enable sflow
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
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enable sflow
enable sflow
Description
Globally enables sFlow statistical packet sampling.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or variables.
Default
Disabled.
Usage Guidelines
This command enables sFlow globally on the switch.
NOTE
sFlow and mirroring are mutually exclusive on the BlackDiamond 8800 original modules and the Summit X450
series switch. You can enable either sFlow, or mirroring, but not both. This restriction is not applicable to the
BlackDiamond 10808 or the BlackDiamond 12804 switches.
sFlow and mirroring are not mutually exclusive on the BlackDiamond 8800 a-series and e-series modules and the
Summit X450a and X450e series switch. You can enable sFlow and mirroring at the same time.
If you have a combination of BlackDiamond 8800 original, a-series, and e-series modules installed with sFlow
configured globally on the switch, you can enable mirroring on original I/O module ports provided you do not enable
sFlow on original I/O module ports.
Beginning with ExtremeWare XOS 11.5, you can enable sFlow and mirroring at the same time on the
following platforms:
●
BlackDiamond 8800 e-series modules
●
BlackDiamond 8800 a-series modules
●
Summit X450e-series switches
●
Summit X450a-series switches
BlackDiamond 8800 Original Modules and Summit X450 Series Switch Only.
sFlow uses QP2 to sample
traffic on the BlackDiamond 8800 original modules and the Summit X450 series switch. If you enable
sFlow globally on those platforms, the switch displays a message similar to the following:
SFLOW will use Qos Profile QP2.
Any traffic grouping using QP2 may encounter unexpected results when sFlow is enabled. For more
information about QoS, see
Chapter 16, “Quality of Service,”
in the
ExtremeWare XOS Concepts Guide
.