Configuring Device Information
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Defining Port Mirroring Sessions
Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets
from one port to a monitoring port.
Port mirroring is configured by selecting a specific port to copy all packets, and different ports from which
the packets copied. Before configuring Port Mirroring, note the following:
When a port is set to be a target port for a port-mirroring session, all normal operations on it are suspended.
This includes Spanning Tree and LACP.
Before configuring Port Mirroring, note the following:
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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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All packets are transmitted tagged from the destination port.
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Monitored all RX/TX packets to the same port.
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Summary of Contents for PowerConnect 54 Series
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