Users Guide

The maximum number of source ports that can be supported in a session is 128.
The maximum number of destination ports that can be supported depends on the port mirroring directions as follows:
• 4 per port pipe, if the four destination ports mirror in one direction, either rx or tx.
• 2 per port pipe, if the two destination ports mirror in bidirection.
• 3 per port pipe, if one of the destination port mirrors bidirection and the other two ports mirror in one direction (either rx or tx).
In the following examples, ports 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, and 1/16 all belong to the same port-pipe. They are pointing to four different destinations
(1/1, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/37). Now it is not possible for another source port from the same port-pipe (for example, 1/17) to point to another
new destination (for example, 1/4). If you attempt to configure another destination (to create 5 MG port), this message displays: %
Error will be thrown in case of RPM and ERPM features.
Example of Changing the Destination Port in a Monitoring Session
Dell(conf-mon-sess-5)#do show moni session
SessID Source Destination Dir Mode Source IP Dest IP
------ ------ ----------- --- ---- --------- --------
1 Te 1/1 Te 2/1 both Port N/A N/A
2 Te 1/1 Te 2/2 both Port N/A N/A
3 Te 1/1 Te 2/3 both Port N/A N/A
4 Te 1/1 Te 2/4 both Port N/A N/A
5 Te 1/1 Te 2/5 both Port N/A N/A
Dell(conf-mon-sess-5)#
Dell(conf)#mon ses 300
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#source tengig 1/17 destination tengig 1/4 direction tx
% Error: Exceeding max MG ports for this MD port pipe.
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#source tengig 1/17 destination tengig 1/1 direction tx
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#do show mon session
SessionID Source Destination Direction Mode Type
--------- ------ ----------- --------- ---- ----
0 Te 1/13 Te 2/1 rx interface Port-based
10 Te 1/14 Te 2/2 rx interface Port-based
20 Te 1/15 Te 2/3 rx interface Port-based
30 Te 1/16 Te 2/7 rx interface Port-based
300 Te 1/17 Te 1/1 tx interface Port-based
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#
Example of Configuring Another Monitoring Session with a Previously Used Destination Port
Dell(conf)#mon ses 300
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#source TenGig 1/17 destination TenGig 1/4 direction tx
% Error: Exceeding max MG ports for this MD port pipe.
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#source TenGig 1/17 destination TenGig 1/1 direction tx
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#do show mon session
SessionID Source Destination Direction Mode Type
--------- ------ ----------- --------- ---- ----
0 Te 1/13 Te 1/1 rx interface Port-based
10 Te 1/14 Te 1/2 rx interface Port-based
20 Te 1/15 Te 1/3 rx interface Port-based
30 Te 1/16 Te 1/7 rx interface Port-based
300 Te 1/17 Te 1/1 tx interface Port-based
Example of Viewing a Monitoring Session
In the example below, 0/25 and 0/26 belong to Port-pipe 1. This port-pipe has the same restriction of only four destination ports, new or
used.
Dell(conf-mon-sess-300)#do show mon session
SessionID Source Destination Direction Mode Type
--------- ------ ----------- --------- ---- ----
0 Te 1/13 Te 1/1 rx interface Port-based
10 Te 1/14 Te 1/2 rx interface Port-based
20 Te 1/15 Te 1/3 rx interface Port-based
30 Te 1/16 Te 1/37 rx interface Port-based
100 Te 1/25 Te 1/38 tx interface Port-based
110 Te 1/26 Te 1/39 tx interface Port-based
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