sFlow/NetFlow setup

Question

Can someone explain to me how sFLow/Netflow needs setup? Can it only be used on a router? Is it possible to get flows from switched packets or only routed traffic? I'm looking into getting a HP 2610 since it supports sFlow.

Thanks

akertis · Answer

Some switches also support flow technologies. The component on the switch that parses the packets and transform them in flow will have to decode layer 3&4 of the packets to produce meaningful information.

Do you know if the 2610 supports decoding layer 3 and 4?

Thanks!

Yann · Answer

Can someone explain to me how sFLow/Netflow needs setup?

Try to follow the steps listed in the below doc:

http://www.solarwinds.com/NetPerfMon/SolarWinds/NetFlowAdministratorGuide.10.56.htm

Can it only be used on a router?  Is it possible to get flows from switched packets or only routed traffic?

Some switches also support flow technologies. The component on the switch that parses the packets and transform them in flow will have to decode layer 3&4 of the packets to produce meaningful information.

I'm looking into getting a HP 2610 since it supports sFlow.

Check this post on Thwack :

HTH,

Yann