ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Menu-driven Interface Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Menu-driven Interface Reference Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch using the Menu-driven Interface
- Overview
- Saving Changes
- Managing User Accounts
- Configuring the Remote Management IP Interface Settings
- Displaying Basic GbE Interconnect Switch Information
- Configuring Advanced GbE Interconnect Switch Features
- Configuring Port Settings
- Configuring Bandwidth
- Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
- Configuring Static (Destination Address) Filtering Table
- Configuring VLANs
- Configuring GVRP
- Configuring IGMP Snooping
- Configuring Port Trunking
- Configuring Port Mirroring
- Configuring Thresholds for Broadcast, Multicast, DA-Unknown Storm Prevention or Monitoring
- Configuring Class of Service, Default Port Priority, and Traffic Class
- Configuring Port Security
- Configuring Priority MAC Addresses
- Configuring GbE Interconnect Switch Serial Port
- Configuring GbE Interconnect Switch Date and Time
- Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions
- Configuring SNMP/RMON Manager
- Using System Utilities
- Rebooting the GbE Interconnect Switch
- Logging Out
- Index
Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch using the Menu-driven Interface
3. After making your changes, highlight APPLY.
4. Press the Enter key.
IMPORTANT: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM
using the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier
in this chapter.
Configuring Port Mirroring
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port
(source) and redirect the copies to another port (target). You can attach a monitoring device
to the mirrored (target) port, such as a sniffer or an RMON probe, to view details about the
packets passing through the source port. This setting is useful for network monitoring and
troubleshooting purposes.
The following configuration rules apply to any port mirroring configuration:
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A target mirror port cannot be configured as a trunk member.
VLAN configuration settings for any ports configured for mirroring cannot be changed.
The source and target ports should be members of the same VAN.
The direction of traffic on the source port can be one of the following:
Ingress traffic (received packets) on the source port
Egress traffic (transmitted packets) on the source port
Ingress and egress traffic on the source port
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IMPORTANT: You cannot mirror a fast port onto a slower port. For example, if you try to mirror the
traffic from a 1000-Mb/s port onto a 100-Mb/s port, you can cause throughput problems. The port from
which you are copying frames must support an equal or lower speed than the port to which you are
sending the copies. Also, the target port cannot be a member of a trunk group.
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