Configuring for Network Management Applications

Using SNMP Tools To Manage the Switch

The show sflow agent command displays read-only switch agent information. The version information shows the sFlow version, MIB support and software versions; the agent address is typically the ip address of the first vlan config­ ured on the switch.

ProCurve# show sflow agent
Version1.3;HP;K.11.40
Agent Address

10.0.10.228

Figure 14-13. Example of Viewing sFlow Agent Information

The show sflow <instance> destination command includes information about the management-station’s destination address, receiver port, and owner.

ProCurve# show sflow 2 destination
Destination Instance

2

sflow

Enabled

Datagrams Sent

221

Destination Address

10.0.10.41

Receiver Port

6343

OwnerAdministrator, CLI-owned, Instance 2
Timeout (seconds)

99995530

Max Datagram Size

1400

Datagram Version Support

5

Figure 14-14. Example of Viewing sFlow Destination InformationNote the following details:Destination Address remains blank unless it has been configured.

Datagrams Sent shows the number of datagrams sent by the switch agent to the management station since the switch agent was last enabled.

Timeout displays the number of seconds remaining before the switch agent will automatically disable sFlow (this is set by the management station and decrements with time).

Max Datagram Size shows the currently set value (typically a default value, but this can also be set by the management station).

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