Configuring Port Monitoring - Dell PowerEdge M IO Aggregator Command Reference Manual

Configuring Port Monitoring

To configure port monitoring, use the following example:
Step Task
1 Verify that the intended monitoring port has no
configuration other than
2 Create a monitoring session using the command monitor
session from CONFIGURATION mode
3 Specify the source and destination port and direction of
traffic (Figure
Note: By default, all uplink ports are assigned to port-channel (LAG) 128 and the destination port in a port
monitoring session must be an uplink port. When you configure the destination port using the source
command, the destination port is removed from LAG 128. To display the uplink ports currently assigned to
LAG 128, enter the show lag 128 command.
To display information on currently configured port-monitoring sessions, use the
command from EXEC Privilege mode
Figure 15-3. Displaying Port-based Monitoring
FTOS(conf)# monitor session 0
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-0)# source tengig 1/1 dest tengig 1/42 direction rx
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-0)#exit
FTOS(conf)# do show monitor session 0
SessionID
---------
FTOS(conf)#
188 | Port Monitoring
(Figure
no shutdown
(Figure
15-3).
(Figure
Source Destination
------ -----------
0 TenGig 1/1 TenGig 1/42
Command Syntax
show interface
15-3).
monitor session
15-3).
source
15-3).
Direction
---------
rx
Command Mode
EXEC Privilege
CONFIGURATION
MONITOR SESSION
show monitor session
Mode Type
---- ----
interface Port-based