Diagnosing Switch Problems
Port Mirroring Overview
The following sections detail the specifications, defaults, and quick set up steps for the port mirroring
feature. Detailed procedures are found in
Port Mirroring Specifications
Ports Supported
Mirroring Sessions Supported
N-to-1 Mirroring Supported
Range of Unblocked VLAN IDs
Port Mirroring Defaults
The following table shows port mirroring default values.
Global Port Mirroring Defaults
Parameter Description
Mirroring Session Creation
Protection from Spanning Tree
(Spanning Tree Disable)
Mirroring Status Configuration
Mirroring Session Configuration
Mirroring Session Deletion
OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide
"Port Mirroring" on page
Ethernet (10 Mbps)/Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)/
Gigabit Ethernet (1 Gb/1000 Mbps)/10 Gigabit
Ethernet (10 Gb/10000 Mbps).
One session supported per standalone switch and
stack.
1 to 24 (OS6800)
1 to 128 (OS6850/OS9000).
1 to 4094.
CLI Command
port mirroring source destination
port mirroring source destination
port mirroring source destination
port mirroring
port mirroring
March 2008
Port Mirroring Overview
35-14.
Default Value/Comments
No Mirroring Sessions
Configured
Spanning Tree Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
No Mirroring Sessions
Configured
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