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How to configure nfdump to convert Netflow data from binary to text or csv?

tgow
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I need to convert netflow data from binary to text or csv so that it can be splunked. I have downloaded nfdump and was looking for any information on how to configure it?

Also, is there a better free tool then nfdump

Thanks,

Todd

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Starlette
Contributor

Did you get it up and let it capture flows and writing it to disk? On http://nfdump.sourceforge.net/ are the fundamentals. So after download, untar, ./configure , make , make install ( and some dependecies like gcc, flex and others its there)

to get the deamon up : nfcapd -w -D -l /flow_base_dir/router1 -p 23456

so a port per flow,,,you should then have the rolling binaries in the /flow_base_dir/router1

But then comes the part which I am doubting as well, cause with nfdump you can convert the binaries to stdout in ascii and to a file as,,,,binary

So it looks like you have to redirect nfdump "command for doing reversing dirs" >> file and splunk that but how to prevent dups here?

OR use scripted input,,,I am hoping that someone has been so far.

anyone?

Cheers

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araitz
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Starlette
Contributor

Did you get it up and let it capture flows and writing it to disk? On http://nfdump.sourceforge.net/ are the fundamentals. So after download, untar, ./configure , make , make install ( and some dependecies like gcc, flex and others its there)

to get the deamon up : nfcapd -w -D -l /flow_base_dir/router1 -p 23456

so a port per flow,,,you should then have the rolling binaries in the /flow_base_dir/router1

But then comes the part which I am doubting as well, cause with nfdump you can convert the binaries to stdout in ascii and to a file as,,,,binary

So it looks like you have to redirect nfdump "command for doing reversing dirs" >> file and splunk that but how to prevent dups here?

OR use scripted input,,,I am hoping that someone has been so far.

anyone?

Cheers

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