Operation Manual – Port Mirroring
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Port Mirroring Configuration
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To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Configure the remote
port mirroring VLAN for
the mirroring group
mirroring-group group-id
remote-probe vlan
rprobe-vlan-id
Required
Note:
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All ports in a remote mirroring group belong to the same device. A remote source
mirroring group can have only one outbound mirroring port.
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The outbound mirroring port cannot be a member port of the current mirroring
group.
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It is not recommended to add the source ports to a remote VLAN, which can be used
for remote mirroring only.
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It is not recommended to configure STP, RSTP, MSTP, 802.1x, IGMP Snooping,
static ARP and MAC address learning on the outbound mirroring port; otherwise,
the mirroring function may be affected.
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Only existing static VLANs can be configured as remote port mirroring VLANs. To
remove a VLAN operating as a remote port mirroring VLAN, you need to restore it to
a normal VLAN first. A remote port mirroring group gets invalid if the corresponding
remote port mirroring VLAN is removed.
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A port can belong to only one port mirroring group. A VLAN can be the remote port
mirroring VLAN of only one port mirroring group.
1.3.2 Configuring a Remote Destination Port Mirroring Group
Follow these steps to configure a remote destination port mirroring group:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Create a remote
destination port mirroring
group
mirroring-group group-id
remote-destination
Required
Configure the remote port
mirroring VLAN for the port
mirroring group
mirroring-group group-id
remote-probe vlan
rprobe-vlan-id
Required