Port mirroring implementation ······································································································································ 34
Configuring a mirroring group ···························································································································· 35
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 38
Adding a local mirroring group ·························································································································· 38
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 41
Managing users ························································································································································· 42
Adding a local user ······················································································································································· 42
Setting the super password ··········································································································································· 43
Configuring a loopback test ······································································································································ 45
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Configuring a loopback test ········································································································································· 45
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 46
Configuring VCT ························································································································································ 47
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Testing cable status ························································································································································ 47
Configuring the flow interval ····································································································································· 48
Overview ········································································································································································· 48
Viewing port traffic statistics ········································································································································· 48
Configuring storm constrain ······································································································································ 50
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Configuring storm constrain ·········································································································································· 51
Configuring RMON ··················································································································································· 53
Overview ········································································································································································· 53
Working mechanism ············································································································································· 53
RMON groups ······················································································································································· 53
RMON configuration task list ······································································································································· 55
Configuring a statistics entry ································································································································ 57
Configuring a history entry ··································································································································· 58
Configuring an event entry ··································································································································· 59
Configuring an alarm entry ·································································································································· 60
Displaying RMON statistics ·································································································································· 62
Displaying RMON event logs ······························································································································ 65
RMON configuration example ····································································································································· 65
Configuring energy saving ········································································································································ 70
Energy saving overview ················································································································································ 70
Configuring SNMP ····················································································································································· 72
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SNMP mechanism ················································································································································· 72
SNMP protocol versions ······································································································································· 73
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