Configuring Source Ports For The Local Mirroring Group; Configuring The Monitor Port For The Local Mirroring Group - HP 6125XLG Configuration Manual

Configuring source ports for the local mirroring group

You can configure a list of source ports for a mirroring group at a time in system view, or assign a port
to it as a source port in interface view. To assign multiple ports to the mirroring group as source ports in
interface view, repeat the operation.
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you configure source ports for a local mirroring group, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
A mirroring group can contain multiple source ports.
•
• A port can serve as a source port for multiple mirroring groups, but the port cannot be a reflector
port, egress port, or monitor port at the same time.
Configuration procedure
To configure source ports in system view:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Configure source ports for the
specified local mirroring
group.
To configure source ports in interface view:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter interface view.
3. Configure the port as a source
port for the specified local
mirroring group.

Configuring the monitor port for the local mirroring group

You can configure the monitor port for a mirroring group in system view, or assign a port to a mirroring
group as the monitor port in interface view. The two modes lead to the same result.
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you configure the monitor port for a local mirroring group, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
Do not enable the spanning tree feature on the monitor port.
•
When an aggregate interface is configured as the monitor port, do not configure its member
•
interfaces as source ports.
A mirroring group contains only one monitor port.
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Command
system-view
mirroring-group group-id
mirroring-port interface-list { both |
inbound | outbound }
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
mirroring-group group-id
mirroring-port { both | inbound |
outbound }
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Remarks
N/A
By default, no source port is
configured for a local mirroring
group.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, a port does not serve as
a source port for any local
mirroring group.