Specifications

Example: Configuring and Monitoring Port Mirroring
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10. Repeatstep9forport5(fe.1.5showninFigure 3).
RMONEthernetstatisticschartswilldisplayforports1and5.
11. Notethatthesectionofthetwochartsthatshowstheframecountbyframesizelistsnolarger
sizeframes(512‐1518bytes).Inthenextstep,youwill
createlargeframes.
12. OpentheCommandPromptwindowandsetupacontinuouspingtothePlatinumDFE,as
shownbelow.Use‐l1400tosetthesizeofthepingframeto1400bytesand‐ttoseta
continuousping.
13. ReferbacktotheRMONEthernetStatisticswindowsopenedin
Steps9and10.Youshouldsee
thenumberof1024‐1518framesincrementingonPort1becausetheNMSisconnectedonthis
port.YoushouldalsoseethattheselargersizeframesarenotincrementingonPort5.
14. FromtheterminalsessionwiththePlatinumDFE,createaport
mirroringinstancewithport1
(fe.1.1)asthesourceandport5(fe.1.5)asthedestinationport.
Platinum(su)->set port mirroring create fe.1.1 fe.1.5 both
15. Verifythemirroringconfiguration.
Platinum(su)->show port mirroring
Port Mirroring
==============
Source Port = fe.1.1
Target Port = fe.1.5
Frames Mirrored = Rx and Tx
Port Mirroring Admin status = enabled
Port Mirroring Oper status = enabled
16. ReferagaintotheRMONEthernetStatisticswindowsandnoticethatbothport1andport5
arenowincrementingthelargersizeframes.Ifyouconnectedanetworkanalyzertoport5,
youwouldseetheseframesbeingreceivedandtransmittedonport1.