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    Configure and Attach a Filter Context to a Device Interface in IPFIX

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    Configure and Attach a Filter Context to a Device Interface in IPFIX

    Configure filter contexts for selecting IPFIX flow records. Attach a filter context to an ION device interface to filter flow records for export in Prisma SD-WAN IPFIX.
    Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
    • Prisma SD-WAN (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
    • Prisma SD-WAN
    Filter Context is a criteria used to filter the flow records that are exported to the collector.
    1. SelectConfigurationPrisma SD-WANProfiles and TemplatesIPFIXContextsCreate Filter Context.
    2. Enter a name and an optional description.
    3. Save the filter context.
      Use the IPFIX filter context when configuring a filter as part of either an IPFIX profile or an IPFIX device override.
      If you have configured a filter context and used it in a profile, you must Attach a Filter Context to a Device Interface in IPFIX for filtering the flow records.
      You can assign an IPFIX filter context to multiple interfaces of a single ION device or multiple ION devices. You cannot assign an IPFIX filter context to a controller interface because the controller interface does not forward application traffic.

    Attach a Filter Context to a Device Interface in IPFIX

    Attach a filter context to an ION device interface to filter flow records for export. You can assign an IPFIX filter context to multiple interfaces of a single ION device or to multiple ION devices.
    • Select a filter context and assign to a device interface.
      1. SelectConfigurationPrisma SD-WANProfiles and TemplatesIPFIXContextsFilter.
      2. Click the ellipsis icon for an IPFIX Filter Context, select View Interface Bindings, and then click Bind Interfaces.
      3. Select a device and an interface to bind the filter context.
        You can assign a filter context to any of the following interfaces:
        Interface TypeSupports Filter Context
        ControllerNo
        Virtual PortsYes
        LoopbackNo
        Standard VPNNo
        Virtual InterfacesYes
        Port ChannelNo
        Sub-interfacesYes
        PPPoEYes
        Bypass PairYes
    • Select an ION device interface and bind the filter context.
      1. Select ConfigurationPrisma SD-WANION DevicesClaimedSelect a deviceConfigure the deviceInterfaces.
      2. Select an interface to assign a filter context for filtering flow records.
        You cannot assign an IPFIX filter context to a controller interface. This is because the controller interface does not forward application traffic records.
      3. Select a previously configured IPFIX Filter Context and Save.

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