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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference
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Chapter D Commands
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.
description description
no description
Syntax Description
Command Default No description is added.
Command Modes SPAN session configuration mode
ERSPAN session configuration mode
Command History
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
description String description of the SPAN session configuration. This string is limited
to 80 characters.
Release Modification
5.2(1)N1(1) This command was introduced.
Command Description
destination (SPAN
session)
Configures a destination SPAN port.
monitor session Creates a new SPAN session configuration.