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Ensure that VDS Port Mirror traffic is only being sent to authorized collector ports or VLANs

Details

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-CFFD9157-FC17-440D-BDB4-E16FD447A1BA.html

Solution

1. From the Web or vSphere Clients.
2. Configure the Port Mirror destination interfaces to be correct.
3. Edit the VDS properties.
4. In the Port Mirror tab, configure the Destination VLAN, Port, and Uplink ID’s.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This control applies to the following type of system VMware.

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
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