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description (SPAN, ERSPAN)
description (SPAN, ERSPAN)
To add a description to an Ethernet Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) or an Encapsulated Remote
Switched Port Analyzer (ERSPAN) session configuration, use the description command. To remove the
description, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
description
Command Default
No description is added.
Command Modes SPAN session configuration mode
ERSPAN session configuration mode
Command History Release
5.2(1)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
Use the description command to provide a reminder in the configuration to describe what certain SPAN
sessions are used for. The description appears in the output of the following commands such as show
monitor session and show running-config monitor.
Examples This example shows how to add a description for a SPAN session:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# monitor session 9 type local
switch(config-monitor)# description A Local SPAN session
switch(config-monitor)#
This example shows how to add a description for an ERSPAN session:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# monitor session 9 type erspan-source
switch(config-erspan-src)# description An ERSPAN session
switch(config-erspan-src)#
Related Commands Command
destination (SPAN
session)
monitor session
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description description
no description
String description of the SPAN session configuration. This string is limited
to 80 characters.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Configures a destination SPAN port.
Creates a new SPAN session configuration.
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