Error while running snabb ipfix probe command

[nambastha]

Hello,

I'm trying to generate ipfix streams using 'snabb ipfix probe'

src/snabb ipfix probe -m 08:xx:27:xx:f2:08 -a 10.0.0.1 -c 10.0.0.2 -p 8080 --active-timeout 90 --transport udp --idle-timeout 90 -i /home/n/ipfix/bigFlows.pcap -o raw --cpu 1

However I'm getting below error :

core/main.lua:26: unknown input type
file not found: core/main.lua: No such file or directory
file not found: program/ipfix/probe/probe.lua: No such file or directory
file not found: core/main.lua: No such file or directory

I gave input file as .pcap, not sure why getting unknown input type error. If I have missed something in my command, pls let me know.

Cheers!

[takikawa]

@nishantambastha Hi there, I think the issue here is just in the syntax of the command.

In particular, the -i flag takes the type of input to use to interpret the <input> position of the command. In the case of a pcap file it should be pcap rather than a file path.

For example, you can try a command like this instead:

sudo ./snabb ipfix probe -m 08:xx:27:xx:f2:08 -a 10.0.0.1 -c 10.0.0.2 -p 8080 --active-timeout 90 --transport udp --idle-timeout 90 -i pcap -o raw --cpu 1 /home/n/ipfix/bigFlows.pcap eth0

Replacing eth0 with a suitable interface for your machine. (and you'll want to run this from the snabb/src directory)

[takikawa]

BTW: looks like there's also a separate bug in the command, so you may need to apply the fix in #1427 if you don't also use the -D flag.