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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference
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Chapter System Management Commands
description (SPAN, ERSPAN)
description (SPAN, ERSPAN)
To add a description to an Ethernet Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) or an Encapsulated Remote
Switched Port Analyzer (ERSPAN) session configuration, use the
description
command. To remove the
description, use the
no
form of this command.
description
description
no description
Syntax Description
Command Default
No description is added.
Command Modes
SPAN session configuration mode
ERSPAN session configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The
description
command is meant to provide a reminder in the configuration to describe what certain
SPAN sessions are used for. The description appears in the output of the
show monitor session
and
show
running-config monitor
commands.
Examples
This example shows how to add a description for a SPAN session:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
monitor session 9 type local
switch(config-monitor)#
description A Local SPAN session
switch(config-monitor)#
This example shows how to add a description for an ERSPAN session:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
monitor session 9 type erspan-source
switch(config-erspan-src)#
description An ERSPAN session
switch(config-erspan-src)#
Related Commands
description
String description of the SPAN session configuration. This string is limited
to 80 characters.
Release
Modification
5.0(3)U2(2)
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
destination (SPAN
session)
Configures a destination SPAN port.
monitor session
Creates a new SPAN session configuration.