Configuring A Span-On-Drop Session - Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring SPAN
switch(config-monitor) # filter access-group acl_span_ses_3
switch(config) # copy running-config startup-config
switch(config) #

Configuring a SPAN-on-Drop Session

Use the monitor session command to configure a SPAN-on-Drop session. Each session is identified by a
unique SPAN-on-Drop session number.
There can only be one active SPAN-on-Drop or SPAN-on-Drop ERSPAN session at any time.
Note
You can configure more than one destination for a SPAN-on-Drop sessions.
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This example shows how to configure a SPAN-on-Drop session:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config) # monitor session 3 type span-on-drop
switch(config-span-on-drop) # description span-on-drop-session_3
switch(config-span-on-drop) # source interface ethernet 1/3
switch(config-span-on-drop) # destination interface ethernet 1/2
switch(config) # copy running-config startup-config
switch(config) #
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config) # monitor session
span-on-drop-session-number type
span-on-drop
switch(config-span-on-drop) # description
description
switch(config-span-on-drop) # source
interface ethernet slot/port rx
switch(config-span-on-drop) # destination
interface ethernet slot/port
switch(config) # show monitor session
session-number
switch(config) # copy running-config
startup-config
Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
Configuring a SPAN-on-Drop Session
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enters SPAN-on-Drop monitor configuration
mode for the specified SPAN-on-drop session.
Creates descriptive name for the SPAN-on-Drop
session.
Configures session sources. You can enter a
range of Ethernet ports. SPAN-on-Drop sessions
supports ingress traffic only.
Configures the Ethernet SPAN-on-Drop
destination port.
(Optional)
Displays the status of SPAN-on-Drop sessions.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
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