Dell Force10 S4810P S4810 Configuration Guide, FTOS 8.3.10.1 - Page 792

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring Port Monitoring To configure port monitoring: Step 1 2 3 Task Verify that the intended monitoring port has no configuration other than no shutdown, as shown in Figure 36-6. Create a monitoring session using the command monitor session from CONFIGURATION mode, as shown in Figure 36-6. Specify the source and destination port and direction of traffic, as shown in Figure 36-6. Command Syntax show interface Command Mode EXEC Privilege monitor session CONFIGURATION source MONITOR SESSION Display monitor sessions using the command show monitor session from EXEC Privilege mode, as shown in Figure 36-6. Figure 36-6. Configuring Port-based Monitoring FTOS(conf-if-gi-1/2)#show config ! interface GigabitEthernet 1/2 no ip address no shutdown FTOS(conf-if-gi-1/2)#exit FTOS(conf)#monitor session 0 FTOS(conf-mon-sess-0)#source gig 1/1 dest gig 1/2 direction rx FTOS(conf-mon-sess-0)#exit FTOS(conf)#do show monitor session 0 SessionID Source Destination Direction --------- ------ ----------- --------- 0 Gi 1/1 Gi 1/2 rx FTOS(conf)# Mode ---interface Type ---Port-based In Figure 36-7, the host and server are exchanging traffic which passes through interface gigabitethernet 1/ 1. Interface gigabitethernet 1/1 is the monitored port and gigabitethernet 1/2 is the monitoring port, which is configured to only monitor traffic received on gigabitethernet 1/1 (host-originated traffic). Figure 36-7. Port Monitoring Example 792 | Port Monitoring