xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch CLI 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 add
Purpose
Used to configure a mirror port − source port pair on the Switch.
Syntax
config mirror port <port> add 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, you 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). The port is specified by listing the
lowest slot number and the beginning port number on that slot,
separated by a colon. For example, 1:3 specifies slot number 1,
port 3. 2:4 specifies slot number 2, port 4.
add source ports – The port or ports being mirrored. This cannot
include the Target port.
<portlist> − Specifies a range of ports to be mirrored. The
port list is specified by listing the lowest slot number and the
beginning port number on that slot, separated by a colon.
Then the highest slot number, and the highest port number
of the range (also separated by a colon) are specified. The
beginning and end of the port list range are separated by a
dash. For example, 1:3 specifies slot number 1, port 3. 2:4
specifies slot number 2, port 4. 1:3-2:4 specifies all of the
ports between slot 1, port 3 and slot 2, port 4 − in numerical
order.
rx − Allows the mirroring of only packets received by (flowing into)
the port or ports in the port list.
tx − Allows the mirroring of only packets sent to (flowing out of)
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.
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