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

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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
  • Active Prisma SD-WAN license
Filter Context is a criteria used to filter the flow records that are exported to the collector.
  1. Select ManageResourcesConfiguration ProfilesIPFIXContextsCreate 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. Select ManageResourcesConfiguration ProfilesIPFIXContextsFilter.
    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 ManageSetupDevicesClaimedSelect 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.