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Managing Device Diagnostics, Configuring Port Mirroring
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17 MANAGING DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS Configuring Port Mirroring This section contains information for viewing and configuring port and cable diagnostics, and includes the following topics: ■ Configuring Port Mirroring ■ Viewing Cable Diagnostics Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one port to a monitoring port. Port mirroring can be used as a diagnostic tool as well as a debugging feature. Port mirroring also enables switch performance monitoring. Network administrators can configure port mirroring by selecting a specific port from which to copy all packets, and other ports to which the packets copied. The monitor user has limited access to this page. This section contains the following topics: ■ Defining Port Mirroring ■ Removing Port Mirroring