Problems related to installation

mamtha jm

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Nov 18, 2017, 5:11:14 PM11/18/17

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Hello,

I am new to networking. I am trying to setup a sFlow between my Linux system and a broadcom switch AS5712 which i am able to access using a VPN.

I tried installing the InMon sflow - Linux installer. After the run the command /bin/sh installer , where installer is my filename. I get $starting installer ... , nothing happens after that.

Also i wanted to some help as to how to configure my switch, i read the installation guidelines on the website but dint really get them. If you help me with this then it would be really great.

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Mamatha

sgjohnston

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Nov 20, 2017, 4:59:02 AM11/20/17

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Are you running the installer as root? It should tell you that you need to be root; but either way, it won't allow you to install if you are not, so can you first check that. Also, are you running in a headless environment (eg just logged in via a command line) or in a graphics environment? And do you have java installed?

For configuring your switch - have you looked at the instructions at http://inmon.com/products/sFlowTrend/help/html/appendix.switch-sflow.html? I'm not sure about your switch - is it an Accton, and does it actually support sFlow? You should be able to find some documentation on how to configure it through the CLI if it does support sFlow.

Stuart

mamtha jm

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Nov 21, 2017, 9:23:49 AM11/21/17

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Hi Stuart,

Thank you for your reply. Yes i am in the root. I am using it via command line. I have installed Java too.

For my switch, Yes, it supports s flow. But it seems like i have to install openswitch OS for it. Do you how i can use it to for sflow?

Bets Regards,

Mamatha

sgjohnston

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Nov 27, 2017, 12:05:30 PM11/27/17

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Hi Mamatha,

Can you try running the sFlowTrend installer, as root, with the command

/bin/sh installer -c

(ie with the -c option). That will run it is command mode, not graphical mode, which I suspect is the problem. Alternatively, you could use the rpm or deb file, depending on which distribution you are running.

OpenSwitch supports sFlow, and there's a post about configuring it at http://blog.sflow.com/2016/06/configuring-openswitch.html.

Stuart

mamtha jm

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Nov 28, 2017, 7:16:07 PM11/28/17

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Hi Stuart,

It worked. :) Thank you sooooo much. :)

Best Regards,

Mamatha

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