Netflow commands not available Cisco 3850 stack

[BrianPersaud]

Hi All

I am trying to setup netflow however the commands are not working.  Can someone advise on what may be the problem?

SW01#show privilege
Current privilege level is 15
TOP-CIS-LAN-SW01#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
SW01(config)#flow ?
% Unrecognized command

SW01(config)#flow
% Incomplete command.
SW01(config)#ip flo?
% Unrecognized command

Switch Ports Model SW Version SW Image Mode
------ ----- ----- ---------- ---------- ----
* 1 56 WS-C3850-48T 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
2 56 WS-C3850-48P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
3 56 WS-C3850-48P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
4 56 WS-C3850-48T 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
5 56 WS-C3850-48P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
6 56 WS-C3850-48P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
7 56 WS-C3850-48P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
8 56 WS-C3850-48P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
9 32 WS-C3850-24P 03.06.06E cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL

License Level: Lanbase
License Type: Permanent

[Giuseppe Larosa · Accepted solution]

Hello Brian,

I am afraid that you have a licensing issue:

>> License Level: Lanbase

You probably need an higher level license like IPBase to support netflow

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[BrianPersaud]

I have other switches with the same license level that are working:

SW02(config)#flow ?
exporter Define a Flow Exporter
monitor Define a Flow Monitor
record Define a Flow Record

License Level: Lanbase
License Type: Permanent
Next reload license Level: Lanbase

Switch Ports Model SW Version SW Image Mode
------ ----- ----- ---------- ---------- ----
1 32 WS-C3850-24T 03.02.02.SE cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL
2 32 WS-C3850-24T 03.02.02.SE cat3k_caa-universalk9 INSTALL

[Leo Laohoo]

Can you try upgrading to, say, 16.12.1 and see if Flexible Netflow is supported in LAN Base?

[BrianPersaud]

Looks like a licensing issue after all.   Cisco probably didn't remove the commands in the old IOS initially when it was released.