
Diagnosing Switch Problems Port Mirroring
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Note. Note that the port mirroring session identifier and slot/port locations of the designated interfaces
must always be specified.
Configuring Port Mirroring Direction
By default, port mirroring sessions are bidirectional. To configure the direction of a port mirroring session
between a mirrored port and a mirroring port, use the port mirroring source destination CLI command
by entering port mirroring, followed by the port mirroring session ID number, the source and destination
slot/ports, and bidirectional, inport, or outport.
Note. Optionally, you can also specify the optional unblocked VLAN ID number and either enable or
disable on the same command line.
In this example, the command specifies port mirroring session 6, with the mirrored (active) port located in
slot 2/port 3 and the mirroring port located in slot 6/port 4. The mirroring direction is unidirectional and
inward bound:
-> port mirroring 6 source 2/3 destination 6/4 inport
In this example, the command specifies port mirroring session 6, with the mirrored (active) port located in
slot 2/port 3, and the mirroring port located in slot 6/port 4. The mirroring direction is unidirectional and
outward bound:
-> port mirroring 6 source 2/3 destination 6/4 outport
You can use the bidirectional keyword to restore a mirroring session to its default bidirectional configura-
tion. For example:
-> port mirroring 6 source 2/3 destination 6/4 bidirectional
Note. Note that the port mirroring session identifier and slot/port locations of the designated interfaces
must always be specified.
Enabling or Disabling a Port Mirroring Session (Shorthand)
Once a port mirroring session configuration has been created, this command is useful for enabling or
disabling it (turning port mirroring on or off) without having to re-enter the source and destination ports
and unblocked VLAN ID command line parameters.
To enable a port mirroring session, enter the port mirroring command, followed by the port mirroring
session ID number and the keyword enable. The following command enables port mirroring session 6
(turning port mirroring on):
-> port mirroring 6 enable
Note. Port mirroring session parameters cannot be modified when a mirroring session is enabled. Before
you can modify parameters, the mirroring session must be disabled.
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