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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/20/23 09:43, Mike Hammett wrote:<br>
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        10pt; color: #000000">But then I'm storing and processing twice
        as much data as I need.<br>
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    I would say somewhere between 0 - 100% overhead.  Depending upon
    traffic.  <br>
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    Recall that a flow is packet delivery in one direction only.  An end
    to end flow is an ingress interface with various l2 decorations
    along with an egress interface with its various l2 decorations
    (which many flavours of sflow will report).  So you need to record
    flows in both directions - from point of entry to point of exit.  In
    Cisco when I have the ability to turn on ingress and/or egress.  I
    turn on both so I can record this detail.<br>
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    To fully record traffic, you need this in both directions.  And
    recall, multihome means that traffic delivery may be asymmetrical
    across interfaces.  So diagnostics will require this full flow info
    in both directions.<br>
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    And as the disparaged marketing material indicating that a 1G
    interface carries 2G worth of traffic, it isn't a lie.<br>
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    All this to say that no, you aren't processing twice as much data as
    you need.  You need all that, in both directions, to properly
    generate additional detail reports.<br>
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          </b>"Raymond Burkholder" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ray@oneunified.net"><ray@oneunified.net></a><br>
          <b>To: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org">nanog@nanog.org</a><br>
          <b>Sent: </b>Monday, March 20, 2023 10:16:37 AM<br>
          <b>Subject: </b>Re: Cisco Nexus Odd sFlow Implementation<br>
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              font-size: 10pt; color: #000000">Cisco is sending the in
              and out packets in their sFlow implementation on their
              Nexus switches. Obviously, this double counts the
              information.
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              <div>Are there solutions that process those flows and
                remove one of those directions?<br>
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          Wouldn't you just do that in your reporting?  The report
          engine usually has options for interface, ingress/egress,
          prefix range, protocol, ....<br>
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          Then when you need to aggregate for a specific interface for
          additional troubleshooting, you have all the information for
          when you need it.<br>
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          Yes, your aggregate numbers for total packets transiting is
          double, but I generally have specific reports for specific
          traffic patterns I focus on anyway.<br>
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          Raymond Burkholder<br>
          One Unified Net Limited<br>
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