Port Mirroring
Configuring Remote Port Mirroring
This section describes the steps required to configure Remote Port Mirroring between Source,
Intermediate, and Destination switches.
The following diagram shows an example of a Remote Port Mirroring configuration:
Local MTP
Source switch
Source
Port
1/1
Configuring Source Switch
Follow the steps given below to configure the Source Switch:
-> port-mirroring 8 source 1/1
-> port-mirroring 8 destination 1/2 rpmir-vlan 1000
Configuring Intermediate Switch
Follow the steps given below to configure all the Intermediate Switches:
-> vlan 1000
-> spantree vlan 1000 admin-state disable
-> vlan 1000 members port 2/1-2 tagged
Enter the following QoS commands to override source learning:
-> policy condition c_is1 source vlan 1000
-> mac-learning vlan 1000 disable
-> policy rule r_is1 condition c_is1 action a_is1
-> qos apply
Note. If the intermediate switches are not OmniSwitches, refer to the vendor documentation for
instructions on disabling or overriding source learning.
page 26-22
Intermediate
switch
1/2
2/1
Remote Port Mirroring Example
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
Diagnosing Switch Problems
Destination switch
3/1
2/2
Destination Port
RPMir
VLAN
- 1000
3/2
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