Users Guide

Monitoring Switch Traffic 613
Why is Traffic Monitoring Needed?
Monitoring the traffic that the switch handles, as well as monitoring all traffic
in the network, can help provide information about network performance and
utilization. This information can be useful in network planning and resource
allocation. Information about traffic flows can also help troubleshoot
problems in the network.
Default Traffic Monitoring Values
The sFlow agent is enabled by default, but sampling and polling are disabled
on all ports. Additionally, no sFlow receivers (collectors) are configured.
Table 15-1 contains additional default values for the sFlow feature.
RMON is enabled by default, but no RMON alarms, events, or history
statistic groups are configured.
Port mirroring is disabled, and no ports are configured as source or destination
ports. After you configure a port mirroring session, the administrative mode is
disabled until you explicitly enable it.
Table 15-1. sFlow Defaults
Parameter Default Value
Receiver timeout for sampling 0
Receiver port 6343
Receiver Maximum Datagram Size 1400 bytes
Maximum header size 128 bytes