Chapter 1 Port Mirroring Configuration; Introduction To Port Mirroring; Types Of Port Mirroring - H3C S9500 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Port Mirroring
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Chapter 1 Port Mirroring Configuration

When configuring port mirroring, go to these sections for information you are interested
in:

Introduction to Port Mirroring

Configuring Local Port Mirroring
Configuring Remote Port Mirroring
Displaying and Maintaining Port Mirroring
Port Mirroring Configuration Examples
1.1 Introduction to Port Mirroring
Port mirroring is to copy the packets passing through a port (called a mirroring port) to
another port (called the monitor port) connected with a monitoring device for packet
analysis, as shown in the following figure.
IP network
Mirroring port
Figure 1-1 Port mirroring implementation example
You can select to port-mirror inbound, outbound, or bidirectional traffic on a port as
needed.

1.1.1 Types of Port Mirroring

Port mirroring can be local or remote.
In local port mirroring, the mirroring port or ports and the monitor port are located
on the same device.
Monitor port
PC
Chapter 1 Port Mirroring Configuration
Monitoring
device
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