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title: "Port Mirroring sub-tab (NSR only)"
slug: "port-mirroring-sub-tab-nsr-only"
updated: 2023-12-04T10:44:25Z
published: 2023-12-04T10:44:25Z
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# Port Mirroring sub-tab (NSR only)

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Port mirroring allows copying the traffic passing through a port to another port, to allow a remote system to analyze the packets, for instance with tcpdump or Wireshark.

The Source port is the port where the packets will be copied from and the Destination port is the destination for the mirrored traffic. The system running tcpdump or Wireshark should be connected to the Destination port.

There is a restriction where the source and destination ports need to be in the same network card, or if the source is a built-in port (instead of a network card port), the destination also needs to be a built-in port.

### Add Port Mirroring

1. Go to *Network :: Switch :: Port Mirroring*.
2. Click **Add** (displays dialog). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678464633052.png)
3. On *Settings*menu:
  1. Enter **Session Name**.
  2. On**Destination** drop-down, select one (backplane0, backplane1, netS2-(1-16), netS3-(1-8), netS4-(1-16), sfp0, sfp1, slot1-0, slot1-1).
  3. On **Direction** drop-down, select one (Both, Egress, Ingress).
  4. On **Status** drop-down, select one (Enabled, Disabled).
4. On *Traffic Source* menu: To add, select from left-side panel, click **Add**► to move to right-side panel. To remove from right-side panel, select, and click ◄**Remove**.
5. Click **Save**.

### Edit Port Mirroring

1. Go to *Network :: Switch :: Port Mirroring*.
2. In *Session Name* column, select checkbox.
3. Click **Edit**.
4. Make changes, as needed.
5. Click **Save**.

### Delete Port Mirroring

1. Go to *Network :: Switch :: Port Mirroring*.
2. In *Session Name* column, select checkbox.
3. Click **Delete**.
4. On the confirmation dialog, click **OK**.

### Rename Port Mirroring

1. Go to *Network :: Switch :: Port Mirroring*.
2. In the *Session Name* column, select checkbox.
3. Click **Rename**.
4. On the dialog, enter **New Name**.
5. Click **Save**.

### Enable Port Mirroring

1. Go to *Network :: Switch :: Port Mirroring*.
2. In *Session Name* column, select checkbox.
3. Click **Enable** (enables port mirroring).

### Disable Port Mirroring

1. Go to *Network :: Switch :: Port Mirroring*.
2. In *Session Name* column, select checkbox.
3. Click **Disable** (disables port mirroring).