
Figure 7-13. Storm Control Table
Defining Port Mirroring Sessions
Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one port to a monitoring port.
Port mirroring is configured by selecting a specific port to copy all packets, and different ports from which the packets copied. Before configuring Port Mirroring, note the following:
When a port is set to be a target port for a
Before configuring Port Mirroring, note the following:
•Monitored port cannot operate faster than the monitoring port.
•All the RX/TX packets should be monitored to the same port.
The following restrictions apply to ports configured to be destination ports:
•Destination ports cannot be configured as a source port.
•Destination ports cannot be a LAG member.
•IP interfaces are not configured on the port.
•GVRP is not enabled on the port.
•The port is not a VLAN member.
•Only one destination port can be defined.
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