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monitor session
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Create a session for monitoring traffic with port monitoring or remote port mirroring.
Syntax
monitor session session-ID
To delete a session, use the no monitor session session-ID command.
To delete all monitor sessions, use the no monitor session all command.
Parameters
Defaults
No default values or behaviors
Command Modes
MONITOR SESSION (conf-mon-sess-session-ID)
Command
History
Example
Figure 44-2. Command Example: monitor session
Usage
Information
The monitor command is saved in the running configuration at the Monitor Session mode level and
can be restored after a chassis reload.
In remote-port mirroring sessions:
• Up to 4 source sessions are supported on a switch. Up to 128 ports are supported in a source
session, including all ports in source port channels and source VLANs.
• Up to 64 destination sessions are supported on a switch. Up to 64 ports are supported in a
destination session.
Related
Commands
session-ID
Enter a session identification number.
Range: 0 to 65535
Version 8.4.1.2 Support for remote port mirroring was added on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series
FTOS(conf)# monitor session 60
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-60)
show monitor session Display the monitor session
show running-config monitor session Display the running configuration of a monitor session