Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Adding a port to port mirroring

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FIGURE 279 Port Mirroring dialog box

The Port Mirroring dialog box provides the following buttons to perform various functions.

•Left pane (Mirror Ports) — Displays the mirror ports of a device.

-Add — Adds mirror ports.

-Delete — Deletes the mirror ports.

•Right pane (Monitored Ports) — Displays the monitored ports of a device.

-Identifier — Displays the ports where traffic must be monitored.

-Mode — Displays if the traffic is inbound (TX), outbound (RX), or both.

-Add — Adds monitored ports.

-Edit — Edits the monitored ports.

-Delete — Deletes the monitored ports.

Adding a port to port mirroring

To add mirror ports in a device, perform the following steps.

1.Select Configure > Port Mirroring.

The Port Mirroring dialog box is displayed.

2.In the Mirror Ports pane, click Add (Mirror Port). Select a port from the list to act as a mirror port. You can configure multiple monitoring ports to a specific mirror port to monitor traffic.

NOTE

An error message is displayed if the monitored port is being mirrored in Rx and Tx.

3.Select Mode from the list based on whether to monitor inbound traffic, outbound traffic, or both.

Editing a port in port mirroring

To edit monitored ports in a device, perform the following steps.

1.Select Configure > Port Mirroring.

The Port Mirroring dialog box is displayed.

2.Select a port in the Mirror Ports pane.

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