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sFlow Commands
sflow receiver
Use the sflow receiver Global Configuration modecommand to define sFlow
collector. Use the no form of this command to remove the definition of the
collector.
Syntax
sflow receiver index {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | hostname} [port port]
[max-datagram-size bytes]
no sflow receiver index
Parameters
• index —The index of the receiver. (Range: 1–8)
•
ipv4-address —Pv4 address of the host to be used as an sFlow Collector.
•
ipv6-address —IPv6 address of the host to be used as an sFlow Collector.
When the IPv6 address is a Link Local address (IPv6Z address), the
outgoing interface name must be specified. Refer to the User Guidelines
for the interface name syntax.
•
hostname —Hostname of the host to be used as an sFlow Collector. Only
translation to IPv4 addresses is supported.
•
port —Port number for sflow messages. If unspecified, the port number
defaults to 6343. The range is 1-65535.
•
bytes —Specifies the maximum datagramsize that can be sent. If
unspecified, it defaults to 1400.
Default
No receiver is defined.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode