What's New in Flowlink 2.0.0
Support for Azure Event Hub (managed Kafka)
Note
Currently, this version of Flowlink is available to only a limited number of organizations.
Flowlink 2.0.0 adds support for streaming flows to Azure Event Hub, enabling the PCE to ingest network flow data at higher throughput while unifying device identity and flow visibility within a single control plane. For details, see pce_kafka in Flowlink Key-Value Parameters.
Unique Flowlink instance_id
Flowlink now generates and persists a unique instance ID to improve traceability and diagnostics. This ID is included in Kafka flow messages and is visible in the Flowlink status CLI output.
A persistent UUID is created for each Flowlink installation and stored on the device.
Flowlink now includes this instance_id in proto messages sent to Kafka.
The Flowlink status CLI command displays the instance ID for easy identification and troubleshooting.