Configuring sflow accounting preferences, Configuring sflow data collector preferences, Configuring sflow monitoring preferences – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Software Configuration

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Configuring sFlow accounting preferences

1. Select Server > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.

2. Select IP Preferences from the Software Configurations list in the Category pane.

3. Select the LogReportsToFile check box to enable sFlow accounting log reports to file.

4. Enter the maximum number of rows to display in the log report in the MaxRowsToShow field.

The default is 200.

5. Click Apply or OK to save your work.

Configuring sFlow data collector preferences

1. Select Server > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.

2. Select IP Preferences from the Software Configurations list in the Category pane.

3. Select the EnableReverseDNSLookup check box to enable reverse DNS lookup on the Layer

3/Layer 4 IP address so that the host name is displayed together with the IP address.

4. Enter the number of days to retain the sFlow hourly data in the KeepDataForDays field.

The minimum duration is 7 days. The maximum duration is 65 days. Reducing this parameter
may result in expiring a large number of records on server restart and lead to reduced
performance. If millions of records are impacted, this may last several hours.

5. Select the ProcessTCPFlagsData check box to monitor TCP traffic.

6. Enter the port number for the sFlow data collector in the ReceiveSFlowPktsOnPortNum field.

7. Click Apply or OK to save your work.

Configuring sFlow monitoring preferences

1. Select Server > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.

2. Select IP Preferences from the Software Configurations list in the Category pane.

3. Enter a list of IP ports for which the application treats the port used for the opposite side of the

connection as 'ephemeral' (shown in reports as “various”) in the IPPortsForEphemeralWatch
field.

For example: FTP-DATA=20, FTP=21, SSH=22, TELNET=23, SMTP=25, DNS=53, HTTP=80,
POP2=109, POP3=110, NNTP=119, IMAP4=143, SNMP=161, SSL=443.

4. Enter the maximum pairs to be displayed in the report table in the MaxPairsToShow field.

5. Enter the maximum number of rows to be displayed in the report table in the MaxRowsToShow

field.

6. Enter the monitoring chart auto refresh rate in minutes in the RefreshRate field.

7. Enter two control bits separated by a hyphen (for example, FIN-SYN) to define an invalid

combination in the TCPFlags_InvalidCombos field.

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