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300-410 Flow exporter Practice Question
Examine the following partial configuration on router R1:
flow record RECORD-1 match ipv4 source address match ipv4 destination address match ipv4 protocol collect counter bytes collect counter packets ! flow monitor MONITOR-1 record RECORD-1 cache timeout active 60 !
interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ip flow monitor MONITOR-1 input
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Which statement about this configuration is true?
⚠ Common exam trap
300-410 often tests whether candidates conflate the flow monitor's cache timers with the export mechanism, causing them to pick an answer about 60-second exports instead of recognizing the missing flow exporter.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The flow monitor will not export any data because no exporter has been configured.
The configuration defines a flow record, a flow monitor referencing that record, and applies the monitor to an interface, but it never defines a flow exporter or references one under the flow monitor with the 'exporter' command. Without an exporter, the flow monitor has no destination to send the collected flow data to, so no records will be exported off the device. The 'cache timeout active 60' only controls how long an active flow stays in the cache before being flushed to the exporter — it does not create an export path by itself.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The flow monitor will export flow records every 60 seconds regardless of whether the flow is still active.
Why it's wrong here
The cache timeout active 60 setting exports a flow record after 60 seconds of activity while the flow continues, not on a fixed 60-second timer. Export occurs on inactive timeout or cache expiry. This option would be true if the command were cache timeout inactive, which flushes idle flows.
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The flow monitor will only export flows that have been idle for 60 seconds.
Why it's wrong here
The cache timeout active 60 command ages out flows that remain continuously active for 60 seconds, forcing them to be exported; it does not target idle flows. It is tempting because timeout values govern cache expiry, but inactive timeout, not active timeout, controls how long an idle flow persists before export.
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The flow record is missing the 'collect transport tcp-flags' command to be valid.
Why it's wrong here
Flexible NetFlow does not require transport-layer fields; matching IPv4 source, destination and protocol with byte and packet counters yields a valid record. The option is tempting because tcp-flags is a recognised collect field, but it is optional and only needed when transport-layer flag data is explicitly required.
- ✓
The flow monitor will not export any data because no exporter has been configured.
Why this is correct
Flexible NetFlow requires a flow exporter referenced by the flow monitor to transmit records to a collector. This configuration defines a record and monitor but no exporter, so cached flows age out and are discarded locally, producing no exported data.
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