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
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
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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
).
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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.