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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