Chapter 14 Port Mirror Commands; Monitor Session Destination Interface - TP-Link TL-SG2216 Reference Manual

Chapter 14 Port Mirror Commands

Port Mirror refers to the process of forwarding copies of packets from one port to a monitoring port.
Usually, the monitoring port is connected to data diagnose device, which is used to analyze the
monitored packets for monitoring and troubleshooting the network.

monitor session destination interface

Description
The monitor session destination interface command is used to configure the
monitoring port. Each monitor session has only one monitoring port. To change
the monitoring port, please use the monitor session destination interface
command by changing the port value. The no monitor session command is
used to delete the corresponding monitor session.
Syntax
monitor session session_num destination interface gigabitEthernet port
no monitor session session_num
Parameter
session_num —— The monitor session number, ranging from 1 to 4.
port
Command Mode
Global Configuration Mode
Example
Create monitor session 1 and configure port 1 as the monitoring port:
TL-SG2424(config)#
gigabitEthernet 1/0/1
Delete the monitor session 1:
TL-SG2424(config)# no monitor session 1
—— The Ethernet port number.
monitor session 1
86
destination interface