Suppressing Port Monitoring File Creation; Configuring Port Monitoring Direction - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Manual

Diagnosing Switch Problems
To prevent more recent packets from overwriting older packets in the data file, if the file size is exceeded,
use the port monitoring source
fied session ID number, source, the slot number of the port to be monitored, a slash (/), the port number of
the port, file, the name of the file, and overwrite off.
For example, to configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 with a data file called "user_port" in the
/flash directory that will not overwrite older packets if the file size is exceeded, enter:
-> port monitoring 6 source 2/3 file user_port overwrite off
To allow more recent packets from overwriting older packets in the data file if the file size is exceeded
(the default), use the
the user-specified session ID number, source, the slot number of the port to be monitored, a slash (/), the
port number of the port, file, the name of the file, and overwrite on.
For example, to configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 with a data file called "user_port" in the
/flash directory that will not overwrite older packets if the file size is exceeded, enter:
-> port monitoring 6 source 2/3 file /flash/user_port overwrite on
Note. The size and no overwrite options can be entered on the same command line.

Suppressing Port Monitoring File Creation

By default, a file called pmonitor.enc is created in /flash memory when you configure and enable a port
monitoring session. To prevent the file from being created, use the
command by entering port monitoring, followed by the user-specified session ID number, source, the
slot number of the port to be monitored, a slash (/), the port number of the port, and no file.
For example, to configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 with no data file created enter:
-> port monitoring 6 source 2/3 no file

Configuring Port Monitoring Direction

By default, port monitoring sessions are bidirectional. To configure the direction of a port mirroring
session between a mirrored port and a mirroring port, use the
entering port monitoring, followed by the user-specified session ID number, source, the slot number of
the port to be monitored, a slash (/), the port number of the port, and inport, outport, or bidirectional.
For example, to configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 as unidirectional and inward bound, enter:
-> port monitoring 6 source 2/3 inport
To configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 as unidirectional and outward bound, for example,
enter:
-> port monitoring 6 source 2/3 outport
For example, to restore port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 to its bidirectional direction, enter:
-> port monitoring 6 source 2/3 bidirectional
OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide
CLI command by entering port monitoring, followed by the user-speci-
port monitoring source CLI command by entering port monitoring, followed by
port monitoring source
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