• For a VLAN interface enter the keyword VLAN followed by 
a number from 1 to 4094.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keyword port-
channel
 followed by the port-channel id .
range Enter the keyword range to specify the list of interfaces.
destination Enter the keyword destination to specify the destination 
interface.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keyword port-
channel followed by the port-channel id .
interface Enter the one of the following keywords and slot/port 
information:
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN interface enter the keyword VLAN followed by 
a number from 1 to 4094.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keyword port-
channel followed by the port-channel id .
direction {rx | tx 
| both}
Enter the keyword direction then one of the packet 
directional indicators.
• rx: to monitor receiving packets only.
• tx: to monitor transmitting packets only.
• both: to monitor both transmitting and receiving 
packets.
Defaults none
Command 
Modes
MONITOR SESSION (conf-mon- sess-session-ID)
Command 
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.4.0.0 Added support for Source and destination.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Port Monitoring
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