Diagnosing Switch Problems Port Monitoring Overview
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide June 2013 page 32-5
Port Monitoring Overview
The following sections detail the specifications, defaults, and quick set up steps for the port mirroring
feature. Detailed procedures are found in “Port Monitoring” on page 32-24.
Port Monitoring Specifications
Port Monitoring Defaults
The following table shows port mirroring default values.
Global Port Monitoring Defaults
Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 10K, 6900
Ports Supported Ethernet (10 Mbps)
Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)
Gigabit Ethernet (1 Gbps)
10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 Gbps)
40 Gigabit Ethernet (40 Gbps)
Monitoring Sessions Supported OmniSwitch 10K - 1
OmniSwitch 6900 - 1
Combined Mirroring/Monitoring Ses-
sions per Chassis
OmniSwitch 10K - 3
OmniSwitch 6900 - 2
File Type Supported ENC file format (Network General Sniffer
Network Analyzer Format)
Parameter Description CLI Command Default Value/Comments
Monitoring Session Creation port-monitoring source No Monitoring Sessions
Configured
Monitoring Status port-monitoring source Disabled
Monitoring Session Configura-
tion
port-monitoring source Disabled
Port Monitoring Direction port-monitoring source Bidirectional
Data File Creation port-monitoring source Enabled
Data File Size port-monitoring source 64K
File Overwriting port-monitoring source Enabled
Time before session is deleted port-monitoring source 0 seconds
Capture-type port-monitoring source brief