HP ProCurve 5400zl

mirror-port
OVERVIEW
configCategory:
configPrimary context:
vlan (page 706)Related Commands
Usage: [no] mirror-port [[ethernet] PORT-NUM]
Description: Dene the mirror port for diagnostic purposes. The device
ports or VLAN (if VLANs are enabled on the device) that will
be monitored are dened through the 'monitor' command in
either VLAN or interface context.
The network trafc seen by the monitored ports is copied to
the mirror port to which a network analyzer can be attached.
When mirroring multiple ports in a busy network,
some frames may not be copied to the monitoring port.
Parameters: PORT-NUM - Port that will be acting as the monitoring port. It
cannot be a trunked port. The parameter must be specied,
if the 'no' keyword is not used. Otherwise, it must not be
present.
COMMAND STRUCTURE
■ [no] mirror-port port_num -- Define the mirror port for diagnostic purposes ([ethernet] PORT-NUM)
(p. 381)
EXAMPLES
Example: mirror-port
Assign port A6 as the monitoring port:
ProCurve(cong)# mirror-port a6
COMMAND DETAILS
port_num (p. 381)
port_num
■ [no] mirror-port [ETHERNET] PORT-NUM
Usage: [no] mirror-port [[ethernet] PORT-NUM]
Description: Dene the mirror port for diagnostic purposes. The device
ports or VLAN (if VLANs are enabled on the device) that will
be monitored are dened through the 'monitor' command in
either VLAN or interface context.
The network trafc seen by the monitored ports is copied to
the mirror port to which a network analyzer can be attached.
When mirroring multiple ports in a busy network,
some frames may not be copied to the monitoring port.
Parameters: PORT-NUM - Port that will be acting as the monitoring port. It
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