Configuring Local Port Mirroring
Use the Interface > Mirror page to mirror traffic from any source port to a target
port for real-time analysis. You can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to
the target port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely
unobtrusive manner.
Figure 61: Configuring Local Port Mirroring
Command Usage
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Traffic can be mirrored from one or more source ports to a destination port on
the same switch (local port mirroring as described in this section), or from one
or more source ports on remote switches to a destination port on this switch
(remote port mirroring as described in
page
130).
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Monitor port speed should match or exceed source port speed, otherwise
traffic may be dropped from the monitor port.
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The destination port cannot be a trunk or trunk member port.
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Note that Spanning Tree BPDU packets are not mirrored to the target port.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
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Source Port – The port whose traffic will be monitored.
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Target Port – The port that will mirror the traffic on the source port.
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Type – Allows you to select which traffic to mirror to the target port, Rx
(receive), Tx (transmit), or Both. (Default: Both)
Web Interface
To configure a local mirror session:
1.
Click Interface, Mirror.
2.
Select Add from the Action List.
3.
Specify the source port.
4.
Specify the monitor port.
Source
Single
port(s)
target
port
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