Cli: Configuring Port And Static Trunk Monitoring; Monitoring Limitations - HP ProCurve 2510 Management And Configuration Manual

Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Features
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CLI: Configuring Port and Static Trunk Monitoring

Port and Static Trunk Monitoring Commands Used in This Section
show monitor below
mirror-port page B-27
monitor page B-27
You must use the following configuration sequence to configure port and
static trunk monitoring in the CLI:
1. Assign a monitoring (mirror) port.
2. Designate the port(s) and static trunk(s) to monitor.

Monitoring Limitations

The following limitations apply to monitoring and mirroring for the switches
covered in this guide:
■ Normal traffic flow to the mirror port is blocked when mirroring is
enabled.
If IGMP snooping is enabled, IGMP packets cannot be mirrored.
■
The mirror port always has traffic tagged if the mirror port is not in the
■
same VLAN as the monitored port.
Displaying the Monitoring Configuration. This command lists the port
assigned to receive monitored traffic and the ports and/or trunks being
monitored.
Syntax: show monitor
For example, if you assign port A6 as the monitoring port and configure the
switch to monitor ports A1 - A3, show monitor displays the following:
Figure B-21. Example of Monitored Port Listing
Port receiving monitored traffic.
Monitored Ports