Configure IPFIX Templates

Select
Policies
Stacked Policies
IPFIX
Templates
Create Template
.

On the
Add New IPFIX Template
tab, enter a
name
for the IPFIX Template.
(Optional)
Enter a description and tags.
(Optional)
Click
Default Flow Fields
to view the information elements exported by default in the flow record.
The default flow fields are as follows:
TIME_STAMPS
—Identifies when a flow has started or ended. It includes the absolute time stamp of the first packet and last packet of this flow in milliseconds. For long lived flows, where delta information is sent, flow end time stamp indicates when the last packet was seen.
DST_IPV4_ADDRESS
—Identifies the destination address for the flow.
DST_PORT
—Identifies the destination port for the flow.
SRC_IPV4_ADDRESS
—Identifies the source address for the flow.
SRC_PORT
—Identifies the source port for the flow.
PROTOCOL
—Identifies the protocol used by the flow. Only IPv4 is currently supported.
(Optional)
If you want to export additional flow fields in the flow records, select the fields from the
Flow Fields
drop-down.
Use the
Prefill from a preset configuration
option to select a preset template to export specific flow fields.
(Optional)
Select fields from the
Options
drop-down to export additional information.
Selecting Options allows export of additional information to the collector that would not be possible with
Flow Fields
alone.
(Optional)
Enter a value in seconds for
Template Export Timeout
.
The
Template Export Timeout
controls how often the device sends flow templates to a collector. This is only applicable when the connection to a collector uses the UDP protocol. The default value is 600 seconds.
(Optional)
Enter a value in seconds for
Option Export Timeout
.
The
Option Export Timeout
indicates how often the device sends the option record information to a collector. With this information, the collector can supplement its interpretation of the flow record information. This is only applicable when the connection to a collector uses the UDP protocol. The default value is 600 seconds.
Click
Save
.