Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Guide

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Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
This chapter describes how to configure the Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote SPAN
(RSPAN) on the Catalyst 4500 series switches. SPAN selects network traffic for analysis by a network
analyzer, such as a SwitchProbe device or other Remote Monitoring (RMON) probe.
This chapter consists of the following sections:
• About SPAN and RSPAN, page 66-1
• Configuring SPAN, page 66-7
• CPU Port Sniffing, page 66-10
• Encapsulation Configuration, page 66-12
• Ingress Packets, page 66-12
• Access List Filtering, page 66-13
• Packet Type Filtering, page 66-14
• Configuration Example, page 66-15
• Configuring RSPAN, page 66-16
• Displaying SPAN and RSPAN Status, page 66-24
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the
Cisco IOS Command Reference Guides for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch.
If a command is not in the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference , you can locate it in
the Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases.
About SPAN and RSPAN
This sections includes the following subsections:
• SPAN and RSPAN Concepts and Terminology, page 66-3
• SPAN and RSPAN Session Limits, page 66-6
• Default SPAN and RSPAN Configuration, page 66-6

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E