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RSPAN Mirroring Commands
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• IEEE 802.1X – RSPAN and 802.1X are mutually exclusive functions. When 802.1X is enabled
globally, RSPAN uplink ports cannot be configured, even though RSPAN source and destination
ports can still be configured. When RSPAN uplink ports are enabled on the switch, 802.1X
cannot be enabled globally.
RSPAN uplink ports cannot be configured to use IEEE 802.1X Port Authentication, but RSPAN
source ports and destination ports can be configured to use it
• Port Security – If port security is enabled on any port, that port cannot be set as an RSPAN
uplink port, even though it can still be configured as an RSPAN source or destination port. Also,
when a port is configured as an RSPAN uplink port, port security cannot be enabled on that
port.
rspan source
Use this command to specify the source port and traffic type to be mirrored remotely. Use the no
form to disable RSPAN on the specified port, or with a traffic type keyword to disable mirroring for
the specified type.
Syntax
[no] rspan session session-id source interface interface-list [rx | tx | both]
session-id – A number identifying this RSPAN session. (Range: 1)
Only two mirror sessions are allowed, including both local and remote mirroring. If local
mirroring is enabled with the
port monitor command, then there is only one session
available for RSPAN.
interface-list – One or more source ports. Use a hyphen to indicate a consecutive list of
ports or a comma between non-consecutive ports.
ethernet unit/port
unit - Unit identifier. (Range: 1)
port - Port number. (Range: 1-12)
rx - Mirror received packets.
tx - Mirror transmitted packets.
both - Mirror both received and transmitted packets.
Default Setting
Both TX and RX traffic is mirrored
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
• One or more source ports can be assigned to the same RSPAN session, either on the same
switch or on different switches.
• Only ports can be configured as an RSPAN source – static and dynamic trunks are not allowed.
• The source port and destination port cannot be configured on the same switch.