VMware vSwitch doesn't forward packets to a monitoring port
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| Summary: | In case of forwarding packets from physical switch to vSwitch in Vmware is necessary to check vSwitch configuration. |
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Product: Flowmon OS Version: Any Platform: VA |
| Question/Problem Description: |
Why there is no comminucation from mirror switch port to a Probe monitoring port? |
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| Cause: | Probably vSwitch is not configured properly, or on physical port is not configured mirroring. |
| Resolution: |
1. Check if monitoring port is in correct port group for mirror traffic and check if Promiscuous mode is set to value Accept (Vmware -> Networking -> Port groups -> mirror-port -> Edit -> Security). Also check selected VLAN ID, it should be ALL (4095). 2. Check if data si being received on the physical port (Vmware -> Monitor -> Performance -> Network). |
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