Configuring Port Monitoring - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Monitoring

To configure port monitoring:
Step Task
1 Verify that the intended monitoring port has no
configuration other than
Figure 36-6.
2 Create a monitoring session using the command monitor
session from CONFIGURATION mode, as shown in
Figure 36-6.
3 Specify the source and destination port and direction of
traffic, as shown in
Display monitor sessions using the command
Figure 36-6.
Figure 36-6. Configuring Port-based Monitoring
FTOS(conf-if-gi-1/2)#show config
!
interface GigabitEthernet 1/2
no ip address
no shutdown
FTOS(conf-if-gi-1/2)#exit
FTOS(conf)#monitor session 0
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-0)#source
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-0)#exit
FTOS(conf)#do show monitor session 0
SessionID
---------
FTOS(conf)#
In Figure
1. Interface gigabitethernet 1/1 is the monitored port and gigabitethernet 1/2 is the monitoring port, which
is configured to only monitor traffic received on gigabitethernet 1/1 (host-originated traffic).
Figure 36-7. Port Monitoring Example
792
| Port Monitoring
no shutdown
Figure 36-6.
gig 1/1 dest gig 1/2 direction rx
Source
------
0 Gi 1/1
36-7, the host and server are exchanging traffic which passes through interface gigabitethernet 1/
Command Syntax
show interface
, as shown in
monitor session
source
show monitor session
Destination Direction
----------- ---------
Gi 1/2 rx
Command Mode
EXEC Privilege
CONFIGURATION
MONITOR SESSION
from EXEC Privilege mode, as shown in
Mode Type
---- ----
interface Port-based