Intel express 550t User Manual
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C H A P T E R 3
Standard Configuration
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Port Mirroring
Purpose
Provides a facility to debug or monitor traffic on a specific port, by
duplicating the traffic and sending it to a specified port. Only one pair
of ports can be mirrored per switch. Within Port Mirroring, you can:
duplicating the traffic and sending it to a specified port. Only one pair
of ports can be mirrored per switch. Within Port Mirroring, you can:
•
Add a new entry to the list
•
Delete an entry
•
Edit existing entries
Important
When a switch has Port Mirroring enabled, the switch cannot collect
RMON data from the RMON groups 4 to 8.
RMON data from the RMON groups 4 to 8.
Adding Port Mirroring
To add a mirrored port to a switch:
Note
If Port Mirroring is enabled, the source port will be in store-
and-forward mode. Therefore, Runts, CRCs, etc. will not be
forwarded or mirrored.
and-forward mode. Therefore, Runts, CRCs, etc. will not be
forwarded or mirrored.
1
Select
Device Setup
or
Stack Setup
.
2
Click
Port Mirroring
.
3
Click
Add
.
4
For a stack, click
Switch
and select one.
5
Click
Reflect from
and select the port that you want.
6
Click
Reflect to
and select the port to where the traffic can
be debugged/monitored.
7
Click
OK
.