Brocade Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 59)

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Port mirroring
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Configuring a port to be a mirror port
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the portCfg mirrorport [slot number/] port number
--
enable command.
NOTE
The enable command enables the port as a mirror port. The disable command disables the mirror
port configuration.
Adding a port mirror connection
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the portMirror
--
add slotnumber/portnumber SourceID DestID command.
The configuration database keeps information about the number of port mirror connections
configured on a switch, the number of chunks of port mirroring data that are stored, and the chunk
number.
Deleting a port mirror connection
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the portMirror
--
del SourceID DestID command.
For example, to delete the port mirror connection on mirror port 2, you could enter the
following command:
switch:admin> portMirror --del 0x011400 0x240400
When removing a mirror connection, always use this method to ensure that the data is cleared.
Deleting a connection removes the information from the database.
FS8-18 3
FX8-24 3
TABLE 9 Maximum number of mirror connections (Continued)
Model Maximum number of mirror connections (chassis-wide)