Creating a Flow Log

Scenarios

This section describes how to create a flow log to record information about the traffic of enterprise router attachments.

Notes and Constraints

Only one flow log can be created for an attachment in the same log group and log stream.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click Service List and choose Networking > Enterprise Router.

   The Enterprise Router homepage is displayed.

4. Search for the target enterprise router by name.
   Figure 1 Searching for an enterprise router
   

5. Click the enterprise router name and click Flow Logs.

   The flow log list page is displayed.

   Figure 2 List of flow logs
   

6. On the Flow Logs tab, click Create Flow Log.

   The Create Flow Log dialog box is displayed.

   Figure 3 Creating a flow log
   

7. Configure the parameters based on Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters for creating a flow log

   Parameter	Setting	Example Value
   Name	Mandatory Enter a name for the flow log. The name: Must contain 1 to 64 characters. Can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).	flowlog-ab
   Resource Type	Mandatory Select the type of the resource whose traffic information is to be collected. The enterprise router flow log function can capture traffic of the following attachments: VPC Virtual gateway: Virtual gateway of Direct Connect	Virtual gateway
   Resource	Mandatory In the resource list, select the resource whose traffic information is to be collected.	vgw-ab
   Log Group	Mandatory Select a log group. If there is no log group, click Create Log Group.	lts-group-ab
   Log Stream	Mandatory Select a log stream. If there is no log stream, click Create Log Stream.	lts-topic-ab
   Description	Optional Describe the flow log as required.	-

8. Click OK.

   The flow log list is displayed.

9. View the flow log status.

   If the flow status changes from Creating to Enabled, the flow log is successfully created.