Network Management

NetFlow Configuration Example - Cisco ASA

In order to see flow data from your Cisco ASA in SolarWinds NTA, you must configure the device to export flow data. This article includes an example config you can use to build your own config specific to your environment.

First published date

11/29/2018 10:47 PM

Last published date

1/31/2026 12:06 AM

Overview

In order to see flow data from your Cisco ASA 55xx-x in SolarWinds NTA, you must configure the device to export flow data. This article includes an example configuration you can use to build your own configuration specific to your environment.

Product section

Netflow Traffic Analyzer

Resolution

Configuration example:

!
flow-export destination inside 1.1.1.1 2055 
flow-export template timeout-rate 1 
flow-export delay flow-create 60 
access-list netflow-export extended permit ip any any 
class-map netflow-export-class 
match access-list netflow-export 
policy-map global_policy 
class netflow-export-class 
flow-export event-type all destination 1.1.1.1 
service-policy global_policy global
!

You can only configure a device through the ASDM console per security reasons. Below is an article of an example configuration walk through:

Helpful links

Link to Cisco ASA 9.1.(2) or higher software version Netflow configuration:

Updated Cisco ASA Netflow configuration when running software version 9.1.(2) or later

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