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Configuring HP Switch for sFlow

This document provides detailed steps to configure sFlow on HP Switches, including command-line instructions and verification methods.

Prerequisites​

  • Ensure that the HP Switch is accessible and you have administrative privileges.
  • The Motadata NetFlow data must be reachable on Motadata's collector over UDP 2055.

Steps to Configuring HP Switch for sFlow​

Enter Global Configuration Mode.

HP_Switch# configure terminal

Enable the sFlow receiver instance with the destination address.

   # Configure to send sFlow data to Motadata collector
   HP_Switch(config)# sflow 1 destination MISSING_VALUE 2055
   # Reason: destination IP address is missing in source.

  1. Set sampling rate for the sFlow receiver instance.

    HP_Switch(config)# sflow 1 sampling 100

  2. Set polling interval for the sFlow receiver instance.

    HP_Switch(config)# sflow 1 polling 30

  3. Configure sFlow over OOBM port if necessary.

    # Enable sFlow on OOBM port
    HP_Switch(config)# sflow 1 destination udp-port-num oobm

  4. Exit configuration mode.

    HP_Switch(config)# exit

Configure the Flow Exporter To configure the flow exporter for sending sFlow data:

HP_Switch(config)# sflow receiver-instance destination MISSING_VALUE 2055
# Reason: destination IP address is missing in source.

Configure the Flow Record Define the flow records to specify what data to export:

# This step requires specific record commands, please refer to HP documentation.

Configure the Flow Monitor Setup flow monitoring:

# This step requires specific monitor commands, please refer to HP documentation.

Associate Flow Monitor to Interfaces Specify which interfaces will output sFlow data:

HP_Switch(config)# interface MISSING_VALUE
# Reason: interface name is missing in source.
HP_Switch(config-if)# sflow 1
info

Make sure the interface configuration matches your specific network environment.

Verification To verify the sFlow configuration, check the following:

HP_Switch# show sflow agent
HP_Switch# show sflow receiver instance destination
HP_Switch# show sflow sampling-polling

Check the Flow Explorer in Motadata AIOps for proper data reception and monitoring configurations.

# Ensure your Motadata configurations are set to receive data on UDP 2055.

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.