Configure a Device or Host for sFlow Collection
- On the main toolbar, click Deployment Manager.
- Click the System Monitors tab.
If needed, add Host Records for the Syslog receiving system and the Syslog sending system. These may be the same device.
You can select an Origin or Impacted Host as the Known Host from a log returned in search results. For more information, see Monitor, Search, and Analysis.- Install and configure a System Monitor Agent on the sFlow receiving server. For more details, see System Monitor Agents.
Direct the sFlow generating device to send its sFlow information to the sFlow receiving System Monitor Agent.
See the device's documentation.- Accept the new Agent in the System Monitors tab. For more information, see Agent Identification and Acceptance.
From the System Monitors tab, the agent can be viewed in the upper grid.- Right-click the selection, click Actions, and then click Accept.
- Click OK.
- Enable the sFlow Server on the System Monitor Agent.
- From the System Monitors tab, double-click the agent.
- Click the Syslog and Flow Settings tab.
- Select the Enable sFlow Server check box.
- (Optional) Select the Log sFlow Counters check box.
- (Optional) Click Advanced and edit the Syslog Server Advanced Agent Properties.
- Click OK.
- Configure the Log Source with the appropriate Log Source Type and Log Processing Policy. Then, accept the new Syslog Log Source. For more information, see Log Sources.
- Verify that the sFlow traffic is being received using Investigator or Tail.