# Benchmark Input

NetObserv Flow provides a benchmarking input which is helpful for evaluating the performance of your environment. This input runs indefinitely until the collector is shut down.

#### EF\_INPUT\_FLOW\_BENCHMARK\_ENABLE

* Valid Values
  * `true`, `false`
* Default
  * `false`

#### EF\_INPUT\_FLOW\_BENCHMARK\_PACKET\_FILEPATH

The path to the file containing the UDP payloads, in hex-string form, that you want to use for benchmarking.

* Default
  * `/etc/elastiflow/benchmark/flow/packets.txt`


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