Huawei AR200 series - Configuring the Observing Server; Configuring a Mirrored Interface

l Configuring routing protocols to ensure reachable routes between the mirrored device and
the observing device
l Configuration Guide - VPN
Data Preparation
To configure remote port mirroring, you need the following data.
No. Data
1 Observing server index, IP addresses of mirrored devices, IP address of the mirrored
interface, DSCP field of packets
2 Type and number of the mirrored interface
3 Direction of the traffic to be mirrored
4.5.2 Configuring the Observing Server
The observing server forwards the packets copied from the mirrored interface to the observing
device through the IP network.
Procedure
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2 Run:
observe-server [ observe-server-index ] destination-ip destination-ip-address
source-ip source-ip-address [ dscp dscp-value ]
The observing server is configured.
NOTE
l destination-ip-address is the IP address of the observing device; source-ip-address is the IP address
of the mirrored interface.
l If the mirrored interface and observing device use private addresses, perform the Configuration Guide
- VPN task before configuring the observing server.
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4.5.3 Configuring a Mirrored Interface
All the packets passing through the mirrored interface are copied to the observing device.
Context
If you want to configure an Eth-Trunk as a mirrored interface, run the interface eth-trunk trunk-
id command to create an Eth-Trunk first. Pay attention to the following points when you use an
Eth-Trunk as a mirrored interface:
Huawei AR150&200 Series Enterprise Routers
Configuration Guide - Device Management 4 Mirroring Configuration
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