[ovs-discuss] How can I config sflow with extended sample format

Ben Pfaff blp at nicira.com
Thu Nov 22 06:07:19 UTC 2012


On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:01:36AM -0600, Junho Suh wrote:
> Currently, I've setup openvswitch with sflow config.
> So, sflow packets are successively transmitted to my collector which
> is implemented
> in java.
> 
> However, there is only package (i.e., jsflow) to support sflow headers
> that only
> extended sample format (either extended counter sample, format code=4, or
> extended flow sample, format code=3) is available.
> 
> Is there any way to config openvswitch with sflow which sends extended sample
> format?

I don't think so.  But if this is a useful feature (I do not understand
sflow or your description of the feature well enough to judge), then
please consider contributing it, so that future versions of Open vSwitch
will have it.



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