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Mirroring Port Traffic to Another, Switch Profile Port, 1.4.6 Undoing Port Traffic Mirroring

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8.1.4.5 Mirroring Port Traffic to Another Switch Profile Port Port Mirroring is a method of monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each incoming and/or outgoing packet from one port of the switch to another port, where the packet can be studied. This enables network managers to better monitor network performance. 1. Navigate to the Configure > Switch > Profiles page. 2. From the Profile list, click Ports under the Actions column of the Profile you wish to edit. 3. From the port list, check the box next to the port(s) you wish to mirror. 4. Click Mirror. 5. Specify the following information: Source ports Destination port Select the data to mirror from the drop-down menu for each selected port. Both: Mirror both incoming and outgoing. Rx: Mirror only data received on the port. Tx: Mirror only data transmitted by the port. Enter the port number of the destination port. Note: The port number should be in numerical format, for example 28. 6. Click Create port mirror. 7. Click Push Configuration. 8.1.4.6 Undoing Port Traffic Mirroring 1. Navigate to the Configure > Switch > Profiles page. 2. From the Profile list, click Ports under the Actions column of the Profile you wish to edit. 3. From the port list, check the box next to the mirrored port(s) you wish to unmirror. 4. Click Unmirror. 45

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8.1.4.5 Mirroring Port Traffic to Another
Switch Profile Port
Port Mirroring is a method of monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each incoming
and/or outgoing packet from one port of the switch to another port, where the packet can be
studied. This enables network managers to better monitor network performance.
1. Navigate to the
Configure > Switch > Profiles
page.
2.
From the Profile list, click
Ports
under the Actions column of the Profile you wish to
edit.
3.
From the port list, check the box next to the port(s) you wish to mirror.
4. Click
Mirror
.
5.
Specify the following information:
Source ports
Select the data to mirror from the drop-down menu for
each selected port.
Both
: Mirror both incoming and outgoing.
Rx
: Mirror only data received on the port.
Tx
: Mirror only data transmitted by the port.
Destination port
Enter the port number of the destination port.
Note
: The port number should be in numerical format,
for example
28
.
6. Click
Create port mirror
.
7. Click
Push Configuration
.
8.1.4.6 Undoing Port Traffic Mirroring
1. Navigate to the
Configure > Switch > Profiles
page.
2.
From the Profile list, click
Ports
under the Actions column of the Profile you wish to
edit.
3.
From the port list, check the box next to the mirrored port(s) you wish to unmirror.
4. Click
Unmirror
.