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Selecting ports for mirroring

To select ports for port mirroring:

  1. On the device view, select a mirrored (source) port:
    1. Click the ellipses button in the MirroredPort field.
    2. The DiagMirrorByPortMirroredPort dialog box opens.

      Figure 2 :  DiagMirrorByPortMirrored/MirroringPort dialog box

    3. Select a source port.
    4. Click Ok.
    5. The Diagnostics, Insert Port Mirrors dialog box displays the new entry in the MirroredPort field.
  2. ???Where do I select? Select a destination port.
    1. Click the ellipses button in the MirroredPort field.
    2. The DiagMirrorByPortMirroringPort dialog box opens.
    3. ??? Where do I select? Select a destination port.
    4. Click Ok.
    5. The Diagnostics, Insert Port Mirrors dialog box displays the new entry in the MirroringPort field.
  3. In the Diagnostics, Insert Port Mirrors dialog box, select the appropriate mode value (tx, rx, or both) to specify the traffic direction of the mirrored packet. The default configuration is rx.
  4. Select the appropriate value (Enable or Disable) to enable or disable this instance of mirroring. The default value is Enable.
  5. Click Insert to accept your configuration choices.
  6. The Diagnostic dialog box displays your new entry for port mirroring.

    Figure 3 :  Diagnostics dialog box

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