Figure 90: Configuring Remote Port Mirroring - LevelOne GSW-4876 User Manual

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Configuring Remote Port Mirroring

Figure 90: Configuring Remote Port Mirroring

Source Switch
Source Port Uplink Port
Ingress or egress traffic
is mirrored onto the RSPAN
VLAN from here.
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◆ Configuration Guidelines
Take the following step to configure an RSPAN session:
Set up the source switch on the Mirroring & RSPAN configuration
1.
page by specifying the switch's Type (Source), the RSPAN VLAN ID,
the Reflector port
the RSPAN VLAN, the traffic type to monitor (Rx, Tx or Both) on the
source port(s), and the intermediate (or uplink) ports.
Set up all intermediate switches on the RSPAN configuration page,
2.
specifying the switch type (Intermediate), the RSPAN VLAN, and the
intermediate ports.
Set up the destination switch on the Mirroring & RSPAN
3.
configuration page by specifying switch type (Destination), the
RSPAN VLAN, intermediate ports, and the destination port(s) where
the mirrored traffic will be received.
RSPAN Limitations
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The following limitations apply to the use of RSPAN on this switch:
RSPAN Ports – Only ports can be configured as an RSPAN source,
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intermediate or destination type; static and dynamic trunks are not
allowed. A port can only be configured as one type of RSPAN
interface – source, intermediate, or destination. Only one mirror
4. The reflector port only applies to Source switch type.
MAC Table learning and STP must be disabled on the reflector port.
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Intermediate Switch Intermediate Switch
Uplink Port Uplink Port
through which mirrored traffic is passed on to
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RPSAN VLAN
Destination Switch
Uplink Port Destination Port
Tagged or untagged traffic
from the RSPAN VLAN is
analyzed at this port.