Operation Manual – Mirroring
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Mirroring Configuration
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Only an existing static VLAN can be configured as the remote-probe VLAN. To
remove a remote-probe 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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Do not configure a port connecting the intermediate switch or destination switch as
the mirroring source port. Otherwise, traffic disorder may occur in the network.
II. Configuration on a switch acting as an intermediate switch
1) Configuration
prerequisites
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The trunk ports and the remote-probe VLAN are determined.
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Layer 2 connectivity is ensured between the source and destination switches over
the remote-probe VLAN.
2) Configuration
procedure
Follow these steps to perform configurations on the intermediate switch:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Create a VLAN and enter
VLAN view
vlan
vlan-id
v
lan-id
is the ID of the
remote-probe VLAN.
Configure the current
VLAN as the
remote-probe VLAN
remote-probe vlan
enable
Required
Return to system view
quit
—
Enter the view of the
Ethernet port connecting
to the source switch,
destination switch or other
intermediate switch
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Configure the current port
as trunk port
port link-type trunk
Required
By default, the port type is
Access.
Configure the trunk port to
permit packets from the
remote-probe VLAN
port trunk permit vlan
remote
-
probe
-
vlan-id
Required
Note that an S5600 series Ethernet switch acting as the intermediate switch in remote
port mirroring networking does not support bidirectional packet mirroring (the
both
keyword).
III. Configuration on a switch acting as a destination switch
1) Configuration
prerequisites
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The destination port and the remote-probe VLAN are determined.