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The distributed port mirroring for the virtual distributed switch enables you to monitor traffic from a set of distributed ports to other distributed ports.
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Distributed Port Mirroring on a VDS
The source virtual machines and destination Deep Discovery Inspector must be on the same ESXi host. If they are on different ESXi hosts, consider using remote mirroring or encapsulated remote mirroring as an alternative.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client.
  2. Select your virtual distributed switch in the left column and then click Configure.
  3. Click Port Mirroring.
    The Port mirroring screen appears.
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  4. Click New....
    The Add Port Mirroring Sessions window appears.
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  5. Select Distributed Port Mirroring.
  6. Click Next.
    The Edit properties screen appears.
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  7. In Name, type a session name.
  8. For Status, select Enabled.
  9. Click Next.
    The Select sources screen appears.
  10. Click the plus icon (exsi-plus-icon.png) to add the source virtual machines that you want to monitor.
  11. Click Next.
    The Select destinations screen appears.
  12. Click the plus icon (exsi-plus-icon.png) to add the port ID of the Deep Discovery Inspector data port.
  13. Click Next.
    The Ready to complete screen appears.
  14. Verify that the settings are correct and then click Finish.