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Chapter 26 Configuring SPAN and RSPAN
Configuring RSPAN
the access switches (other ports in any of the switches can also be configured for RSPAN). If there is no
change in the route for SPAN traffic, the destination switch and the intermediate switches need to be
configured only once.
In
Figure 26-5
, two RSPAN sessions are used with RSPAN VLANs 901 (for probe 1) and 902 (for
probe 2). The direction of traffic over trunks T1 through T6 is shown only for understanding; the
direction of the trunks depends on the STP states of the respective trunks for the RSPAN VLAN(s). You
need to configure the RSPAN VLANs in each of the switches for the respective RSPAN sessions. With
VTP enabled in the network, you can create the RSPAN VLAN in one switch and VTP propagates it to
the other switches in that VTP domain. With VTP disabled, create the RSPAN VLANs in each switch.
Figure 26-5 Configuring Multiple RSPAN Sessions
Adding Multiple Network Analyzers to an RSPAN Session
You can attach multiple network analyzers (probes) to the same RSPAN session. In
Figure 26-6
, you can
add probe 3 in Switch B to monitor RSPAN VLAN 901 by entering the set rspan destination 1/2 901
command. Similarly, you could add source ports to Switch C.
Table 26-4 Configuring Multiple RSPAN Sessions
Switch
Port
Reflector
Port
RSPAN
VLAN(s)
Direction
RSPAN CLI Commands
A (source)
2/1-2
2/3
901
Ingress
set rspan source 2/1-2 901 rx reflector 2/3
B (source)
3/1-2
3/3
901
Egress
set rspan source 3/1-2 901 tx reflector 3/3
C (intermediate)
–
–
901, 902
–
No RSPAN CLI command needed
D (destination)
2/1
–
901
–
set rspan destination 2/1 901
D (destination)
2/2
–
902
–
set rspan destination 2/2 902
E (source)
4/1-3
4/4
901
Both
set rspan source 4/1-3 902 reflector 4/4
F (intermediate)
–
–
901, 902
–
No RSPAN CLI command needed
1/1
1/2
2/1
2/2
3/1
1/2
3/1
3/2
3/3
3/2
3/3
1/2
2/1 2/2
2/3
1/1
1/2
4/1 4/2
1/1
1/2
4/3 4/4
Switch A
3/1 3/2
3/3
1/2
1/1
Switch C
Switch F
Switch D
Switch E
Switch B
Probe 2
Probe 1
Destination switch
(data center)
Intermediate switch(es)
(distribution)
Source switch(es)
(access)
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T1
T2
T6
T3
T5
T4