Enterasys G3G170-24, Cli Reference Manual

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set port mirroring
4-32 Port Configuration
Example
This example shows how to display port mirroring information. In this case, ge .1.4 is configured
as a source port and ge .1.11 is a target and mirroring has been enabled between these ports:
G3(su)->show port mirroring
Port Mirroring
==============
Source Port = ge.1.4
Target Port = ge.1.11
Frames Mirrored = Rx and Tx
Port Mirroring status enabled.
set port mirroring
Use this command to create a new mirroring relationship or to enable or disable an existing
mirroring relationship between two ports.
Syntax
set port mirroring { create | disable | enable } source destination }
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read ‐ write.
Usage
Note that LAG ports and their underlying physical ports, as described in “ Link Aggregation
Control Protocol (LACP) ” on page 4 ‐ 33, cannot be mirrored.
Example
This example shows how to create and enable port mirroring with
ge
.1.4 as the source port, and
ge
.1.11 as the target port:
Notes: When a port mirror is created, the mirror destination port is removed from VLAN 1’s egress
list after a reboot.
"MAC addresses will be learned for packets tagged with the mirror VLAN ID. This will prevent the
ability to snoop traffic across multiple hops.
create | disable |
enable
Creates, disables or enables mirroring settings on the specified ports.
source Specifies the source port designation. This is the port on which the traffic
will be monitored. For a detailed description of possible port ‐ string values,
refer to “ Port String Syntax Used in the CLI ” on page 4 ‐ 1.
destination Specifies the target port designation. This is the port that will duplicate or
“mirror” all the traffic on the monitored port.
For a detailed description of possible port ‐ string values, refer to “ Port
String Syntax Used in the CLI ” on page 4 ‐ 1.