Portmirror - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

portMirror

Adds, deletes, or displays port mirror connections.
Synopsis portmirror
portmirror --show
portmirror --add [slot/]port SID DID
portmirror --delete SID DID
Description Use this command to add, delete, or display a mirror connection between two ports, a source and a
destination port. When used without operand, this command displays the usage.
Port mirroring allows you to configure any switch port in such a way that it will mirror the traffic
passing in both directions between a specified source port (SID) and a destination port (DID) back
to the configured mirror port. You can use this feature to troubleshoot Fiber Channel end-to-end
link communications.
The port mirroring feature mirrors only those frames to the mirror port that contain the specified
SID/DID. It does not mirror all frames transmitted or received for a given port. This restriction
allows a single mirror port to mirror multiple mirror connections.
The SID must be located in the same domain where the mirror port is configured. The following
configurations are supported:
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The DID can be either on the local switch or on a different switch. Any given SID can participate in
either one or a maximum of three mirror connections, depending on the switch configuration and
switch model associated with the SID.
Port mirroring makes use of ASIC resources, and the behavior of this command is therefore
dependent on the hardware platform on which the feature is configured. Refer to the Fabric OS
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide for information on:
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A mirror connection may be rejected because of an invalid configuration, an unavailability of
resources, duplicate entries, a mirror port that is not configured, or an offline connection port.
When issued with the --show option, this command displays the following information:
Mirror_Port
SID
DID
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SID, DID and mirror port reside in the same blade.
SID, DID and mirror port reside in the same switch (standalone platform).
SID, DID and mirror port reside in different blades in the same chassis.
SID, DID and mirror port reside in two different chassis or standalone switches connected
through interchassis or interswitch links.
Platforms that support the port mirroring feature
Supported mirror connection maximums for each platform
Platform-specific feature restrictions
Special configuration considerations and configuration scenarios
The port number of the mirror port that mirrors the traffic between a SID and
a DID.
Source Port ID.
Destination Port ID.
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portMirror
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