Configuring steps, Feature characteristics, Limitations – Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) User Manual

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Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide

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sFlow event workflow

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Configuring steps

4. Enable sFlow.

5. Enable null0 sampling.

6. Configure null0 routes.

NOTE

Above commands can be performed in any order.

Feature characteristics

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IPv4, IPv4-VPN, IPv6 null0 routes can be sFlow sampled.

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Only explicitly configured null0 routes can be sFlow sampled. Implicit null0 drops cannot be
sFlow sampled.

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By default, null0 sFlow sampling feature is disabled.

Limitations

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When this feature is enabled, due to sampling of more packets (discarded packets) than the
usual number till now, the actual sampling rate for regular streams will be reduced.

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This feature does not support PBR related null0 drops.

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This feature does not support default null0 route drops.

Backward compatibility

The current sFlow functionalities and ACL based sFlow functionalities will co-exist with this feature.
As the dropped packets hit TM, if mirroring is enabled on that port, these dropped packets will also
get mirrored.

Enabling/disabling the null0 sFlow sampling

These commands include the enabling and disabling of the null0 sampling.

Enter the following command to enable sFlow sampling for null0 routes.

Brocade(config)#sflow null0-sampling

To disable null0 sampling, enter the following command.

Brocade(config)#no sflow null0-sampling

Syntax: [no] sflow null0-sampling

Configuring a null0 route

For configuring a route for null0 sampling, use the following command.

Brocade(config)#ip route 10.10.10.100/32 null0

Syntax: [no] [ip|ipv6] route ip-addr null0

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