NetFlow Storage Calculator
Posted
by
javano
on Server Fault
See other posts from Server Fault
or by javano
Published on 2012-05-29T15:57:53Z
Indexed on
2012/05/31
16:42 UTC
Read the original article
Hit count: 318
I am planning to deploy a NetFlow server (using NfSen/NfDump) for harvesting data from Cisco devices;
Are there standard calculations or guidelines I can use to calculate my server requirements, specifically I need to plan for storage. Is there a way of knowing how much data I will collect per day for example, given N flows?
Lets say one device has 10k flows per day, this is typically XYZ MBs, so I can scale this up?
If not, how many flows are you guys and girls recording per day, and how much data is this generating? Hopefully we can generate an estimate from everyone else's figures!
P.S. If it makes a difference, I'll be collecting from <= 50 devices max (non more than 50Mbps each).
© Server Fault or respective owner