H3C S12500(sFlow) Configuration

This document provides steps to configure sFlow on the H3C S12500 device.

Configuration Steps

Enter global configuration mode:

system-view

Configure the sFlow Agent IP:

sflow agent ip {LOOPBACK_IP}

Configure the sFlow Source IP:

sflow source ip {LOOPBACK_IP}

Configure the sFlow Collector:

sflow collector 1 ip {MOTADATA_COLLECTOR_IP} port {MOTADATA_COLLECTOR_LISTENER_PORT}

For each interface on which you want to enable sFlow, enter the following commands:

Enter the interface configuration mode:

interface {INTERFACE_NAME}

Set the sFlow sampling mode:

sflow sampling-mode random

Configure the sFlow sampling rate:

sflow sampling-rate 512

Configure the maximum packet header size:

sflow flow max-header 128

Associate the flow collector with the interface:

sflow flow collector 1

Set the sFlow counter polling interval:

sflow counter interval 60

Associate the counter collector with the interface:

sflow counter collector 1

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.