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VPP IPFIX IPv6 collector address not supported
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Description

Configuration with IPv6 source and collector does not work.

set vpp ipfix collector 2001:db8::1 port '4739'
set vpp ipfix collector 2001:db8::1 source-address '2001:db8::1'
set vpp ipfix collector 2001:db8::1 template-interval '20'
set vpp ipfix collector 2001:db8::1 udp-checksum
set vpp ipfix interface eth2 direction 'rx'
set vpp ipfix interface eth2 flow-variant 'ipv6'
set vpp settings interface eth2
set vpp settings interface-rx-mode 'polling'
vyos@vyos# run show vpp ipfix collectors 
Collector    Source           VRF    MTU    Template Intvl  UDP Cksum
-----------  --------  ----------  -----  ----------------  -----------
0.0.0.0:0    0.0.0.0   4294967295      0                 0  off

Our findings indicate that this option is currently not supported in VPP.

The implementation appears to be limited to IPv4, as seen in the source code

https://github.com/FDio/vpp/blob/stable/2510/src/vnet/ipfix-export/flow_report.c#L768

The documentation provides examples only for IPv4

set ipfix exporter collector <ip4-address> [port <port>] src <ip4-address> [fib-id <fib-id>] [path-mtu <path-mtu>] [template-interval <template-interval>] [udp-checksum]

https://s3-docs.fd.io/vpp/24.10/cli-reference/clis/clicmd_src_vnet_ipfix-export.html

At the same time, the wiki mentions IPv6 support

https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/IPFIX

Details

Version
VyOS 2026.03.13-0029-rolling
Is it a breaking change?
Behavior change
Issue type
Bug (incorrect behavior)

Event Timeline

natali-rs1985 changed the task status from Open to In progress.Mar 19 2026, 1:12 PM
natali-rs1985 claimed this task.
natali-rs1985 triaged this task as Normal priority.
natali-rs1985 changed Is it a breaking change? from Unspecified (possibly destroys the router) to Behavior change.