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2.
Navigate to the list of distributed switches from the vSphere Web Client's inventory lists,
and select the distributed switch where you want to enable NetFlow.
3.
With the desired distributed switch selected, from the Actions menu, select All vCenter
Actions
➢
Edit NetFlow.
This opens the Edit NetFlow Settings dialog box.
4.
As shown in Figure 5.64, specify the IP address of the NetFlow collector, the port on the
NetFlow collector, and an IP address to identify the distributed switch.
5.
You can modify the Advanced Settings if advised to do so by your networking team.
6.
If you want the distributed switch to process only internal trafi c l ows—that is, trafi c
l ows from VM to VM on that host—set Process Internal Flows Only to Enabled.
7.
Click OK to commit the changes and return to the vSphere Web Client.
Figure 5.64
You'll need the IP
address and port
number for the
NetFlow collector in
order to send fl ow
information from a
distributed switch.
After you coni gure the NetFlow properties for the distributed switch, you then enable
NetFlow on a per-distributed port group basis. The default setting is Disabled.
Perform these steps to enable NetFlow on a specii c distributed port group:
1.
In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the distributed switch hosting the distributed port
group where you want to enable NetFlow. You must have already performed the previous
procedure to coni gure NetFlow on that distributed switch.
2.
From the Actions menu, select Manage Distributed Port Groups. This opens the Manage
Distributed Port Groups wizard.
3.
Place a check mark next to Monitoring, and then click Next.
