@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ No problem, pick any combination of plugins.
1717- Input, intermediate and output plugins with various options
1818- Parallelized design for high-performance
1919- Support for bidirectional flows (biflow)
20+ - Support for structured data types (i.e. lists)
2021- Built-in support for many Enterprise-Specific Information Elements (Cisco, Netscaler, etc.)
2122
2223Available plugins
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ network interface and a port. Multiple instances of these plugins can run concur
4142 it on standard output
4243- `IPFIX file <src/plugins/output/ipfix >`_ - store all flows in IPFIX File format
4344- `Time Check <src/plugins/output/timecheck >`_ - flow timestamp check
44- - `Dummy <src/plugins/output/dummy >`_ - simple module example
45+ - `Dummy <src/plugins/output/dummy >`_ - simple output module example
4546- `lnfstore <extra_plugins/output/lnfstore >`_ (*) - store all flows in nfdump compatible
4647 format for long-term preservation
4748- `UniRec <extra_plugins/output/unirec >`_ (*) - send flow records in UniRec format
@@ -107,7 +108,9 @@ of the collector are given in the section
107108Coming soon
108109-----------
109110- Runtime reconfiguration (improved compared to the previous generation)
111+ - Input plugins for files (IPFIX, fds, etc.)
110112- Flow filtration and flow profiling
113+ - Flow aggregation
111114- RPM/DEB packages
112115
113116FAQ
@@ -126,6 +129,19 @@ be useful also for other users? Please, share your experiences and thoughts.
126129 the first record is processed based on template refresh interval on the exporter.
127130 For more information, see documentation of `UDP <src/plugins/input/udp >`_ plugin.
128131
132+ :Q: The collector is not able to find a plugin. What should I do?
133+ :A: First of all, make sure that the plugin is installed. Some plugins (e.g. Unirec) are optional
134+ and must be installed separately. Therefore, list all available plugins
135+ using ``ipfixcol2 -L `` and check if the plugin is on the list. If not, see the plugin page
136+ for help. If the problem still persists, check if the plugin is installed in the correct
137+ directory. Since plugins might be placed in different locations on different platforms,
138+ show help using ``ipfixcol2 -h `` and see the default value of ``-p PATH `` parameter.
139+ In some situations, it is also possible that the plugin cannot be loaded (even when
140+ it is properly installed) due to additional dependencies (e.g. missing library etc.).
141+ If this is the issue, use ``ipfixcol2 -L -v `` and there might be a message like this
142+ ``WARNING: Configurator (plugin manager): Failed to open file... (some reason) ``
143+ on the first line that might help you.
144+
129145:Q: How can I add more IPFIX fields into records?
130146:A: The collector receives flow records captured and prepared by an exporter. IPFIX is an
131147 unidirectional protocol which means that the collector is not able to instruct the exporter
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