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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Ethernet Commands
monitor session
monitor session
Create a new SPAN session configuration or add to an existing session configuration with the monitor
session command. To clear SPAN sessions, use the no form of this command.
monitor session {number | all} [suspend]
no monitor session {number | all} [suspend]
Syntax Description
Command Default None
Command Modes Configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines To ensure that you are working with a completely new session, you can clear the desired session number
or all SPAN sessions.
Examples This example shows how to create a SPAN session:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# monitor session 2
Related Commands
number Specifies the SPAN session to create or configure. Select session 1 to 18.
all Specifies to apply configuration information to all SPAN sessions.
suspend (Optional) Specifies to suspend the referenced SPAN session.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show monitor session Displays SPAN session configuration information.