Configure IPFIX Profiles and Templates

Select an IPFIX template.
An IPFIX template specifies the information elements to export as part of the flow records.
Select
Manage
Resources
Configuration Profiles
IPFIX
Profiles
and click
Create Profile
.

Enter a name for the IPFIX Profile and
(optional)
description and tags.
Select a template from the
IPFIX Template
drop-down, and click
Next
.
(Optional)
Click the
+
icon next to
IPFIX Template
to create a new template.
You can configure a maximum of 4 collectors per IPFIX profile.
Configure collectors.
Collectors define the third-party applications which consume the exported flow records.
On the
Collector
tab, click
Add
to configure a new collector.

Protocol
— Select the protocol.
IPv4 Address/FQDN Schema
—Select
IPv4 Address
to enter an IPv4 address of the collector in the
Host
field or select
FQDN Schema
to enter the domain name of the IPFIX collector in the
Host
field.
You can enter either an IPv4 address or an FQDN. Entering one of them is mandatory.
(Optional)
IPFIX Collector Context
—Select a collector context from the drop-down.
The device uses the IP address of the interface to which the collector context is bound as the source interface to export IPFIX flow records.
If you do not bind a collector context to an interface, the device uses the controller port by default to establish the connection with the third-party collector. For platforms that do not have a controller port, it is mandatory to specify a collector context and bind it to an interface.
Host Port
—Enter a port number to match the port on which the collector is configured to receive IPFIX records.
Click
Done
.
(Optional)
Configure filters.
Configure filters to select a subset of flows from all the observed flows to export to a collector. The criteria for filtering can be protocols, applications, source interface filter contexts, and source and destination port ranges. You can configure a maximum of 8 filters per IPFIX profile.
On the
Filters
tab, click
Add
to create a new filter.

(Optional)
Select a protocol from the
Protocols
drop-down.
If you select
TCP
or
UDP
as the protocol, you can associate
Source Port Ranges
and
Destination Port Ranges
with the protocols. If you do not select any protocol, the device allows all protocols.
(Optional)
Select an application from the
Applications
drop-down to filter flow records for the selected applications.
A blank value indicates that flow records from all applications are allowed.
If you do not select any application, the device allows all applications.
(Optional)
Select a
Filter Context
to map to an interface on the ION device.
If you configure a filter context and use it in a profile, you must attach the IPFIX filter context to an interface on the ION device for proper IPFIX export of the flow records.
(Optional)
Select a
Source Prefix
and
Destination Prefix
filter to match.
The prefixes can be local or global. If nothing is selected, the device allows flow records from all prefixes.
(Optional)
Select
Source Port Ranges
and
Destination Port Ranges
if applicable for TCP and UDP protocols.
The device evaluates the values in these fields only if the flows are TCP or UDP. The device ignores the values for all other protocols.
Click
Done
.
(Optional)
Enable sampling.
Enable sampling to select a subset of flows to export from all the observed flows. The device forwards this subset to the filtering process to perform further selection if filters are configured.

Enter a value for
Export Cache Timeout
between 10 and 600 seconds.
Export Cache Timeout specifies the time for which the ION device should cache a new flow record before exporting it. The default value is 30 seconds.
(Optional)
Select the
Enable Sampling
check box to choose a sampling algorithm.
Disabling sampling exports IPFIX information for all flows.
Select a
time-based
algorithm to configure the duration for sampling. If you select a
time-based
Algorithm
, enter values in milliseconds for
Time Interval
and
Time Spacing
.
Time Interval
indicates the length of the sampling interval during which flows are selected. The default value is 5 ms.
Time Spacing
indicates the spacing between the end of one sampling interval and the start of the next sampling interval. The default value is 5 ms.
The sampling rate is defined by Time Interval / (Time Interval + Time Spacing). The default values give a 50% sampling rate.
Submit
the configured IPFIX profile.