Establishing The Configuration Task; Configuring A Local Observing Port - Huawei Quidway S9300 Configuration Manual

Quidway S9300 Terabit Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - Device Management

6.3.1 Establishing the Configuration Task

Applicable Environment
To analyze or monitor the packets passing through an interface on the S9300, you can configure
local port mirroring when a monitoring device is directly connected to an observing port.
Pre-configuration Tasks
None
Data Preparation
To configure local port mirroring, you need the following data.
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6.3.2 Configuring a Local Observing Port

Context
Do as follows on the S9300 where local port mirroring needs to be configured.
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
observe-port [ observe-port-index ] interface interface-type interface-number
A local observing port is configured.
observe-port-index specifies the index of an observing port. By default, the value is 1.
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Data
Type and number of the observing port
Mirrored port
Direction to which packets are mirrored
NOTE
You are not advertised to perform other configurations on an observing port; otherwise, the mirroring
function is affected.
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