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I have a request to send every data packet traversing heavily used distribution routers (DRs) out a SPAN session over a GbE port as a permanent configuration.A typical DR is the default gateway for about 2000 hosts connecting across 40 vlans and 30 G...
Hi Guiseppe,Wow, I did not think it would get that bad. A few questions.Was it the RP's CPU that spiked? (sh proc cpu)Did you ever escalate to TAC or look into it further to find the root cause?Was the SPAN source a physical port or a VLAN, and how ...
Victor,The request calls to view all data traffic on the edge vlans, so it has to be on the DR itself since it (the DR) will drop some traffic (broadcasts, invalid packets, etc.) Also, the uplinks links to the core are running MPLS (LDP) so at tha...
Victor,I agree with you on many points, but I am being asked to set this up. My demarc is at the switch, and I have no involvement with or input to the design of the device at the other end of the span session. I'm trying to find any undesirable si...
