A security team asks an administrator to set up port mirroring of a specific source VM to a target VM. What must the administrator ensure for this…

Port mirroring requires the source and target VMs to be on the same host to efficiently copy network

traffic without additional routing overhead.

Option B (Source VM and Target VM are on the same host) is correct:

AHV’s port mirroring only works within a single host because network packets are intercepted before

leaving the hypervisor.

If the VMs are on different hosts, mirroring cannot be configured without additional network tools.

Option A (Same VLAN) is incorrect:

VLAN membership is not a requirement for port mirroring.

Option C (Same subnet) is incorrect:

Port mirroring happens at the virtual switch level, which does not require VMs to be in the same

subnet.

Option D (Same VPC) is incorrect:

While VPCs provide network isolation, they do not control port mirroring availability.

Nutanix AHV Networking Guide → Configuring Port Mirroring in AHV

Nutanix KB → Port Mirroring Best Practices