Monitoring NetFlow information

Use these commands to verify whether the NetFlow data export is functioning and displaying the data.

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Command Description
Router# show ip flow export
Displays information about NetFlow flow exporters and statistics.
Router# show flow exporter <exporter_name>
Displays the statistics of the specified Flow Exporter.
Router# show ip flow interface
Displays NetFlow accounting configuration on interfaces.
Router# show ip interface
Displays the usability status of interfaces that are configured for IP.
Router# show ip cache flow
Displays the NetFlow statistics such as:
  • IP packet size distribution
  • IP flow cache information
  • Flow information; protocol, total flow, flows per second
Router# clear ip flow stats
Clears the NetFlow statistics.