Use 'mirror' when creating dedicated netstack for portmirror
Article ID: 341661
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
In the UI, when you want to use dedicated netstack for port mirroring, you see 'Mirror', which is misleading. Actually a netstack name 'mirror' is created. When you want to delete the portmirror session using api or automation, you should use 'mirror' too
In the UI, when you want to use dedicated netstack for port mirroring, you see 'Mirror', which is misleading. Actually a netstack name 'mirror' is created. When you want to delete the portmirror session using api or automation, you should use 'mirror' too
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Resolution
When you want to create an L3 mirror on a dedicated netstack, one should use 'mirror' instead of 'Mirror'.
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