Opsview 6.8.x End of Support
With the release of Opsview 6.11.0 on February 2025, versions 6.8.x have reached their End of Support (EOS) status, according to our Support policy. This means that versions 6.8.x will no longer receive code fixes or security updates.
The documentation for version 6.8.9 and earlier versions will remain accessible for the time being, but it will no longer be updated or receive backports. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.
Flow Collector
Overview Copied
This section explains the concept of the Opsview Flow Collector Module including what NetFlow, sFlow and jFlow data are, how it is sent back into Opsview Monitor, and finally how the gathered data can be interpreted and analyzed.
Opsview Monitor’s Flow Collector Module is an add-on module for Opsview Monitor SMB, Enterprise and MSP customers which enables the collection and analysis of flow-enabled network devices, such as NetFlow from Cisco routers, sFlow from HP Switches and more.
The main benefit of flow protocols such as NetFlow and sFlow is that they allow you to look inside the connection to see not only ‘That link is 95% utilized’, but to understand why: i.e. is a user downloading large files continuously, is a router misconfigured, etc.
Flow Module currently supports the three main flow protocols:
- NetFlow (v1, v5/v7 v9)
- jFlow
- IPFIX
- sFlow