Traffic mirror targets
A target is the destination for a traffic mirror session.
The traffic mirror target can be an elastic network interface, or a Network Load Balancer. After you create a target, assign it to a traffic mirror session. For more information, see Create a traffic mirror session.
You must configure a security group for the traffic mirror target that allows VXLAN traffic from the source to the target.
You can share a traffic mirror target across accounts. To share a traffic mirror target, create the target, and then share the target. For more information, see Sharing a traffic mirror target.
Create a traffic mirror target
Create a traffic mirror target.
To create a traffic mirror target using the console
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Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/
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In the Region selector, choose the AWS Region that you used when you created the VPCs.
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On the navigation pane, choose Traffic Mirroring, Mirror Targets.
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Choose Create Traffic Mirror Target.
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For Name tag, enter a name for the traffic mirror target.
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(Optional) For Description, enter a description for the traffic mirror target.
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For Target type, choose the traffic mirror target type.
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For Target, choose the traffic mirror target.
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(Optional) Add or remove a tag.
[Add a tag] Choose Add tag and do the following:
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For Key, enter the key name.
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For Value, enter the key value.
[Remove a tag] Next to the tag, choose Remove tag.
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Choose Create.
To create a traffic mirror target using the AWS CLI
Use the create-traffic-mirror-target command.
Modify traffic mirror target tags
Add a tag to the traffic mirror target, or remove a tag from the traffic mirror target.
To modify your traffic mirror target tags using the console
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Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/
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In the Region selector, choose the AWS Region that you used when you created the traffic mirror target.
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On the navigation pane, choose Traffic Mirroring, Mirror Targets.
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Select the traffic mirror target.
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Choose Tags, Manage tags.
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Add or remove a tag.
[Add a tag] Choose Add tag, and then do the following:
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For Key, enter the key name.
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For Value, enter the key value.
[Remove a tag] Next to the tag, choose Remove tag.
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Choose Save changes.
To modify your traffic mirror target tags using the AWS CLI
Use the create-tags command to add a tag. Use the delete-tags command to remove a tag.
View traffic mirror target details
View the traffic mirror target details.
To view your traffic mirror targets using the console
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Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/
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In the Region selector, choose the AWS Region that you used when you created the traffic mirror target
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On the navigation pane, choose Traffic Mirroring, Mirror Targets.
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Select the traffic mirror target.
To view your traffic mirror targets using the AWS CLI
Use the describe-traffic-mirror-targets command.
Delete a traffic mirror target
Before you delete a traffic mirror target, pause all traffic mirror sessions that use the traffic mirror target.
To delete your traffic mirror target using the console
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Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/
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In the Region selector, choose the AWS Region that you used when you created the traffic mirror target.
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On the navigation pane, choose Traffic Mirroring, Mirror Targets.
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Select the traffic mirror target.
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Choose Delete.
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In the Delete confirmation dialog box, enter delete, and then choose Delete.
To delete a traffic mirror target using the AWS CLI
Use the delete-traffic-mirror-target command.