Port monitoring enables you to send a copy of every Ethernet frame coming in and going out of a downlink (server-facing) port to another port. To evaluate network traffic between ports, you can connect debugging equipment, such as a network analyzer. This capability is important in a server environment where there is limited physical access to the network interfaces on the servers.
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NOTE: You cannot use Virtual Connect to forward captured traffic to a server. For more information, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library. |
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You can configure one network analyzer port (the uplink port) for up to 16 downlink server ports within a logical interconnect.
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Required privileges: Network administrator
Configuring a port to monitor network traffic
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From the main menu, select Logical Interconnects, and then select a logical interconnect.
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Select Actions→Configure port monitoring.
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Click Configure port monitoring in the Port Monitoring view.
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Select the Network analyzer port for the uplink monitor port.
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Click Add port. See Downlink port for port monitoring details for more information.
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Select a server port to monitor, and then click Add, or click Add + to select additional ports.
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Select the direction of network traffic to monitor for each port to monitor.
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To verify port monitoring has been enabled, locate the changes in the Port Monitoring view.