Monitor Session - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Reference Manual

monitor session

monitor session
To enter the monitor configuration mode for configuring Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer
(ERSPAN) or an Ethernet Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) session for analyzing traffic between ports,
use the monitor session command. To disable an ERSPAN or an SPAN session(s), use the no form of
this command.
Syntax Description
session_number
all
rx
tx
type
erspan-source
erspan-destination
local
shut
Defaults
None
Command Modes Global configuration mode (config)
Supported User Roles Super user
VDC administrator
VDC user
Command History Release
6.2(2)
5.1(1)
4.0(1)
Usage Guidelines While configuring an ERSPAN source session, if rx, tx, or both keywords are not entered, the source is
configured for both directions.
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monitor session {session_number | all} {rx | tx | type [erspan-source | erspan-destination | local]
| shut}
no monitor session {session_number | all} [shut]
Session number to use for monitoring a switched port. The range is from 1 to
48.
Specifies all sessions for monitoring a switched port.
Specifies an ingress-extended SPAN session.
Specifies an egress-extended SPAN session.
Specifies a session type. A session type can be local, erspan-source, or
erspan-destination.
(Optional) Creates an ERSPAN source session.
(Optional) Creates an ERSPAN destination session.
(Optional) Creates a local session.
Specifies a shut state for the selected session.
Modification
Added the rx, tx, and shut keywords.
The number of sessions has been increased to 48.
This command was introduced.
M Commands
OL-25806-03