Connect
The probe plugs into a mirror port. Nothing is installed on the controllers.
A copy of the traffic
The switch copies the traffic to the probe through a mirror port (SPAN) or a TAP. The probe listens without sending anything: over a 24-hour bench test, no frame left its capture port.
Every mirror port checked
The console shows the traffic received port by port. The umx doctor command checks that the mirror session carries exchanges between other machines.









