Reference Guide
1182 | Port Monitoring
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source (port monitoring)
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Configure a port monitor source.
Syntax
source
 interface destination interface direction {rx | tx | both} 
To disable a monitor source, use the 
no source interface destination interface direction {rx 
| tx | both} command.
Parameters
Defaults
No default behavior or values
Command Modes
MONITOR SESSION (conf-mon-sess-session-ID)
Command
History
Example
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-11)#source gi 10/0 destination gi 10/47 direction rx
FTOS(conf-mon-sess-11)#
Usage
Information
interface  Enter the one of the following keywords and slot/port 
information:
• For a 1-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information. 
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information. 
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword 
fortyGigE followed by the slot/port information.
• For a SONET interface, enter the keyword 
sonet followed by 
the slot/port information. 
destination 
Enter the keyword destination to indicate the interface 
destination.
direction {rx | tx | both}
Enter the keyword direction followed by one of the packet 
directional indicators. 
rx: to monitor receiving packets only
tx: to monitor transmitting packets only
both: to monitor both transmitting and receiving packets
Version 8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on 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
Note: A SONET port can only be configured as a monitored port.










