You use the IPQoS flowacct module to collect information about traffic flows, for example, source and destination addresses, the number of packets in a flow, and similar data. The process of accumulating and recording information about flows is called flow accounting.
The results of flow accounting on traffic of a particular class are recorded in a table of flow records. Each flow record consists of a series of attributes. These attributes contain data about traffic flows of a particular class over an interval of time. For a list of the flowacct attributes, refer to Figure 5, Table 5, Attributes of a flowacct Record.
Flow accounting is particularly useful for billing clients as defined in their service-level agreements (SLAs). You can also use flow accounting to obtain flow statistics for critical applications. This section contains tasks for using flowacct with the Oracle Solaris extended accounting facility to obtain data on traffic flows.
For further information, see the following sources:
For instructions on how to assign flowacct parameters in IPQoS configuration files, see How to Enable Accounting for a Class in the IPQoS Configuration File.
For instructions on creating an action statement for flowacct in the IPQoS configuration file, refer to How to Configure Flow Control in the IPQoS Configuration File.
To learn how flowacct works, refer to Classifier Module.
For technical information, refer to the flowacct(4IPP) man page.