Port Monitoring; Overview; Commands; Important Points To Remember - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Reference Manual

Port Monitoring

Overview

The port monitoring feature allows you to monitor network traffic by forwarding a copy of each
incoming or outgoing packet from one port to another port.

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Important Points to Remember

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description
monitor session
show config
show monitor session
show running-config monitor session
source (port monitoring)
Port monitoring is supported on physical ports only. Logical interfaces, such as Port Channels and
virtual local are networks (VLANs), are not supported.
The Dell Force10 operating software (FTOS) supports as many monitor sessions on a system as
the number of port-pipes.
The monitoring (destination, "MG") and monitored (source, "MD") ports must be on the same
switch.
A monitoring port can monitor any physical port in the chassis.
Only one MG and one MD may be in a single port-pipe.
A monitoring port can monitor more than one port.
More than one monitored port can have the same destination monitoring port.
FTOS supports multiple source ports to be monitored by a single destination port in one monitor
session.
One monitor session can have only one MG port.
Note:
The monitoring port should not be a part of any other configuration.
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