Configuring remote port mirroring – H3C Technologies H3C WX3000 Series Unified Switches User Manual

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Configuring Remote Port Mirroring

The device can serve as a source switch, an intermediate switch, or a destination switch in a remote
port mirroring networking environment.

Configuration on the device acting as a source switch

1) Configuration

prerequisites

z

The source port, the reflector port, and the remote-probe VLAN are determined.

z

Layer 2 connectivity is ensured between the source and destination switches over the
remote-probe VLAN.

z

The direction of the packets to be monitored is determined.

2) Configuration

procedure

Follow these steps to configure the source switch:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Create a VLAN and enter the
VLAN view

vlan

vlan-id

vlan-id

is the ID of the

remote-probe VLAN.

Configure the current VLAN as the
remote-probe VLAN

remote-probe vlan enable

Required

Return to system view

quit

Enter the view of the Ethernet port
that connects to the intermediate
switch or destination switch

interface interface-type
interface-number

Configure the current port as trunk
port

port link-type trunk

Required
By default, the port type is Access.

Configure the trunk port to permit
packets from the remote-probe
VLAN

port trunk permit vlan
remote

-probe-vlan-id

Required

Return to system view

quit

Create a remote source mirroring
group

mirroring-group group-id
remote-source

Required

Configure source port(s) for the
remote source mirroring group

mirroring-group group-id
mirroring-port mirroring-port-list
{ both | inbound | outbound }

Required

Configure the reflector port for the
remote source mirroring group

mirroring-group group-id
reflector-port reflector-port

Required

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