no luck - configured netflow on vds but unable to add to network anyalyser using IP

[saifvs]

first of all I am pretty novice in vm world, I want to configure netflow on vds and send that to netflow collector.

followed the steps on vmware kb page, configured collector IP's and VDS IP

And the network collector I am using has an option to add device where I have to put the IP address of the device (usually routers and switches)

But which IP I should add to communicate with netflow collector, tried with VDS ip with no success, the configured vds IP isnt pingable either .

Is there any other IP that I should add to monitor the netflow, like vkernal or something.

I am using vmware exsi 5.5

any help on this will  be really helpful

[daphnissov]

The first two fields for IP address and port should be your NetFlow collector. The last IP address is used to identify the vDS as a single source rather than several disparate sources from your ESXi hosts. This last IP doesn't need to be a "real" or routable IP, it's just for reference in the collection.

[saifvs]

daphnissov​ thanks for the response, Yes it does send the flow to the collector but here the scenario is different, to see the flow from specific device I have to add the device with an IP address below, usually for other vendors I can give its IP addresses but since I cannot reach this VDS IP how will I do it ?

or is there a way I can configure VDS ip reachable somehow so that I can add that in the collector by putting the IP address.

[daphnissov]

In the vSphere side you declare an IP for the vDS. It can be anything. On the collector side, use that same IP. That should be it.