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monitor session
Create a session for monitoring traffic with port monitoring.
Syntax
monitor session session-ID [type { rpm | erpm [set ip dscp dscp_value | set
ip ttl ttl_value]}] [drop]
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
session-ID Enter a session identification number. The range is from 0 to 65535.
type Specifies one of the following type:
● rpm
● erpm
rpm Creates a remote port monitoring (rpm) session.
erpm Creates an encapsulated remote port monitoring (erpm) session.
set ip dscp Configures the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value of the packets in
the Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer (ERSPAN) traffic. To revert to
the default value, use the no form of this command.
dscp_value DSCP value of the packets in the ERSPAN traffic. The range is from 0 to 63. The
default value is 0.
set ip ttl Configures the IP time-to-live (TTL) value of the Encapsulated Remote Switched
Port Analyzer (ERSPAN) traffic. To revert to the default configuration, use the no
form of this command.
ttl_value IP TTL value of the ERSPAN traffic. The range is from 1 to 255. The default value
is 255.
drop Monitors only the dropped packets in the Ingress.
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.8(0.0) Added the drop parameter.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON. Introduced the set ip dscp and set ip ttl
parameters.
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.4(0.0) Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S6000, and Z9000.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the MXL.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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