RSPAN at Nexus 9K

[rico.nego.rico.nego]

Hi,

I have read that N9K doesn’t support RSPAN but I see at my boxes that the vlan 666 is a remote span. 

What is more interesting that is working fine however I don’t know how vlan 666 was defined.

I ask because nowadays I couldn't  create next remote vlan ie. Vlan 669 as a remote span.

nexus9k-1 (config)# vlan 669

nexus9k-1 (config-vlan)# remote-span

                                                   ^% Invalid command at '^' marker.

nexus9k-1# sho version

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  BIOS: version 07.51

  NXOS: version 7.0(3)I4(6)

  BIOS compile time:  02/15/2016

  NXOS image file is: bootflash:///nxos.7.0.3.I4.6.bin

  NXOS compile time:  3/9/2017 22:00:00 [03/10/2017 08:05:18]

Hardware

  cisco Nexus9000 C9372PX chassis

  Intel(R) Core(TM) i3- CPU @ 2.50GHz with 16401416 kB of memory.

  Processor Board ID FDO20390GJM

  Device name: nexus9k-1

  bootflash:   53298520 kB

Kernel uptime is 48 day(s), 3 hour(s), 34 minute(s), 7 second(s)

Last reset at 592986 usecs after  Wed Mar 29 07:00:03 2017

  Reason: Reset due to upgrade

  System version: 7.0(3)I2(2)

  Service:

plugin

  Core Plugin, Ethernet Plugin

Active Package(s):

Nexus-1# sho vl

VLAN Name                             Status    Ports

---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------

1    default                          active    Po3, Po4, Po5, Po6, Po9, Po49

                                                Eth1/3, Eth1/4, Eth1/5, Eth1/6

                                                Eth1/7, Eth1/8, Eth1/9, Eth1/10

622                                               active    Po3, Po4, Po5, Po6, Po9, Po49

                                                Eth1/3, Eth1/4, Eth1/5, Eth1/6

<snip>

653  enet         CE

666  enet         CE

3966 enet         CE

Remote SPAN VLANs

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

666

[Diana Karolina Rojas]

Hello!

It is strange, how is your configuration in your source and destination switches for that vlan? how is your monitor sesion configured? You can configure  a vlan like a source with a ERSPAN configuration, I invite you to read this Cisco document: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/7-x/system_management/configuration/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_System_Management_Configuration_Guide_7x/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_System_Management_Configuration_Guide_7x_chapter_010001.pdf

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Regards,

[rico.nego.rico.nego]

Hi

I know it  is strange but  in my case I don’t want to use nexus 9K as source or destination monitor session. I want to use them as transit network for RSPAN VLAN in my case it is the VLAN 666.

Diagram1.

Catalyst 3650 (sw1)======VPC=====N9K[1-2] =====VPC=====Catalyst 3650(sw2).

I need to monitor traffic between ports at sw1 and send copy to port at sw2.  So  As you see I need RSPAN vlan at N9K.

Best

Rico

[Ahmed Raafat]

Hello,

 I have a similar situation and wanted to ask if this scenario works fine with you finally? if Yes, please send me the details of your switches configuration.

Thanks.

[amercer00]

I would also like to use my nexus 9k as a transit network for RSPAN VLANs.

I have (2960)-----(9K VPC)-----(2960).

I can create the RPSAN VLANs on the 2960s.  I can not create the VLAN as an RSPAN on the 9Ks.

Were you able to figure out how you got this working and could you please share your results with me.

Thanks,

Allen

[kamlenegi]

Hello

Is this working, I am facing same issue, 2960x >> N9k >>> 2960x.

I am also not able to create RSPAN vlan in 2960 switch, is it required license. Currently Lanbase is installed.

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Thanks

Kamlesh