Configuring Port Mirroring using EDM

Configure Port Mirroring to troubleshoot the network.

Procedure steps
Step Action
1

From the navigation tree, double-click Edit.
2

In the Edit tree, double-click Diagnostics.
3

In the Diagnostics tree, double-click Port Mirrors.
4

In the work area, click Insert
5

In the Instance box, type 1.
6

In the PortMode section, click a mode.
7

Click the MonitorPort ellipsis (...).
8

In the MonitorPort list, click a monitor port.
9

Click Ok.
10

If the PortMode is Xrx, Xtx,or both, or manytoOne releated modes, click thePortListX ellipsis (...).

11

In the PortListX list, click a port, ports, or All to add to the list.
12

Click Ok.
13

If thePortMode is Yrx, Ytx, or both related modes, click the PortListY ellipsis (...) .

14

In the PortListY , click a port, ports, or All to add to the list.
15

Click Ok.
16

If the PortMode is Asrc, Adst, or both related modes, in the MacAddressA, type an address.
17

If the PortMode is Bsrc, Bdst, or both related modes, in the MacAddressA, type an address.
18

To enable bi-directional traffic, click the AllowTraffic box.
19

Click Insert.
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Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to help you understand the Port Mirroring parameters.

Variable Value
Instance Indicates the Port Mirroring instance number. Release 6.2 supports only one instance.
PortMode Indicates the supported Port Mirroring modes. The modes are:
  • Adst—Mirror packets with destination MAC address A.
  • Asrc—Mirror packets with source MAC address A.
  • AsrcBdst—Mirror packets with source MAC address A and destination MAC address B.
  • AsrcBdstOrBsrcAdst—Mirror packets with source MAC address A and destination MAC address B or packets with source MAC address B and destination MAC address A.
  • AsrcOrAdst—Mirror packets with source or destination MAC address A.
  • manytoOneRx—Many to one port mirroring on ingress packets.
  • manytoOneRxTx—Many to one port mirroring on ingress and egress traffic.
  • manytoOneTx—Many to one port mirroring on egress packets.
  • Xrx—Mirror packets received on port X.
  • XrxOrXtx—Mirror packets received or transmitted on port X.
  • XrxOrYtx—Mirror packets received on port X or transmitted on port Y.
  • XrxYtx—Mirror packets received on port X and transmitted on port Y. This mode is not recommended for mirroring broadcast and multicast traffic.
  • XrxYtxOrXtxYrx—Mirror packets received on port X and transmitted on port Y or packets received on port Y and transmitted on port X.
  • Xtx—Mirror packets transmitted on port X.
The default value is Disabled.
MonitorPort Specifies the monitor port.
PortListX Indicates the switch port to be monitored by the designated monitor port. This port is monitored according to the value X in the Monitoring Mode field.
PortListY Indicates the switch port to be monitored by the designated monitor port. This port is monitored according to the value Y in the Monitoring Mode field.
MacAddressA Specifies the mirroring MAC address A.
MacAddressB Specifies the mirroring MAC address B.

AllowTraffic

 Indicates whether bi-directional traffic is enabled.