Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation

 

Traffic Mirroring

 

 

C a u t i o n

An exit port should be connected only to a network analyzer, IDS, or other

 

network edge device that has no connection to other network resources.

 

Connecting a mirroring exit port to a network can result in serious

 

network performance problems, and is strongly discouraged by ProCurve

 

Networking.

 

Host: Used in this chapter to refer to a traffic analyzer or intrusion detection

 

 

system (IDS).

 

IDS: Intrusion Detection System.

 

Local Mirroring: The monitored (source) interface and exit port in a mirror-

 

ing session are on the same switch.

 

Monitored Interface: The interface (port or trunk) on the source switch on

 

which the inbound and/or outbound traffic to be mirrored originates,

 

configured with one of the interface monitor or vlan monitor commands (see

 

“3. Configure the Monitored Traffic in a Mirror Session” on page B-35).

 

Source Switch: The source switch on which the inbound and/or outbound

 

traffic to be mirrored originates. See also Monitored Interface.

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