RSPAN Mirroring Commands
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RSPAN Mirroring Commands
Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN) allows you to mirror traffic from remote
switches for analysis on a local destination port.
Configuration Guidelines
Take the following steps to configure an RSPAN session:
1. Use the
vlan rspan
command (page 4-231) to configure a VLAN to use for
RSPAN. (Default VLAN 1 and switch cluster VLAN 4093 are prohibited.)
2. Use the
command to specify the interfaces and the traffic type
(RX, TX or both) to be monitored.
3. Use the
command to specify the destination port for the
traffic mirrored by an RSPAN session.
4. Use the
command to specify the VLAN to be used for an
RSPAN session, to specify the switch’s role as a source, intermediate relay, or
destination of the mirrored traffic, and to configure the uplink ports designated to
carry this traffic.
RSPAN Limitations
The following limitations apply to the use of RSPAN on this switch:
• RSPAN Ports –
Only ports can be configured as an RSPAN source, destination, or
uplink; static and dynamic trunks are not allowed. A port can only be configured as
one type of RSPAN interface – source, destination, or uplink. Also, note that the
source port and destination port cannot be configured on the same switch.
•
Local/Remote Mirror
– The destination of a local mirror session (created with the
port monitor
command) cannot be used as the destination for RSPAN traffic.
Only two mirror sessions are allowed. Both sessions can be allocated to remote
mirroring, unless local mirroring is enabled (which is limited to a single session).
•
Spanning Tree
– If the spanning tree is disabled, BPDUs will not be flooded onto
the RSPAN VLAN.
MAC address learning is not supported on RSPAN uplink ports when RSPAN is
enabled on the switch. Therefore, even if spanning tree is enabled after RSPAN
Table 4-58 RSPAN Commands
Command
Function
Mode
Page
vlan rspan
Creates a VLAN dedicated to carrying RSPAN traffic
VC
rspan source
Specifies the source port and traffic type to be mirrored
GC
rspan destination
Specifies the destination port to monitor the mirrored traffic
GC
rspan remote vlan
Specifies the RSPAN VLAN, switch role (source, intermediate
or destination), and the uplink ports
GC
no rspan session
Deletes a configured RSPAN session
GC
show rspan
Displays the configuration settings for an RSPAN session
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