Configuring Analyzer VNF and Port-mirroring
The Port-mirroring feature allows you to monitor network traffic. If the feature is enabled on a VNF interface, the OVS system bridge sends a copy of all network packets of that VNF interface to the analyzer VNF for analysis. You can use the port-mirroring or analyzer commands for analyzing the network traffic.
Port-mirroring is supported only on VNF interfaces that are connected to an OVS system bridge.
VNF interfaces must be configured before configuring port-mirroring options.
If the analyzer VNF is active after you configure, you must restart the VNF for changes to take effect.
You can configure up to four input ports and only one output port for an analyzer rule.
Output ports must be unique in all analyzer rules.
After changing the configuration of the input VNF interfaces, you must de-activate and activate the analyzer rules referencing to it along with the analyzer VNF restart.
To configure the analyzer VNF and enable port-mirroring: