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Add series cardinality warning to sflow readme (#7285)

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@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ accordance with the specification from [sflow.org](https://sflow.org/).
Currently only Flow Samples of Ethernet / IPv4 & IPv4 TCP & UDP headers are
turned into metrics. Counters and other header samples are ignored.
#### Series Cardinality Warning
This plugin may produce a high number of series which, when not controlled
for, will cause high load on your database. Use the following techniques to
avoid cardinality issues:
- Use [metric filtering][] options to exclude unneeded measurements and tags.
- Write to a database with an appropriate [retention policy][].
- Limit series cardinality in your database using the
[max-series-per-database][] and [max-values-per-tag][] settings.
- Consider using the [Time Series Index][tsi].
- Monitor your databases [series cardinality][].
- Consult the [InfluxDB documentation][influx-docs] for the most up-to-date techniques.
### Configuration
```toml
@ -90,3 +104,11 @@ $ sudo tcpdump -s 0 -i eth0 -w telegraf-sflow.pcap host 127.0.0.1 and port 6343
```
sflow,agent_address=0.0.0.0,dst_ip=10.0.0.2,dst_mac=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff,dst_port=40042,ether_type=IPv4,header_protocol=ETHERNET-ISO88023,input_ifindex=6,ip_dscp=27,ip_ecn=0,output_ifindex=1073741823,source_id_index=3,source_id_type=0,src_ip=10.0.0.1,src_mac=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff,src_port=443 bytes=1570i,drops=0i,frame_length=157i,header_length=128i,ip_flags=2i,ip_fragment_offset=0i,ip_total_length=139i,ip_ttl=42i,sampling_rate=10i,tcp_header_length=0i,tcp_urgent_pointer=0i,tcp_window_size=14i 1584473704793580447
```
[metric filtering]: https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/CONFIGURATION.md#metric-filtering
[retention policy]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/guides/downsampling_and_retention/
[max-series-per-database]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/administration/config/#max-series-per-database-1000000
[max-values-per-tag]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/administration/config/#max-values-per-tag-100000
[tsi]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/concepts/time-series-index/
[series cardinality]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/query_language/spec/#show-cardinality
[influx-docs]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/