Monitoring the System
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
Use the Multiple Port Mirroring page to define port mirroring sessions.
To access the Multiple Port Mirroring page, click Monitoring Mirroring > Port Mirroring.
To configure Port Mirroring:
1. Select the check box next to each port to configure as a source port.
2. Use Source Port to specify the configured port(s) as mirrored port(s). Traffic of the
configured port(s) is sent to the probe port.
3. In the Destination Port field, specify the port to which port traffic is be copied. Use the
unit/slot/port format to specify the port. You can configure only one destination port on the
system. Acts as a probe port and will receive all the traffic from configured mirrored port(s).
Default value is blank.
4. From the Session Mode menu, select the mode for port mirroring on the selected port:
•Enable - Multiple Port Mirroring is active on the selected port.
•Disable - Port mirroring is not active on the selected port, but the mirroring
information is retained.
5. Direction - Specifies the direction of the Traffic to be mirrored from the configured mirrored
port(s). Default value is Tx and Rx.
6. Click APPLY to apply the settings to the system. If the port is configured as a source port,
the Mirroring Port field value is Mirrored.
7. To delete a mirrored port, select the check box next to the mirrored port, and then click
DELETE.
8. Click CANCEL to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to
the latest value of the switch.
Field Description
Mirroring Port Indicates the port to be in a mirrored state.