Configuring An Origin Ip Address For Erspan Packets - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

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Configuring an Origin IP Address for ERSPAN Packets

You must configure an IP address to be used as the source of the ERSPAN traffic.
Procedure
Step 1
Command or Action
ip ttl ttl-number
Example:
switch(config-erspan-src)# ip
ttl 5
ip dscp dscp_value
Example:
switch(config-erspan-src)# ip
dscp 42
no shut
Example:
switch(config-erspan-src)# no
shut
exit
Example:
switch(config-erspan-src)# exit
switch(config)# exit
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config-erspan-src)# copy
running-config startup-config
Command or Action
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
Configuring an Origin IP Address for ERSPAN Packets
Purpose
(Optional)
Configures the IP time-to-live (TTL) value of the packets
in the ERSPAN traffic. Valid values are from 1 to 255.
The default value is 255.
(Optional)
Configures the IP Differentiated Services Code Point
(DSCP) value of the packets in the ERSPAN traffic. Valid
values are from 0 to 63. The default value is 0.
Enables the ERSPAN source session. By default, the
session is created in the shut state.
On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, only two
Note
ERSPAN source sessions can be running
simultaneously. On Cisco Nexus 5500 Series
switches, up to four source sessions can be
running simultaneously.
Updates the configuration and exits ERSPAN source
session configuration mode.
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
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