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Configuring Switch Information
Defining Port Mirroring Sessions
Port mirroring does the following:
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Monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one
port to a monitoring port.
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Can be used as a diagnostic tool and/or a debugging feature.
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Enables device performance and monitoring.
Port mirroring is configured by selecting a specific port to copy all packets, and different ports from
which the packets are copied.
Before configuring Port Mirroring, note the following:
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Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing
packets, from a monitored port to a monitoring port.
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Monitored port cannot operate faster than the monitoring port.
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All the RX/TX packets should be monitored to the same port.
The following restrictions apply to ports configured to be destination ports:
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Ports cannot be configured as a source port.
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Ports cannot be a LAG member.
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IP interfaces are not configured on the port.
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GVRP is not enabled on the port.
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The port is not a VLAN member.
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Only one destination port can be defined.
The following restrictions apply to ports configured to be source ports:
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Source Ports cannot be a LAG member.
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Ports cannot be configured as a destination port.
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Mirroring supports 4 ports in this device
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Summary of Contents for PowerConnect 35 SERIES
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