Network requirements ··········································································································································· 81
Configuring the switch ·········································································································································· 82
Configuring port mirroring ········································································································································ 86
Terminology ···································································································································································· 86
Mirroring source ···················································································································································· 86
Mirroring destination ············································································································································ 86
Mirroring direction ················································································································································ 86
Mirroring group ····················································································································································· 86
Port mirroring implementation ······································································································································ 86
Configuring a mirroring group ····································································································································· 87
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 90
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 90
Managing users ························································································································································· 94
Adding a local user ······················································································································································· 94
Setting the super password ··········································································································································· 95
Configuring a loopback test ······································································································································ 97
Overview ········································································································································································· 97
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 97
Configuring VCT ························································································································································ 99
Overview ········································································································································································· 99
Testing cable status ························································································································································ 99
Configuring the flow interval ·································································································································· 100
Overview ······································································································································································· 100
Viewing port traffic statistics ······································································································································· 100
Configuring storm constrain ··································································································································· 102
Overview ······································································································································································· 102
Configuring storm constrain ········································································································································ 103
Configuring RMON ················································································································································ 105
Overview ······································································································································································· 105
Working mechanism ··········································································································································· 105
RMON groups ····················································································································································· 105
RMON configuration task list ····································································································································· 107
Configuring a statistics entry ······························································································································ 109
Configuring a history entry ································································································································· 110
Configuring an event entry ································································································································· 111
Configuring an alarm entry ································································································································ 112
Displaying RMON statistics ································································································································ 113
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