Configuring Flow Exports on Dell Devices
For NetFlow analysis, you need to configure your devices to export flows to Site24x7 On-Premise Poller, which is the NetFlow collector. The On-Premise Poller will be listening to the particular port to receive flows. Learn how to find the port number of your On-Premise Poller.
To configure sFlow in Dell PowerConnect and N series switches, follow the steps below:
- Access the switch by using SSH or Telnet.
- Enter Privilege Mode by using the following command:
console>enable
- Configure flows (sFlow) on Dell devices using the following commands:
owner {SITE24X7}: This parameter specifies the owner to whom the sFlow data will be sent.sflow 1 destination {NETFLOW_SERVER_IP}
sflow 1 destination owner {SITE24X7} timeout 700
sflow 1 polling {INTERFACE _RANGE} 50
sflow 1 sampling {INTERFACE _RANGE} 1024
exit
end
SITE24X7: This is a string which should be substituted with the owner name, where the owner is typically a specific process or application on the device.
Sample configuration:
console>enable
console#configure
console(config)#sflow 1 destination 172.168.12.25
console(config)#sflow 1 destination owner SWITCH_SFLOW timeout 10000
console(config)#sflow 1 polling gi1/0/3-7 30
console(config)#sflow 1 sampling gi1/0/3-7 1024 - To verify the sFlow configuration:
For more information, please refer to this link.show sflow 1 destination
show sflow 1 polling
show sflow 1 sampling