Enabled NetFlow (IPFIX) on vCenter but dfwipfix and dynamic ruleset is not configured in the ESXi host
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Enabled NetFlow (IPFIX) on vCenter but dfwipfix and dynamic ruleset is not configured in the ESXi host

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Article ID: 381493

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Products

VMware Aria Operations for Networks

Issue/Introduction

Enable NetFlow (IPFIX) on this vCenter within Aria Operations for Networks Settings > Data Sources

dfwipfix and dynamicruleset rules are not created in the ESXi firewall.

Expected Result:

 

Environment

Aria Operations for Networks 6.12

Cause

NetFlow was manually enabled in vCenter prior to enabling it in Aria Operations for Networks

Resolution

Reload the firewall on the ESXi host to force a re-create for Firewall rules.

You can do this by running the following CLI command:

esxcli network firewall refresh

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