ATX Port Mirroring
If the port(s) being mirrored and the diagnostics port are both local
1.In the mirrored ports selection area, click on the selection button(s) for each port that you wish to mirror.
2.In the Mirror Type field, click on the menu button to display the Port Type selection menu. Select Local from the menu. To halt mirroring for the selected ports, select Off.
3.To direct mirrored traffic to a local diagnostic port, highlight the contents of the Diag Port field and type in the port index number of the port on your ATX that will be used as the diagnostic port.
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If you will be sending mirrored traffic to a local diagnostic port, the value in the Remote Ip Addr field should be 0.0.0.0.
4.To discard oversized packets which arrive at a local diagnostic port, click on the Discard Oversized Packets selection button. To truncate oversized packets, click on the Truncate Oversized Packets button.
5.Using the Port Filtering window, establish any mirror filters that you wish to apply to the mirrored traffic. See Chapter 3, Using ATX Port Filtering, for details on setting up your mirror filters.
6.Click on Set to apply your port mirroring configuration. Your configuration will be reflected in the window.
If the port(s) being mirrored are remote
You will need to set port mirroring at the device where the mirrored ports are located and at the device where the diagnostics port is located.
From the device where the mirrored ports are located
1.Highlight the contents of the Diag Port field, and type in 0 (zero) as the index number. Specifying zero as the Port Index indicates that you will be sending mirrored traffic to a remote diagnostic port.
2.In the Mirror Type field, click on the menu button to display the Port Type selection menu. Select Local from the menu. To halt mirroring, select Off.
3.To direct mirrored traffic to a remote diagnostic port, highlight the contents of the Remote IP Addr field and type in the IP address of the ATX on which the remote diagnostic port resides.
4.In the port selection area, click on the selection button(s) for each port that you wish to mirror.
The Port Mirroring Window |
