Cisco Systems 5 Fields are explained in -7, NAM Data Sources, Learned device, Active or Inactive

Chapter 2 Setting Up The NAM Traffic Analyzer

Traffic

The fields are explained in Table 2-7, NAM Data Sources.

Table 2-7 NAM Data Sources

Field	Description
Device	DATA PORT if it is a local physical port, or the IP address of the
	learned device.
Type	The source of traffic for the NAM.
	DATA PORT if it is a local physical port.
	WAAS, ERSPAN, or NETFLOW if a data stream exported from the
	router or switch or WAE device.
Activity	Shows the most recent activity.
Status	ACTIVE or INACTIVE.
Data Source	The Name given to the data source.
Data Source Details	“Physical Port”, or information about the data source being Enabled
	or Disabled.

SPAN

A switched port analyzer (SPAN) session is an association of a destination port with a set of source ports, configured with parameters that specify the monitored network traffic. You can configure up to two SPAN sessions in a Catalyst 6500 or 7600 Routers chassis.

For information about SPAN sessions, see SPAN, page 2-3.

ERSPAN

This section describes how to configure Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer (ERSPAN) of the Catalyst 6500 switch or Cisco 7600 series router as a NAM data source. You configure ERSPAN as a NAM data source from the Catalyst 6500 switch or Cisco 7600 series router command line interface, not the NAM GUI.

As an ERSPAN consumer, the NAM can receive ERSPAN packets on its management port from devices such as Cisco routers and switches. Those packets are analyzed as if that traffic had appeared on one of the NAM data ports. The NAM supports ERSPAN versions 1 and 3. Incoming ERSPAN data is parsed by the NAM, stored in its internal database, and presented in the GUI in the same way as traffic from other data sources.

For the NAM to receive ERSPAN from an external switch or router, that device must be configured to send ERSPAN packets to the NAM’s IP address.

See the following sections about using ERSPAN as a data source:

•Enabling Auto-Creation of ERSPAN Data Sources Using the Web GUI, page 2-11

•Enabling Auto-Creation of ERSPAN Data Sources Using the CLI, page 2-11

•Disabling Auto-Creation of ERSPAN Data Sources Using the Web GUI, page 2-12

•Disabling Auto-Creation of ERSPAN Data Sources Using the CLI, page 2-12

•Creating ERSPAN Data Sources Using the Web GUI, page 2-12

•Creating ERSPAN Data Sources Using the CLI, page 2-12

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