sudo yaf --in eth0 --live pcap --out {MOTADATA_SERVER_IP} --ipfix udp --ipfix-port=2055 --stats=300 --mac --idle-timeout=60 --active-timeout=60 --udp-temp-timeout=300 --force-read-all --silk --observation-domain=42 --flow-stats --delta --ingress=1 --egress=1 --max-payload=128 --export-payload --udp-payload --entropy --applabel --p0fprint --fpexport

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