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skydongdong
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Contributor
‎05-09-2018 05:35 PM

How to get a ipfix collector?

Ipfix is a physical device or virtual software?  There is a feature Ipfix in nsx but don't know how to get it.

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bayupw
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‎05-09-2018 06:46 PM

Depends on the vendor, here are some sample of IPFIX collectors:

1. plixer Scrutinizer

https://www.plixer.com/blog/ipfix-configuration/configuring-vmware-nsx-ipfix/

2. NetFlow Logic - NetFlow Integrator (NFI)

3. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer​

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cnrz
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Expert
‎05-09-2018 08:01 PM

In addition the list Vrealize Network Insight uses Ipfix to collect flow from vDS, though it uses these flows for many use cases and visibility. To learn the details of IPfix protocol nTop, flowtools  and nPrope on Linux could be used, they could need some initial configuration.

This link could help how IPfix is used for VRNI similarly

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2146326

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