Port Redirect Configuration Screen
Local Management Supplement
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The following defines each selectable item of the Redirect Configuration
Menu screen:
PORT REDIRECT CONFIGURATION
The Port Redirect Configuration screen is used to redirect traffic from a
source switch port to a destination switch port. For details, refer to
Section 1.15
.
VLAN REDIRECT CONFIGURATION
The VLAN Redirect Configuration screen is used to configure the module
to direct traffic from a VLAN to a particular switch port. For details, refer
to
Section 1.16
.
1.15
PORT REDIRECT CONFIGURATION SCREEN
The Port Redirect Configuration screen,
Figure 1-16
, enables the user to
redirect frames from one source port to one destination port on the
module. Frames received on the source port can be redirected and
transmitted in the frame format in which they are received (normal), or
they can be redirected with a VLAN Tag (TAGGED) or without a VLAN
Tag (UNTAGGED). Also, any errored frames received can be either
dropped or forwarded to the destination port. For example, port 1 can be
set as the source port with port 2 as the destination port. Frames from port
1 are then automatically redirected to port 2 according to the configured
frame format, and frames with errors can be either forwarded or dropped
according to the screen settings.
The port redirect function is very useful for troubleshooting purposes, as
it allows traffic to be sent to a particular port where, with the use of an
analyzer or RMON probe, all current traffic from the source port can be
examined.
NOTE
If an optional ATM interface is installed, up to 128 ports may be
set to redirect frames. This includes ATM Port Virtual Channels
(PVCs).
NOTE
Although all traffic from the source port (including, if desired,
errored frames) is sent to the destination port, normal switching
is still performed for all frames on the source port.
