A config file is a plain text file in YAML format also you can be able to configure through the command line. in case you configure a key at config file and command line, the command line would be preferred.
key: value
-key value
The vFlow configuration contains the following keys
| Key | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| log-file | stdError | name of log file to send logging output to |
| verbose | false | enable the full logging |
| pid-file | /var/run/vflow.pid | file in which server should write its process ID |
| cpu-cap | the number of available CPUs | sets the maximum number of CPUs |
| ipfix-enabled | true | enable/disable IPFIX decoders |
| ipfix-port | 4739 | server IPFIX UDP port |
| ipfix-addr | - | server IPFIX UDP IP address to bind to |
| ipfix-workers | 200 | IPFIX concurrent decoders |
| ipfix-topic | vflow.ipfix | ipfix message queue topic name |
| ipfix-udp-size | 1500 | maximum IPFIX UDP packet size |
| ipfix-mirror-addr | - | IPFIX 3rd party collector address |
| ipfix-mirror-port | 4172 | IPFIX 3rd party collector port |
| ipfix-mirror-workers | 5 | IPFIX replicator concurrent packet generator |
| ipfix-tpl-cache-file | /tmp/vflow.templates | IPFIX templates cache file |
| ipfix-rpc-enabled | true | enable/disable IPFIX RPC |
| sflow-enabled | true | enable/disable sFlow decoders |
| sflow-port | 6343 | server sFlow UDP port |
| sflow-workers | 200 | sFlow concurrent decoders |
| sflow-udp-size | 1500 | maximum sFlow UDP packet size |
| sflow-topic | vflow.sflow | sFlow message queue topic name |
| sflow-type-filter | - | filter sflow type(s) |
| netflow5-enabled | true | enable/disable netflow v5 decoders |
| netflow5-port | 9996 | server netflow v5 UDP port |
| netflow5-workers | 50 | netflow v5 concurrent decoders |
| netflow5-topic | vflow.netflow5 | netflow v5 message queue topic name |
| netflow5-udp-size | 1500 | maximum netflow v9 UDP packet size |
| netflow9-enabled | true | enable/disable netflow v9 decoders |
| netflow9-port | 4729 | server netflow v9 UDP port |
| netflow9-workers | 50 | netflow v9 concurrent decoders |
| netflow9-topic | vflow.netflow9 | netflow v9 message queue topic name |
| netflow9-udp-size | 1500 | maximum netflow v9 UDP packet size |
| netflow9-tpl-cache-file | /tmp/netflow9.templates | netflow v9 templates cache file |
| dynamic-workers | true | enable/disable dynamic workers feature |
| stats-enabled | true | enable/disable web stats listener |
| stats-http-addr | * | web stats address option at server startup |
| stats-http-port | 8081 | web stats TCP port |
| mq-name | kafka | message queues |
| mq-config-file | /etc/vflow/mq.conf | message queue config file |
The default configuration path is /etc/vflow/vflow.conf but you can change it as below:
vflow -config /usr/local/etc/vflow.conf
The vFlow version shows as below:
vflow -version
ipfix-workers: 600
sflow-workers: 300
log-file: /var/log/vflow.log
The vFlow supports these message queuing
- kafka
- kafka.segmentio
- nsq
- nat
- rawSocket
Note: there are two kafka drivers: Kafka Sarama (Default) and Kafka Segmentio (Kafka-Go)
A config file is a plain text file in YAML format.
key: value
The default configuration file is /etc/vflow/mq.conf, you can be able to change it through vFlow configuration.
The Kafka configuration contains the following key
| Key | Default | Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brokers | - | VFLOW_KAFKA_BROKERS | kafka broker addresses |
| compression | none | VFLOW_KAFKA_COMPRESSION | compression codecs: gzip, snappy, lz4 |
| retry-max | 2 | VFLOW_KAFKA_RETRY_MAX | the total number of times to retry |
| request-size-max | 104857600 | VFLOW_KAFKA_REQUEST_SIZE_MAX | the maximum size (in bytes) of any request that will be attempted to send to Kafka |
| retry-backoff | 10 | VFLOW_KAFKA_RETRY_BACKOFF | wait for leader election to occur before retrying in milliseconds |
| tls-enabled | false | VFLOW_KAFKA_TLS_ENABLED | connect using TLS |
| tls-cert | none | VFLOW_KAFKA_TLS_CERT | certificate file for client authentication |
| tls-key | none | VFLOW_KAFKA_TLS_KEY | key file for client authentication |
| ca-file | none | VFLOW_KAFKA_CA_FILE | certificate authority file for TLS client authentication |
| tls-skip-verify | true | VFLOW_KAFKA_TLS_SKIP_VERIFY | if true, the server's certificate will not validate |
| sasl-username | none | VFLOW_KAFKA_SASL_USERNAME | username for SASL authentication |
| sasl-username | none | VFLOW_KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD | password for SASL authentication |
brokers:
- 192.16.1.25:9092
retry-max: 1
retry-backoff: 30
The Kafka configuration contains the following key
| Key | Default | Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brokers | VFLOW_KAFKA_BROKERS | ||
| bootstrap-server | VFLOW_KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVER | ||
| client-id | VFLOW_KAFKA_CLIENT_ID | ||
| compression | VFLOW_KAFKA_COMPRESSION | ||
| max-attempts | VFLOW_KAFKA_MAX_ATTEMPTS | ||
| queue-size | VFLOW_KAFKA_QUEUE_SIZE | ||
| batch-size | VFLOW_KAFKA_BATCH_SIZE | ||
| keepalive | VFLOW_KAFKA_KEEPALIVE | ||
| connect-timeout | VFLOW_KAFKA_CONNECT_TIMEOUT | ||
| required-acks | VFLOW_KAFKA_REQUIRED_ACKS | ||
| pflush | VFLOW_KAFKA_PERIODIC_FLUSH | ||
| tls-cert | VFLOW_KAFKA_TLS_CERT | ||
| tls-key | VFLOW_KAFKA_TLS_KEY | ||
| ca-file | VFLOW_KAFKA_CA_FILE | ||
| verify-ssl | VFLOW_KAFKA_VERIFY_SSL |
A config file is a plain text file in YAML format.
key: value
The default configuration file is /etc/vflow/mq.conf, you can be able to change it through vFlow configuration.
The NSQ configuration contains the following key
| Key | Default | Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| server | localhost:4150 | NA | NSQ server addresse and port |
A config file is a plain text file in YAML format.
key: value
The default configuration file is /etc/vflow/mq.conf, you can be able to change it through vFlow configuration.
The NATS configuration contains the following key
| Key | Default | Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | nats://localhost:4222 | NA | URL addresse |
Note that for messages sent over TCP and UDP using this producer, the message deliminator is a new line character ("\n").
A config file is a plain text file in YAML format.
key: value
The default configuration file is /etc/vflow/mq.conf, you can be able to change it through vFlow configuration.
The rawSocket configuration contains the following key
| Key | Default | Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | localhost:9555 | NA | URL address to send to. Includes the hostname and port. |
| protocol | tcp | NA | Protocol to use to send. Can be either "tcp" or "udp" |
| retry-max | 2 | NA | The number of times a message will be retried before giving up on it |