Viewing switch statistics, Configuring port mirroring – Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK ELS100 User Manual
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54 Configuring & Monitoring The Switch
ELS100-24TX
5.
Select one or more Trap Destination entries from the menu and enter
the appropriate IP addresses.
6.
For each trap destination entered, a corresponding community name
should be entered.
Viewing Switch Statistics
To view switch statistics, do the following:
1.
Select Switch Statistics Screen from the Main Menu.
The screen lists the main statistical counts for all ports on the switch
simultaneously.
2.
Select Switch Summary from the Switch Statistics Screen.
The screen lists a summary of sum total statistics for all ports on the
switch.
3.
Select Port Statistics from the Switch Statistics Screen.
4.
Enter the port number. Press [Enter].
The screen lists expanded port-level statistics for an individual port.
5.
On any of the statistics screens, select Clear to clear (zero) the
displayed statistical counts and Refresh to refresh (update) the
displayed statistical counts.
Configuring Port Mirroring
You can mirror the traffic being switched on any port for the purposes of
network traffic analysis and connection assurance. When Port Mirroring
is enabled, one port in each group of eight becomes a monitor port for any
one of the other ports within the group.
To configure port mirroring, do the following:
1.
Select Switch Configuration Menu from the Main Menu.
2.
Turn the switch port mirroring operation on or off by toggling the Port
Mirroring Enable option (pressing g).
3.
Select Mirrored Port for the port to be mirrored (traffic information
source) and enter the number of the port. Press [Enter].
4.
Select Mirroring Port for the port which receives the mirrored data
(traffic information destination) and enter the number of the port.
Press [Enter].
5.
Select Transmit Data Mirror Enable to mirror the data being
transmitted out the mirrored port to the mirroring port. Alternatively,
select Receive Data Mirror Enable to mirror the data being received
on the mirrored port to the mirroring port. Only one of these
parameters can be enabled at a given time.
6.
Connect a traffic analyzer or RMON probe to the mirroring port.