H3C Technologies H3C MSR 5600 - Manual (Page 184)

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Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you configure source ports for a local mirroring group, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
• A mirroring group can contain multiple source ports.
• A port can belong to only one mirroring group.
Configuration procedure
To configure source ports in system view:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Configure source ports for the
specified local mirroring
group.
mirroring-group group-id
mirroring-port interface-list { both |
inbound | outbound } By default, no source port is
configured for a local mirroring
group.
To configure source ports in interface view:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Enter interface view.
• Enter interface view:
interface interface-type
interface-number
• Enter CPOS interface view:
controller cpos
interface-number
Use one of the commands.
3. Configure the port as a source
port for the specified local
mirroring group.
mirroring-group group-id
mirroring-port { both | inbound |
outbound } By default, a port does not serve as
a source port for any local
mirroring group.
Configuring the monitor port for the local mirroring group
You can configure the monitor port for a mirroring group in system view, or assign a port to a mirroring
group as the monitor port in interface view. The two modes lead to the same result.
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you configure the monitor port for the local mirroring group, follow these restrictions and
guidelines:
• A mirroring group contains only one monitor port.
• Use a monitor port for port mirroring only to make sure that the data monitoring device receives and
analyzes only the mirrored traffic rather than a mix of mirrored traffic and correctly forwarded
traffic.
Configuration procedure
To configure the monitor port in system view: