Operation Manual – MirroringH3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Mirroring Configuration1-8z Layer 2 connectivity is ensured between the source and destination switches overthe remote-probe VLAN.2) Configuration procedureFollow these steps to configure remote port mirroring on the destination switch:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Create a VLAN and enterVLAN view vlan vlan-id vlan-id is the ID of theremote-probe VLAN.Configure the currentVLAN as a remote-probeVLANremote-probe vlanenable RequiredReturn to system view quit —Enter the view of theEthernet port connectingto the source switch or anintermediate switchinterface interface-typeinterface-number —Configure the current portas trunk port port link-type trunkRequiredBy default, the port type isAccess.Configure trunk port topermit packets from theremote-probe VLANport trunk permit vlanremote-probe-vlan-id RequiredReturn to system view quit —Create a remotedestination mirroringgroupmirroring-group group-idremote-destination RequiredConfigure the destinationport for the remotedestination mirroringgroupmirroring-group group-idmonitor-portmonitor-portRequiredConfigure theremote-probe VLAN forthe remote destinationmirroring groupmirroring-group group-idremote-probe vlanremote-probe-vlan-idRequiredWhen configuring a destination switch, note that:z An S5600 series Ethernet switch acting as the destination switch in remote portmirroring networking does not support bidirectional packet mirroring (the bothkeyword).z The destination port of remote port mirroring cannot be a member port of anexisting mirroring group, a fabric port, a member port of an aggregation group, or aport enabled with LACP or STP.
