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Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 26      Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
Step 3
monitor session session_number source 
{interface interface-id | vlan vlan-id} [, | -] 
[both | rx | tx]
Specify the SPAN session and the source port (monitored port).
For session_number, the range is 1 to 66.
For interface-id, specify the source port or source VLAN to monitor.
  • For source interface-id, specify the source port to monitor. Valid 
interfaces include physical interfaces and port-channel logical 
interfaces (port-channel port-channel-number). Valid 
port-channel numbers are 1 to 48.
  • For vlan-id, specify the source VLAN to monitor. The range is 1 
to 4094 (excluding the RSPAN VLAN). 
Note A single session can include multiple sources (ports or 
VLANs), defined in a series of commands, but you cannot 
combine source ports and source VLANs in one session.
(Optional) [, | -] Specify a series or range of interfaces. Enter a space 
before and after the comma; enter a space before and after the 
hyphen.
(Optional) Specify the direction of traffic to monitor. If you do not 
specify a traffic direction, the SPAN monitors both sent and received 
traffic.
  • both—Monitor both received and sent traffic. This is the default.
  • rx—Monitor received traffic.
  • tx—Monitor sent traffic.
Note You can use the monitor session session_number source 
command multiple times to configure multiple source ports.
Step 4
monitor session session_number 
destination {interface interface-id [, | -] 
[encapsulation{dot1q | replicate}]
Specify the SPAN session and the destination port (monitoring port). 
For session_number, specify the session number entered in Step 3.
Note For local SPAN, you must use the same session number for 
the source and destination interfaces.
For interface-id, specify the destination port. The destination 
interface must be a physical port; it cannot be an EtherChannel, and 
it cannot be a VLAN.
(Optional) [, | -] Specify a series or range of interfaces. Enter a space 
before and after the comma; enter a space before and after the 
hyphen.
(Optional) Enter encapsulation dot1q for IEEE 802.1Q 
encapsulation or encapsulation replicate to specify that the 
destination interface replicates the source interface encapsulation 
method. If not selected, the default is to send packets in native form 
(untagged).
Note You can use monitor session session_number destination 
command multiple times to configure multiple destination 
ports.
Step 5
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Command Purpose