The following table provides a catalog of logical entity data source index
number assignments in order to avoid clashed between sub-agents on a host:
| index | application |
|---|
| 1-65535 | Primary TCP/UDP server port |
| 65536-99999 | Locally assigned |
| 100000-199999 | Host sFlow |
| 200000 | jmx-sflow-agent |
| 200001-265535 | Reserved |
The index range 1-65535 should be used when reporting on network services.
The index numbers are
assigned based on the TCP/UDP server port used to access the service. An index
may only be used if the service has successfully opened the port
and port assignement is static (i.e. service will open same port every
time it is started).
Explicitly assigned numbers are only required for logical entity data sources that only
report counters (i.e. there are no network transactions associated with the
data source). If more than one instance may be running on a single host
then a mechanism must be provide to override the default. Manual assignement
should be from the range reserved for local assignments (65536-99999).
Note: An application data source will typically be associated with a
sub-agent embedded with the application.
Using the logical entity data source index as the sub_agent_id value ensures
that sub_agent_id values will not clash.
