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Hello team,

I would like to know whether sample-rate is supported by NetFlow or only by sFlow.

Thanks in advance

srajeswaranAnswer

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Netflow on FortiGate, does not support sampling. Only sflow support packet sampling at a configurable rate.
ref: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-configure-sample-rate-for-Netflow/ta-p/190516

srajeswaranAnswer

Staff

Netflow on FortiGate, does not support sampling. Only sflow support packet sampling at a configurable rate.
ref: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-configure-sample-rate-for-Netflow/ta-p/190516

Staff

Hello @luca1994 ,

This technical document will help you to configure sflow in Fortigate
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-configure-sFlow/ta-p/196930

regards,

Sheikh

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