API Guide

Port monitoring commands
description
Configures a description for the port monitoring session. The monitoring session can be: local, RPM, or ERPM.
Syntax
description string
Parameters string—Enter a description of the monitoring session. A maximum of 255 characters.
Default Not configured
Command Mode MONITOR-SESSION
Usage
Information
The no version of this command removes the description text.
Example
OS10(conf-mon-local-1)# description remote
OS10(conf-mon-rpm-source-5)# description "RPM Sesssion"
OS10(conf-mon-erpm-source-10)# description "ERPM Session"
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
destination
Sets the destination where monitored traffic is sent to. The monitoring session can be local or RPM.
Syntax
destination {interface interface-type | remote-vlan vlan-id}
Parameters interface-type—Enter the interface type for a local monitoring session.
● ethernet node/slot/port[:subport]—Enter the Ethernet interface information as the
destination.
● port-channel id-number—Enter a port-channel number as the destination, from 1 to 128.
● vlan vlan-id—Enter a VLAN ID as the destination, from 1 to 4093.
remote-vlan vlan-id—Enter a remote VLAN ID as the destination for the RPM monitoring session,
from 1 to 4093.
Default Not configured
Command Mode MONITOR-SESSION
Usage
Information
The no version of this command resets the value to the default.
Example
OS10(conf-mon-local-10)# destination interface port-channel 10
OS10(conf-mon-rpm-source-3)# destination remote-vlan 20
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
flow-based
Enables flow-based monitoring. The monitoring session can be: local, RPM, or ERPM.
Syntax
flow-based enable
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