H3C S12500R Switch Router Series
sFlow Configuration Examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2021 New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

 

Contents

Introduction· 1

Prerequisites· 1

General restrictions and guidelines· 1

Example: Configuring sFlow·· 1

Network configuration· 1

Analysis· 2

Software versions used· 2

Restrictions and guidelines· 2

Procedures· 2

Configuring Device A· 2

Configuring Device B· 3

Verifying the configuration· 4

Configuration files· 4

Related documentation· 5

 

Introduction

This document provides sFlow configuration examples.

Prerequisites

The configuration examples in this document were created and verified in a lab environment, and all the devices were started with the factory default configuration. When you are working on a live network, make sure you understand the potential impact of every command on your network.

This document assumes that you have basic knowledge of sFlow.

General restrictions and guidelines

When you configure sFlow, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

·     You can specify only the random sampling mode (the default).

·     For the remote sFlow collector to receive sFlow packets, the IP address of the sFlow collector specified on the sFlow agent must be the same with that of the remote sFlow collector.

·     If the number of packets sampled by an interface is too much in a heavy traffic network, increase the flow sampling interval. If an interface samples insufficient packets in a light traffic network, decrease the flow sampling interval.

·     If an interface collects data too frequently in a heavy traffic network, increase the counter sampling interval. If the sampling statistics is not accurate in a light traffic network, decrease the counter sampling interval.

Example: Configuring sFlow

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 1, perform the following tasks:

·     Configure flow sampling to sample packets on Device A and Device B.

·     Configure counter sampling to periodically collect the counter information on Device A and Device B.

Figure 1 Network diagram

 

 

Analysis

To obtain interface counter information and packet information, you must configure both flow sampling and counter sampling.

Software versions used

This configuration example was created and verified on R3606.

Restrictions and guidelines

Before configuring sFlow, configure routes on devices to ensure that they can reach each other at Layer 3.

By default, interfaces on the device are disabled (in ADM or Administratively Down state). To have an interface operate, you must use the undo shutdown command to enable that interface.

Procedures

Configuring Device A

# Create VLAN 10. Assign HundredGigE 1/0/1 through HundredGigE 1/0/3 to VLAN 10.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] vlan 10

[DeviceA-vlan10] port hundredgige 1/0/1 to hundredgige 1/0/3

[DeviceA-vlan10] quit

# Assign an IP address to VLAN-interface 10.

[DeviceA] interface vlan-interface 10

[DeviceA-Vlan-interface10] ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

[DeviceA-Vlan-interface10] quit

# Assign IP addresses to other interfaces. (Details not shown.)

# Assign an IP address to the sFlow agent.

[DeviceA] sflow agent ip 10.1.1.1

# Specify the sFlow collector ID as 1, IP address as 30.1.1.2, and port number as 5000.

[DeviceA] sflow collector 1 ip 30.1.1.2 port 5000

# Enable counter sampling and set the counter sampling interval to 120 seconds on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceA] interface hundredgige 1/0/1

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow counter interval 120

# Specify sFlow collector 1 for counter sampling on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow counter collector 1

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/1] quit

# Enable counter sampling and set the counter sampling interval to 120 seconds on HundredGigE 1/0/2.

[DeviceA] interface hundredgige 1/0/2

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/2] sflow counter interval 120

# Specify sFlow collector 1 for counter sampling on HundredGigE 1/0/2.

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/2] sflow counter collector 1

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/2] quit

# Enable flow sampling and set the sampling interval to 100000 on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceA] interface hundredgige 1/0/1

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow sampling-rate 100000

# Specify sFlow collector 1 for flow sampling on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow flow collector 1

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/1] quit

# Enable flow sampling and set the sampling interval to 100000 on HundredGigE 1/0/2.

[DeviceA] interface hundredgige 1/0/2

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/2] sflow sampling-rate 100000

# Specify sFlow collector 1 for flow sampling on HundredGigE 1/0/2.

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/2] sflow flow collector 1

[DeviceA-HundredGigE1/0/2] quit

Configuring Device B

# Create VLAN 20. Assign HundredGigE 1/0/1 and HundredGigE 1/0/2 to VLAN 20.

<DeviceB> system-view

[DeviceB] vlan 20

[DeviceB-vlan20] port hundredgige 1/0/1 to hundredgige 1/0/2

[DeviceB-vlan20] quit

# Assign an IP address to VLAN-interface 20.

[DeviceB] interface vlan-interface 20

[DeviceB-Vlan-interface20] ip address 20.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

[DeviceB-Vlan-interface20] quit

# Assign an IP address to the sFlow agent.

[DeviceB] sflow agent ip 20.1.1.1

# Specify the sFlow collector ID as 1, IP address as 30.1.1.2, and port number as 5000.

[DeviceB] sflow collector 1 ip 30.1.1.2 port 5000

# Enable counter sampling and set the counter sampling interval to 30 seconds on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceB] interface hundredgige 1/0/1

[DeviceB-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow counter interval 30

# Specify sFlow collector 1 for counter sampling on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceB-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow counter collector 1

# Enable flow sampling and set the sampling interval to 20000 on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceB-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow sampling-rate 20000

# Specify sFlow collector 1 for flow sampling on HundredGigE 1/0/1.

[DeviceB-HundredGigE1/0/1] sflow flow collector 1

[DeviceB-HundredGigE1/0/1] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Verify the following items on Device A:

·     HundredGigE 1/0/1 and HundredGigE 1/0/2 enabled with sFlow are active.

·     The counter sampling interval is 120 seconds.

·     The flow sampling interval is 100000.

[DeviceA] display sflow

sFlow datagram version: 5

Global information:

Agent IP: 10.1.1.1(CLI)

Source address:

Collector information:

ID    IP              Port  Aging      Size VPN-instance Description

1     30.1.1.2        5000  N/A        1400              CLI Collector

Port information:

Interface      CID   Interval(s) FID   MaxHLen Rate       Mode          Status

HGE1/0/1       1     120         1     128     100000     random        Active

HGE1/0/2       1     120         1     128     100000     random        Active

Configuration files

·     Device A:

#

vlan 10

#

interface Vlan-interface10

 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

#

 sflow agent ip 10.1.1.1

 sflow collector 1 ip 30.1.1.2 port 5000 description "CLI Collector"

#

interface HundredGigE1/0/1

 port access vlan 10

 sflow flow collector 1

 sflow sampling-rate 100000

 sflow counter collector 1

 sflow counter interval 120

#

interface HundredGigE1/0/2

 port access vlan 10

 sflow flow collector 1

 sflow sampling-rate 100000

 sflow counter collector 1

 sflow counter interval 120

#

interface HundredGigE1/0/3

 port access vlan 10

#

·     Device B:

#

vlan 20

#

interface Vlan-interface20

 ip address 20.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

#

 sflow agent ip 20.1.1.1

 sflow collector 1 ip 30.1.1.2 port 5000 description "CLI Collector"

#

interface HundredGigE1/0/1

 port access vlan 20

 sflow flow collector 1

 sflow sampling-rate 20000

 sflow counter collector 1

 sflow counter interval 30

#

interface HundredGigE1/0/2

 port access vlan 20

#

Related documentation

·     H3C S12500R Switch Router Series Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide-R3606

·     H3C S12500R Switch Router Series Network Management and Monitoring Command Reference-R3606