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# Create a flow log

Access [Azure Cloud Shell](https://portal.azure.com/#cloudshell/) to run CLI commands from your web browser using az.

1. Create a **Flow Log** to be read by Vectra Fusion.

```
az network watcher flow-log create \
    --location $REGION> \
    --name <name> \
    --vnet $VNET \
    --resource-group $RGRP \
    --storage-account <storage-account-name> \
    --enabled true \
    --retention 1 \
    --traffic-analytics false \
```

![](/files/i3KxIjZlvjisJe9PHgSe)

|                   |                                                                   |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name              | Choose any name for your flow log                                 |
| Resource group    | Your Virtual Network Resource Group                               |
| VNet              | Virtual Network Name                                              |
| Location          | Your Virtual Network Region                                       |
| Storage Account   | Storage account name you created in the previous step             |
| Enabled           | True                                                              |
| Retention         | Days of storage retention. Only 1 day is needed by Vectra Fusion. |
| Traffic Analytics | False. **Vectra Fusion does not use Traffic Analytics.**          |

2. View your newly created **Flow Log**

You can scroll through your output using the left and right arrow keys, similar to using the horizontal scroll bar on a web browser.

```
az network watcher flow-log list --location $REGION --output table | less -S
```


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