DES-3000 Series Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference Manual
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PORT MIRRORING COMMANDS
The port mirroring commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate parameters) in the
following table.
Command Parameters
config mirror
port <port> | [add | delete]
source ports <portlist> [rx | tx | both] enable mirror
disable mirror
show mirror
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.
config mirror port
Purpose
Used to configure a mirror port source port pair on the Switch.
Syntax
config mirror port <port> | [add | delete] source ports <portlist> [rx
| tx | both]
Description This command allows a range of ports to have all of their traffic also
sent to a designated port, where a network sniffer or other device can
monitor the network traffic. In addition, the user can specify that only
traffic received by or sent by one or both is mirrored to the Target port.
Parameters
port <port> This specifies the Target port (the port where mirrored
packets will be sent).
[add | delete] – Specify whether to add or delete source ports, which will
be specified using the following parameter.
source ports – The port or ports being mirrored. This cannot include the
Target port.
<portlist> This specifies a range of ports that will be
mirrored. That is, the range of ports in which all traffic will be
copied and sent to the Target port.
rx – Allows the mirroring of any packets sent from the port or ports in
the port list.
tx – Allows the mirroring of only packets sent to the port or ports in the
port list.
both Mirrors all the packets received or sent by the port or ports in the
port list.
Restrictions The Target port cannot be listed as a source port. Only Administrator-
level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To configure the mirror ports:
DES-3026:4# config mirror port 10 add source ports 1-5
both
Command: config mirror port 10 add source ports 1-5
both
Success.
DES-3026:4#
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