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Configure network settings to allow Virtual Network Sensor to monitor data.

Note
Note
The following instructions are valid as of October 2023.
These instructions are only for Virtual Network Sensors deployed on a KVM host machine.
Before you begin, make sure you have prepared a vSwitch.

Procedure

  1. On the Virtual Network Sensor CLI console, type show interface and choose a network interface that shows "Supported" for Encapsulated Remote Mirroring.
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  2. Execute the enable command.
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  3. Execute the configure interface <network_interface> command.
  4. Execute the ip-encap enable [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] command.
  5. Type # exit to return to basic commands and verify that the IP address is shown next to Encapsulated Remote Mirroring.
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