Monitor Session - Dell 8 Command Reference Manual

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monitor session

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
source
destination
direction rx
direction tx
direction both
Defaults There are no default configurations for this command.
Command Privileged EXEC Mode
Modes
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 An internal external 10 Gbps Ethernet port can be used as the source port. Only external 10 Gbps
Guidelines Ethernet ports can be used as the destination port.
Examples To enable session 40 for monitoring traffic:
228
Specifies a session identification number. The range of valid values is
0-65535.
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.
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.
Specifies to monitor the receiving traffic.
Specifies to monitor the transmitting traffic
Specifies to monitor transmitting and receiving traffic.
switch(config)#monitor session 40 source intengigabitethernet 0/1 destination
extengigabitethernet 0/15 direction both
Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference
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