Diagnosing Switch Problems
Port Monitoring
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
June 2013
page 32-25
Configuring a Port Monitoring Session
To configure a port monitoring session, use the
command by entering
port -
monitoring
, followed by the user-specified session ID number,
source
, the slot number of the port to be
monitored, a slash (
/
), and the port number of the port.
For example, to configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 enter:
-> port-monitoring 6 source 2/3
Note.
One port monitoring session can be configured per chassis.
In addition, you can also specify optional parameters shown in the table below. These parameters must be
entered after the slot and port number.
For example, to configure port monitoring session 6 on port 2/3 and administratively enable it, enter:
-> port-monitoring 6 source 2/3 enable
These keywords can be used when creating the port monitoring session or afterwards. See the sections
below for more information on using these keywords.
Enabling a Port Monitoring Session
To disable a port monitoring session, use the
command by entering
port -moni-
toring
, followed by the user-specified session ID number,
source
, the slot number of the port to be moni-
tored, a slash (
/
), the port number of the port, and
enable
. For example, to enable port monitoring session
6 on port 2/3, enter:
-> port-monitoring 6 source 2/3 enable
Disabling a Port Monitoring Session
To disable a port monitoring session, use the
command by entering
port-monitoring
,
followed by the port monitoring session ID and
pause
. For example, to disable port monitoring session 6,
enter:
-> port-monitoring 6 disable
Deleting a Port Monitoring Session
To delete a port monitoring session, use the
no
form of the
command by entering
no
port-monitoring
, followed by the port monitoring session ID. For example, to delete port monitoring
session 6, enter:
-> no port-monitoring 6
keywords
file
no overwrite
bidirectional
disable
brief
no file
inport
timeout
capture-type
size
outport
enable
full