CLI (Command Line Interface)

Mirror Port Commands

This section describes how to mirror traffic from a source port to a target port.

Mirror Port Commands

Command

Function

 

 

 

 

port monitor

Syntax:

 

This command configures

port monitor interface [rx tx]

a mirror session.

no port monitor interface

 

• interface - ethernet unit/port (source port)

Use the no form to clear a

• unit - Stack unit. (Range: 1-8)

 

mirror session.

 

• port - Port number. (Range: 1-26)

 

 

 

 

• rx - Mirror received packets.

 

 

• tx - Mirror transmitted packets.

 

 

Default Setting: No mirror session is defined.

 

Command Mode: Interface Configuration (Ethernet, destination port)

 

Command Usage: You can mirror traffic from any source port to a destination

 

port for real-time analysis. You can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to

 

the destination port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely

 

unobtrusive manner.

 

 

• The destination port is set by specifying an Ethernet interface.

 

• The mirror port and monitor port speeds should match, otherwise traffic may be

 

dropped from the monitor port.

 

 

You can create multiple mirror sessions, but all sessions must share the same

 

destination port. However, you should avoid sending too much traffic to the desti-

 

nation port from multiple source ports.

 

Example: The following example configures the switch to mirror received packets

 

from port 6 to 11:

 

 

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/11

 

Console(config-if)#port monitor ethernet 1/6 rx

 

Console(config-if)#

 

 

 

 

show port monitor

Syntax: show port monitor [interface]

 

This command displays

• interface - ethernet unit/port (source port)

mirror information.

• unit - Stack unit. (Range: 1-8)

 

 

• port - Port number. (Range: 1-26)

 

 

Default Setting: Shows all sessions.

 

 

Command Mode: Privileged Exec

 

 

Command Usage: This command displays the currently configured source port,

 

destination port, and mirror mode (i.e., RX, TX).

 

Example: The following shows mirroring configured from port 6 to port 11:

 

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/11

 

Console(config-if)#port monitor ethernet 1/6 rx

 

Console(config-if)#end

 

 

Console#show port monitor

 

 

Port Mirroring

 

 

-------------------------------------

 

Destination port(listen port):Eth1/11

 

Source port(monitored port)

:Eth1/6

 

Mode

:RX

 

Console#

 

 

 

 

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NXA-ENET24 specifications

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