Configuring the Switch From the Console

Configurable Features

the Switch From

Console

Configuring

the

 

 

Figure 4-14. Example of Selecting a Monitoring Port

5.Press the Space bar or type the port number to select which port to use for the monitoring port

6. Press [v] to move to the Monitored Port field and press the Space bar or type the port number to select the port you want to monitor.

7.Return to the Main Menu to select other functions. You don’t need to reboot the switch; the Network Monitoring Port configuration is dynam- ically activated.

N o t e

The port you select as the Monitoring Port is identified on the port status and

 

counter screens and the port configuration screens with -MPafter the port

 

number

 

The port you select as the Monitoring Port cannot participate in Spanning Tree

 

protocol, so it will not be displayed on the Spanning Tree configuration or

 

status screens.

 

 

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