Enabling sFlow and Configuring the Agent IP Address

Use this procedure to enable sFlow and configure the sFlow agent IP address so the system can send packets to an sFlow collector.

About this task

Application Telemetry and sFlow both use the sFlow Globals tab.

Before you begin

You must enable sFlow before you enable Application Telemetry.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand the Configuration > Serviceability folders.
  2. Click Sflow.
  3. Click the Globals tab.
  4. Check AdminEnable to enable sFlow.
  5. In the AgentAddress field, enter the agent IPv4 address.
  6. Click Apply.

What to do next

After you configure the agent IP address and globally enable sFlow, proceed to configuring the sFlow collector.

Globals Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Globals tab.

Name

Description

AdminEnable

Shows whether sFlow is enabled. By default, the check box is not enabled.

AgentAddressType

Specifies the collector IP address type. Only IPv4 collector addresses are supported.

AgentAddress

Specifies the agent IP address of an interface that exists in the local management VRF or GRT.

Note:

For Segmented Management Instance interfaces, you must configure AgentAddress to the IP address of the Segmented Management Instance interface on which datagrams egress.