Configuring Port Mirroring - Nortel BES50GE-12T PWR User Manual

Procedure steps
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Variable definitions
Variable
Port
Protect Status
Threshold
Trunk
Configuring port mirroring
Use this procedure to configure traffic to mirror from any source port to
a target port for real-time analysis.
Prerequisites
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Procedure steps
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Action
From the main menu, choose Configuration > Port > Port
Broadcast Control or choose Configuration > Port > Trunk
Broadcast Control.
BES50GE-12/24T does not support trunk broadcast control.
Select the Enabled check box and type a threshold for each port
and trunk.
Click Submit.
Value
Indicates the port number.
Select to enable broadcast storm control. (Default: Enabled)
Enter threshold as acpercentage of port or trunk bandwidth.
For BES50GE-12/24T, the threshold setting is a global setting for
all ports. (Default: 64 packets per second)
Indicates the trunk number if the port is a member.
All mirror sessions must share the same destination port.
The VLAN must include the target port and the source port.
Monitor port speed must match or exceed source port speed; otherwise,
traffic can drop from the monitor port.
Action
From the main menu, choose Configuration > Port > Mirror Port
Configuration.
Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 Series
NN47924-301 01.01 Standard
1.00 October 2006
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