Configuring HP 5500 & A5800X Series Devices(sFlow)

This document provides the essential steps to configure HP A5500, 5800, and 5800X devices for sFlow export in Motadata AIOps.

Configuration Steps

Enter to the System View Mode.

system-view

Set the IP address of the device as the sFlow agent.

sflow agent ip {DEVICE_IP}

Specify the source IP for sFlow packets.

sflow source ip {DEVICE_IP}

Set the IP address and port of the AIOps Flow Explorer server.

sflow collector 1 ip {MFE_SERVER_IP} port 2055

For each active interface, apply the flow collector settings.

interface interface-type
sflow flow collector 1
sflow counter collector 1
sflow sampling-mode random
sflow sampling-rate 1000
sflow counter interval 60

After completing the configuration, navigate to Menu > Flow Explorer and select the Event Source(s) and the associated Interface(s) from the drop-downs to view the active flow data.

Configuration Steps​

Configuration Steps