Mirroring

Traffic mirroring or shadowing is a feature that can be used to test new versions of a service with real traffic before rolling it out to the users with minimal risk or to monitor and audit traffic of existing services. Mirroring sends a copy of live traffic to a mirrored service.

Mirroring using the UI

To configure mirroring from the dashboard, complete the following steps.

  1. Select the service on the MENU > SERVICES or the MENU > TOPOLOGY page.

  2. Select TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT > CREATE NEW.

    Traffic management

  3. Scroll down and select MIRRORING.

  4. Set the destination of the mirrored traffic. You must set at least the destination host.

    Configure Traffic Management Configure Traffic Management

  5. Click Apply. The mirroring rule is listed in the ACTIONS field.

    Mirroring rule Mirroring rule