Attach a Collector Context to a Device Interface
Attach a collector context to an ION device
interface to configure the device interface as a source interface for
exporting flow records. You cannot attach a collector context to
more than one interface on the same device, however you can reuse
the collector context for different devices.
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. Otherwise, the device raises a major alarm
DEVICE_SW_IPFIX_COLLECTORS_DOWN
.The
device raises the
DEVICE_SW_IPFIX_COLLECTORS_DOWN
major
alarm only when it is not able to connect to any of the configured
collectors. There may be different collector configurations on a
device that use different collector contexts. If the device is able
to connect to any of the configured collectors, it will not raise
the DEVICE_SW_IPFIX_COLLECTORS_DOWN
alarm.There
are two ways of attaching a collector context to a device.
- Select a collector context and assign it to a device interface.
- Select .
- Click the ellipsis icon for an IPFIX Collector Context, selectView Interface Bindings, and then clickBind Interfaces.
- Select a device and an interface to bind the collector context andSave.You can assign a collector context to any of the following interfaces:Interface TypeSupports Collector ContextControllerYesVirtual PortsYesLoopbackNoStandard VPNNoVirtual InterfacesYesPort ChannelNoSub-interfacesYesPPPoEYesBypass PairYes(Optional)Repeat the procedure to bind the collect context to an interface on another device.
- Select a device interface and then assign the collector context.
- Select .
- Select an interface to assign as a source interface for exporting flow records.
- Select a previously configuredIPFIX Collector ContextandSave.You can assign a collector context to only one interface of an ION device.
