Rspan remote vlan – Brocade Communications Systems Brocate Ethernet Access Switch 6910 User Manual

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RSPAN Mirroring Commands

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Example

The following example configures port 4 to receive mirrored RSPAN traffic:

Console(config)#rspan session 1 destination interface ethernet 1/2

Console(config)#

rspan remote vlan

Use this command to specify the RSPAN VLAN, switch role (source, intermediate or destination),
and the uplink ports. Use the no form to disable the RSPAN on the specified VLAN.

Syntax

[no] rspan session session-id remote vlan vlan-id

{source | intermediate | destination} uplink interface

session-id – A number identifying this RSPAN session. (Range: 1)

Only one mirror sessions is allowed, including both local and remote mirroring. If local
mirroring is enabled with the

port monitor

command, then no session can be configured

for RSPAN.

vlan-id - ID of configured RSPAN VLAN. (Range: 2-4092)
Use the

vlan rspan

command to reserve a VLAN for RSPAN mirroring before enabling

RSPAN with this command.

source - Specifies this device as the source of remotely mirrored traffic.

intermediate - Specifies this device as an intermediate switch, transparently passing
mirrored traffic from one or more sources to one or more destinations.

destination - Specifies this device as a switch configured with a destination port which is to
receive mirrored traffic for this session.

uplink - A port configured to receive or transmit remotely mirrored traffic.

interface - ethernet unit/port

ethernet unit/port

unit - Unit identifier. (Range: 1)

port - Port number. (Range: 1-12)

Default Setting

None

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

Only 802.1Q trunk or hybrid (i.e., general use) ports can be configured as an RSPAN uplink
port – access ports are not allowed (see

switchport mode

).

Only one uplink port can be configured on a source switch, but there is no limitation on the
number of uplink ports configured on an intermediate or destination switch.

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