DELL Version 5.3 User Manual
| Traffic Flow Analyzer
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Setup
If they are not already set up to emit flow information, set up devices themselves to emit flow data.
Consult the manuals for your devices for instructions about how to do this. Make sure your setup
does not overwhelm Dell OpenManage Network Manager with information.
Set up Dell OpenManage Network Manager with the following:
Exporter Registration—To register a device, right-click in Resources portlet, after you select the
Set up Dell OpenManage Network Manager with the following:
Exporter Registration—To register a device, right-click in Resources portlet, after you select the
router and choose Traffic Analyzer > Register. The system should then be ready to accept
flow data from the device.
Router Configuration—You must configure the router to send flow reports to the OpenManage
Network Manager server on port 6343 for sflow by default.
Resolving Autonomous System (AS) Numbers—OpenManage Network Manager provides local
resolution of autonomous system numbers (ASN) based on static mapping of AS number
registrations. It also supports user overrides to the default mappings. To do this, configure
properties you can find in the \owareapps\trafficanalyzer\lib\ta.properties
file. Remember, best practice is to override properties as described in Overriding Properties on
NOTE:
Dell Powerconnect devices allow only one collector per port.
How To:
Use Traffic Flow Analyzer
1
Register the device(s) you want to analyze. (As in Exporter Registration). A message confirms
registration’s success.
NOTICE
You can also display a Registered column in the Managed Resources portlet, and click the heading to
sort the registered Flow exporters to the top of the display.
2
Look in the Traffic Flow Portlet for the flows captured.
3
Remember, you can Drill Down to specific data, and Search for specific devices monitored.
For more about Traffic Flow in context of network management, see Traffic Flow Analyzer -