Opsview 6.9.x End of Support

Opsview versions 6.9.x reached their End of Support (EOS) status at the end of January 2026, in accordance with our Support policy. As of this date, these versions no longer receive code fixes, security updates, maintenance releases, or backported changes.

The documentation for version 6.9.7 and earlier releases will remain accessible for reference, but it will no longer be updated or maintained. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest supported version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.

Flow Collector

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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:

Flow sources and Flow collectors

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