Mirroring - KTI Networks KGS-1064-HP User Manual

2.18 Mirroring

To debug network problems, selected traffic can be copied, or mirrored, on a mirror port where a frame
analyzer can be attached to analyze the frame flow. The traffic to be copied on the mirror port is selected as
follows:
1. All frames received on a given port (also known as ingress or source mirroring).
2. All frames transmitted on a given port (also known as egress or destination mirroring).
Configuration
Port to mirror to
Port
Mode
Description
Port to mirror also known as the mirror port. Frames from ports that have either
source (rx) or destination (tx) mirroring enabled are mirrored on this port. Disabled
disables mirroring.
The logical port for the settings contained in the same row.
Select mirror mode.
Rx only: Frames received on this port are mirrored on the mirror port. Frames
transmitted are not mirrored.
Tx only: Frames transmitted on this port are mirrored on the mirror port. Frames
received are not mirrored.
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