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port.
The mirroring destination port should be excluded from any gathering
group.
The port with the spanning tree function initiated is forbidden to be the
mirroring destination port.
Header entry Description
Mirroring
Direction
Select the mirroring direction; otherwise, it is regarded as the disabled
mirroring function.
Receiving direction of mirroring: Copy the data received by the source
ports to the destination port.
Sending direction of mirroring: Copy the data sent by the source ports
to the destination port.
Receiving and sending direction of mirroring: Copy both the data
received and sent by the source ports to the destination port.
Note
Package loss arises supposing that the sum of the bandwidth of the
source ports is greater than that of the destination one.
Source Port
Display the port of the switch.
Tip
The port selected as the destination port is prohibited to be the source one
simultaneously.
Mirroring
Status
Select the source port of the switch.
3.2.3 Application Scenarios
Networking Demand
The
following is an enterprise user’s network environment.
Division 1 accesses the switch C through the port 1.
Division 2 accesses the switch C through the port 2.
The server is connected to the port 3 of the switch C.
