Can Nexus 7000 vPC port-channel be a SPAN destination port

[kenji8462]

I have two Nexus 7000

And both two connect to a IPS

I want to connect two Nexus 7000 to the IPS using vPC

And configure the vPC as a SPAN destination

does it work?

thanks

[Reza Sharifi]

Port-channels can not be the destination for SPAN ports.  They can only be the source.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus7000/sw/system-management/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_7000_Series_NX-OS_System_Management_Configuration_Guide-RI/configuring___span.pdf

HTH 

[kenji8462]

Hello Reza Sharifi,

But in the document,

It says that 'Destination for a SPAN session include Ethernet ports or port-channel interfaces

So It means I can set the port-channel to be destination,right?

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

I don't have any 7ks but a tried it with a couple of 6ks and the Potchannel was not an option for a destination port. Can you try it on your 7ks?

HTH

[kenji8462]

Hello Reza Sharifi,

I will try it but I still want to know if it can set a vPC as a destination

Could it work fine?

Maybe it is different by module

I saw a document that says Nexus 5000 can not configure port-channel as a SPAN destination port

But in this document, it says that Nexus 7000 can

Thanks

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

I think testing will tell, as Cisco has many different platforms, models and line cards and each one can be different.

HTH