Configuring a Port Mirroring Group

To create a new port mirroring group, complete the following steps:

1	On the Switching > Port Mirroring page, click New Group.

2	In the Add Mirror Group window, type a descriptive name for the group into the Interface Group Name field.

 

3	For the Direction, select one of the following:

•	ingress – Select ingress to monitor traffic arriving on the mirrored port(s).

•	egress – Select egress to monitor traffic being sent out on the mirrored port(s).

•	both – Select both to monitor traffic in both directions on the mirrored port(s).

4	Select Enable to enable the port mirror.

5	In the All Interfaces list, select the port to mirror the traffic to and click the top right-arrow button to move it to the Mirror Port field. You must use an unassigned port as the mirror port.

6	In the All Interfaces list, select one or more ports to be monitored, and click the lower right-arrow button to move it/them to the Mirrored Ports field. You will be able to monitor traffic on the mirrored port(s) by connecting to the mirror port.

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Click OK.