IronPort Systems 4108GL - Manual (Page 410)

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Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
Port Monitoring Features
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You must use the following configuration sequence to configure port monitor-
ing in the CLI:
1. Assign a monitoring (mirror) port.
2. Designate the port(s) to monitor.
Displaying the Port Monitoring Configuration. This command lists the
port assigned to receive monitored traffic and the ports being monitored.
Syntax: show monitor
For example, if you assign port A6 as the monitoring port and configure the
switch to monitor ports A1 - A3, show monitor displays the following:
Figure 17-20.Example of Monitored Port Listing
Configuring the Monitor Port. This command assigns or removes a mon-
itoring port, and must be executed from the global configuration level. Remov-
ing the monitor port disables port monitoring and resets the monitoring
parameters to their factory-default settings.
Syntax: [no] mirror-port [<port-num>]
For example, to assign port A6 as the monitoring port:
HP4108(config)# mirror-port a6
To turn off port monitoring:
HP4108(config)# no mirror-port
Port receiving monitored traffic.
Monitored Ports