User`s guide

Operating and Managing the FORMULA 8200 Switch
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To configure port mirroring:
1. Enter
ETHERNET/CONFIG/SETSNOOP <PORT# rxFLAG > to
configure the snoop port.
The snoop can monitor receive (rx) traffic. After entering the
port number (port#), enter one of the following two rxFLAG/
txFLAG combinations:
For example, enter the following command to configure port
1 as the snoop port in receive-only (rx) mode:
/ETHERNET/CONFIG > SETSNOOP 1 1 0
2. Configure Ethernet ports to be monitored by entering one of the
following commands:
If you specified the receive flag (1 0) in Step 1, enter:
ETHERNET/CONFIG/RXMIRROR
to see the following display:
3. Specify the type of traffic to be viewed on the monitored port
(unicast, broadcast, and so on).
For example, enter
u.
4. Enter the number of the port to be the monitored.
For example, enter 6 as in the following display. You may also
enter a series of ports by separating the numbers with a space.
5. Display the port mirroring configuration to confirm the correct
settings by entering the following command:
ETHERNET/CONFIG/SNOOPMIRROR
rxFLAG txFLAG Function
1 0 Receive
0 0 Reset (clear snoop port)
Enter the mirror types, any combination of
u=unicast, b=broadcast, d=discarded, a= ARL,D=Disable:
Enter the mirror types, any combination of
u=unicast,b=broadcast,d=discarded,a=marked by ARL,D=Disable: U
Enter physical port number(s): 6