Sflow Sampler Settings - D-Link DGS-3600 Series User Manual

sFlow Sampler Settings

This window will allow users to configure the Switch's settings for taking sample packets from the network, including the
sampling rate and the amount of the packet header to be extracted. To configure the settings for the sFlow Sampler, click the
Administration link, open the sFlow folder and click sFlow Sampler Settings, which will produce the following window,
displaying the parameters for the sFlow Sampler.
The following fields are displayed:
Parameter
Port
Analyzer Server ID
Configured Rate
Active Rate
Max Header Size
Modify
Delete
Clear All
To add a new sFlow Sampler setting, click the Add button in the previous window which will display the following window to be
configured:
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 6- 57. sFlow Sampler Settings window
Description
Displays the port from which packet samples are being extracted.
Displays the ID of the Analyzer Server where datagrams, containing the packet sampling
information taken using this sampling mechanism, will be sent.
Displays the configured rate of packet sampling for this port based on a multiple of 256. For
example, if a figure of 20 is in this field, the switch will sample one out of every 5120 packets
(20 x 256 = 5120) that pass through the individual port.
Displays the current rate op packet sampling being performed by the Switch for this port,
based on a multiple of 256. For example, if a figure of 20 is in this field, the switch will sample
one out of every 5120 packets (20 x 256 = 5120) that pass through the individual port.
Displays the number of leading bytes of the sampled packet header. This sampled header will
be encapsulated with the datagram to be forwarded to the Analyzer Server.
Click this button to modify the settings for this entry. The sFlow Sampler Edit window will be
produced for the user to configure.
Click the of the corresponding entry to be deleted.
Click this button to reset the information in this window.
Figure 6- 58. sFlow Sampler Add window
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