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August 13th, 2024 12:13

Netflow for Dell switch

what is the best practice for enabling netflow/sflow on Dell switch?

do i enable at the core or access layer switch ?

will it have any performance impact if i enable at all the access layer switch like S3148/N3224T switches ?

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August 13th, 2024 18:01

Hello,

 

These two Knowledge Articles may help:

 

How to configure sFlow on Dell Networking N Series Switches

https://dell.to/46IXKUO

 

How to set up sFlow on Dell Networking Switches running OS 9

https://dell.to/46N3UTN

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August 28th, 2024 09:33

when i try to configure on my N3224T i hit error when configuring the interface 

firmware version is 6.8.1.2.

SWITCH(config)#sflow 1 destination 172.16.xx.xxx

SWITCH(config)#sflow 1 polling gigabitethernet 1/0/1

Command not found / Incomplete command. Use ? to list commands.

Port      Description     Duplex Speed   Neg  Link    Flow  M  VLAN
                                              State   Ctrl
--------- --------------- ------ ------- ---- ------- ----- -- -------------------
Gi1/0/1                   Full   1000    Auto Up      On    A  1
Gi1/0/2                   Full   1000    Auto Up      On    A  1
Gi1/0/3                   N/A    Unknown Auto Down    On    A  1

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August 28th, 2024 10:38

Hello,

can you try to do the second command in interface mode?

Here the manual for the command pag 2238

Dell EMC Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.7.0

Thanks

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August 29th, 2024 03:08

when i try in interface mode

Gi1/0/48      Incorrect input! Invalid Receiver index value.
SWITCH01(config-if-Gi1/0/48)#sflow 1 polling ?

<interval>               Enter interval <0 - 86400>.

SWITCH01(config-if-Gi1/0/48)#sflow 1 polling 86400

          Failure Information
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Interfaces failed to be configured : 1
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Interface             Error
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Gi1/0/48      Incorrect input! Invalid Receiver index value.
SWITCH01(config-if-Gi1/0/48)#sflow 1 polling 1500 50

why do i not see the sflow commands when i do show running-config ??

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August 29th, 2024 09:10

Hi,

 

I'm not sure if the error comes from unfinished definition of the destination, let's try using the guide:

 

console(config)#sflow 1 destination owner 1 timeout 2000
console(config)#sflow 1 destination maxdatagram 500
console(config)#sflow 1 destination 172.16.xx.xxx 560

 

After this, 

 

console(config)#sflow 1 polling gigabitethernet 1/0/1 200 (try inserting poll-interval as previous config you did not) 

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August 30th, 2024 08:17

the command works, but OPManager will keep trying to add the switch with no result

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August 30th, 2024 08:31

What do you mean? Can you explain to me what you want to achieve with opmanager? And with this configuration?

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September 10th, 2024 09:25

i am trying to add N series switch to OpManager for Flow Analysis.

is this supported or recommended to enable sflow in Dell N3248TE-ON switch??

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September 10th, 2024 14:03

I beleive after enabling sFlow on the switch, you can set up OpManager to collect and analyze the sFlow data. I don't have much information about OpManager so please refer to the OpManager documentation.

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