HP ProCurve 5400zl Reference Manual page 383

OVERVIEW
Category:
Primary context:
Related Commands
Usage: [no] mirror-port [[ethernet] PORT-NUM]
Description: Define the mirror port for diagnostic purposes. The device
Parameters:
COMMAND STRUCTURE
■ [no] mirror-port
(p. 381)
EXAMPLES
Example: mirror-port
Assign port A6 as the monitoring port:
ProCurve(config)# mirror-port a6
COMMAND DETAILS
port_num (p. 381)
port_num
■ [no] mirror-port [ETHERNET] PORT-NUM
Usage: [no] mirror-port [[ethernet] PORT-NUM]
Description: Define the mirror port for diagnostic purposes. The device
Parameters:
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config
config
vlan (page 706)
ports or VLAN (if VLANs are enabled on the device) that will
be monitored are defined through the 'monitor' command in
either VLAN or interface context.
The network traffic seen by the monitored ports is copied to
the mirror port to which a network analyzer can be attached.
When mirroring multiple ports in a busy network,
some frames may not be copied to the monitoring port.
PORT-NUM - Port that will be acting as the monitoring port. It
cannot be a trunked port. The parameter must be specified,
if the 'no' keyword is not used. Otherwise, it must not be
present.
port_num -- Define the mirror port for diagnostic purposes ([ethernet] PORT-NUM)
ports or VLAN (if VLANs are enabled on the device) that will
be monitored are defined through the 'monitor' command in
either VLAN or interface context.
The network traffic seen by the monitored ports is copied to
the mirror port to which a network analyzer can be attached.
When mirroring multiple ports in a busy network,
some frames may not be copied to the monitoring port.
PORT-NUM - Port that will be acting as the monitoring port. It
mirror-port
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