Configuring port mirroring – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Monitoring Switch Traffic
Configuring Port Mirroring
Use the following commands in Privileged EXEC mode to configure a port
mirroring session.
Command
Purpose
configure
Enter Global Configuration mode
monitor session
session_number source
interface {cpu |
interface} [rx | tx]
Configure a source (monitored) port or CPU interface for
a monitor session.
•
session_number —The monitoring session ID, which is
always 1.
•
interface—The Ethernet interface to be monitored.
• rx | tx — Monitor ingress (rx) or egress (tx) traffic. If you
not specify, both ingress and egress traffic is monitored.
monitor session
session_number
destination interface
interface
Configure a destination (probe) port for a monitor session.
•
session_number —The monitoring session ID, which is
always 1.
•
interface—The Ethernet interface to which the
monitored source traffic is copied.
exit
Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show monitor session 1 View information about the configured port mirroring
session.