Data Object - VMwareIpfixConfig(vim.dvs.VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch.IpfixConfig)

Property of
VMwareDVSConfigInfo, VMwareDVSConfigSpec
Extends
DynamicData
Since
vSphere API 5.0

Data Object Description

Configuration for IPFIX monitoring of distributed virtual switch traffic. IPFIX monitoring must be enabled to use this capability. See VMwareDVSPortSetting.ipfixEnabled.

Properties

Name Type Description
activeFlowTimeoutxsd:int

The number of seconds after which "active" flows are forced to be exported to the collector. Legal value range is 60-3600. Default 60.
collectorIpAddress*xsd:string

IP address for the ipfix collector, using IPv4 or IPv6. IPv6 is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 6.0 or later. This must be set before ipfix monitoring can be enabled for the switch, or for any portgroup or port of the switch.
collectorPort*xsd:int

Port for the ipfix collector. This must be set before ipfix monitoring can be enabled for the switch, or for any portgroup or port of the switch. Legal value range is 0-65535.
idleFlowTimeoutxsd:int

The number of seconds after which "idle" flows are forced to be exported to the collector. Legal value range is 10-600. Default 15.
internalFlowsOnlyxsd:boolean

Whether to limit analysis to traffic that has both source and destination served by the same host. Default false.
observationDomainId*xsd:long

Observation Domain Id for the ipfix collector. Observation Domain Id is supported in vSphere Distributed Switch Version 6.0 or later. Legal value range is 0-((2^32)-1)

Since vSphere API 6.0
samplingRatexsd:int

The ratio of total number of packets to the number of packets analyzed. Set to 0 to disable sampling. Legal value range is 0-1000. Default 0.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None
*Need not be set
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