Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 244)

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monitor session
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monitor session
Enables a Port Mirroring session for monitoring traffic.
Synopsis monitor session session_number [source {in | ex}tengigabitethernet slot/port | destination
extengigabitethernet slot/port | direction rx | tx | both]
no monitor session session_number [source {in | ex}tengigabitethernet slot/port | destination
extengigabitethernet slot/port | direction rx | tx | both]
Operands session_number Specifies a session identification number. The range of valid values is
0-65535.
source Use this keyword to specify any of the following interfaces:
tengigabitethernet
Specifies a valid external 10 Gbps Ethernet interface.
slot Specifies a valid slot number.
port Specifies a valid port number.
destination Use this keyword to specify the following interfaces:
extengigabitethernet
Specifies a valid external 10 Gbps Ethernet interface.
slot Specifies a valid slot number.
port Specifies a valid port number.
direction rx Specifies to monitor the receiving traffic.
direction tx Specifies to monitor the transmitting traffic
direction both Specifies to monitor transmitting and receiving traffic.
Defaults There are no default configurations for this command.
Command
Modes
Privileged EXEC Mode
Description Use this command to enable a session for monitoring traffic. Use the no monitor session session
number command to delete the port mirroring connection or session.
Usage
Guidelines
An internal external 10 Gbps Ethernet port can be used as the source port. Only external 10 Gbps
Ethernet ports can be used as the destination port.
Examples To enable session 40 for monitoring traffic:
switch(config)#monitor session 40 source intengigabitethernet 0/1 destination
extengigabitethernet 0/15 direction both